Illustration of Amazon canceling its Lord of the Rings MMO and Project Trident projects amid layoffs and AI efforts
Illustration of Amazon canceling its Lord of the Rings MMO and Project Trident projects amid layoffs and AI efforts
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Amazon cancela el Project Trident y el MMO de El señor de los anillos

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Amazon Game Studios despidió a miles de personas el pasado octubre y canceló el Project Trident junto con su MMO de El señor de los anillos, después de que los desarrolladores se apresuraran a incorporar IA generativa.

Las cancelaciones fueron parte de recortes más amplios que eliminaron aproximadamente 14.000 puestos en Amazon. El Project Trident había cambiado varias veces bajo la presión corporativa para utilizar IA generativa, pasando de una aventura al estilo de Shadow of the Colossus a un juego multijugador similar a Helldivers y, finalmente, a un título para un solo jugador con interacciones de PNJ impulsadas por IA. Fuentes indicaron a Eurogamer que el equipo estaba finalizando una demo cuando se produjeron los despidos en octubre de 2025.

Qué dice la gente

Las discusiones en X se centran en la cancelación del Project Trident por parte de Amazon tras forzar integraciones de IA y en la cancelación relacionada del MMO de El señor de los anillos en medio de los despidos de 2025. Los usuarios critican los cambios apresurados hacia la IA y expresan su decepción con la estrategia de desarrollo de juegos de Amazon. Las publicaciones escépticas cuestionan la efectividad de los mandatos de IA, mientras que otros señalan los cambios más amplios en la industria, que se está alejando de los grandes proyectos.

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