Tales of the Shire Turns The Lord of the Rings into a Hobbit Life Sim | Push Square

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Private Division has announced its Hobbit life simulator Tales of the Shire will release for PS5 later this year. Confirmed in an all-new reveal trailer viewable above, it matches stylised visuals with simulation mechanics like home decoration, friendship making, and exploration.

Any other confirmed details are scarce, though we know the game will be developed by Weta Workshop, which has a history in special effects for films and TV shows. The official page on the Private Division website then adds: «Your cosy Hobbit life awaits in Tales of the Shire, a heart-warming, new, The Lord of the Rings game due out in 2024 on console and PC.»

Will you use Tales of the Shire as a chance to play out the hobbit lifestyle? Let us know in the comments below.

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Finally a new entry in the Tales series!

Looks like a mobile game advert...

Looks like something I could get really addicted to. Better stay clear.

I thought this looks neat. If it can capture the feeling of just existing in The Shire, it should be a very comfy game.

Question: Right at the end (1:45) there's a reference to «Middle Earth Enterprises» in the credits. Is this the same as «Middle Earth Enterprises & Friends» the entity that is now supposedly the AAA development/publishing studio of what was the Embracer group?

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. For me, these graphics and animations are … concerning? I hope I’m wrong. I really, really, really want to like this game. Really!

I quite like the graphics being cartoony but the animations are… something.

I'm guessing this will also be on PS4 since it's on the Switch.

They should take a page out of Stellar Blade's playbook and make all the female hobbits smexy. All the jank will just disappear in a cloud of jiggle effects and thick thighs.

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