Lord Of The Rings Studio Weta Is Making A Game Based On Major Worldwide Ip

As reported over at GameSpot, a job ad for a producer role at the Weta Workshop gaming division has cropped up online, and as per the text in the ad, the studio is currently working on a game drawing from “an incredibly rich and inspiring license.” “We’re looking for a Producer to help us develop cutting edge games,” says the Weta Workshop ad. “Our next PC release is an incredibly rich and inspiring license that will fill fans and players around the world with delight. Sound interesting?” The job is based in Wellington, New Zealand, where the studio was established back in 2012. Despite the wording above that mentions only a PC release, the successful game producer candidate will “help [Weta] deliver [its] next PC and console game project with a major worldwide IP that is very close to [its] hearts.” Just two weeks ago, Unity purchased Peter Jackson’s VFX studio (Weta Digital) for an eye-watering $1.6 billion. Could this new partnership with the company be part of the reason we’re starting to see more gaming activity from the studio? It remains to be seen.