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News and deals about Amazon are trending alongside coverage of Amazon Game Studios canceling The Lord of the Rings MMO after development pressure. Meanwhile, several headlines focus on Amazon Memorial Day sale discounts and Amazon-linked consumer products like a Bee wearable and Kindle guidance.

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Key Takeaway Amazon has reportedly canceled its The Lord of the Rings MMO, while its retail site is still driving major Memorial Day discounts and consumer gadget chatter.
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Amazon has reportedly canceled its The Lord of the Rings MMO, while its retail site is still driving major Memorial Day discounts and consumer gadget chatter.

News and deals about Amazon are trending alongside coverage of Amazon Game Studios canceling The Lord of the Rings MMO after development pressure. Meanwhile, several headlines focus on Amazon Memorial Day sale discounts and Amazon-linked consumer products like a Bee wearable and Kindle guidance.

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Top 3 signals · Amazon has reportedly canceled its The Lord of the Rings
Tom's Guide · 8h ago
Amazon’s Memorial Day sale ends tonight — here are 37 deals I’d shop before they’re gone
IGN · 5h ago
The 77" LG G5 Gallery Series 4K OLED TV Drops to $2,199 During the Amazon Memorial Day Sale
IGN · 6h ago
The TSA-Approved 20,000mAh 200W Power Bank Drops to $38.49 During Amazon's Memorial Day Sale

Broader Amazon coverage

Other Amazon activity — not part of the “Amazon has reportedly canceled its The Lord of the Rings” story
TechCrunch · 1d ago
I tried Amazon’s Bee wearable and am both intrigued and slightly creeped out
Tom's Hardware · 2d ago
AI cost crisis hits tech giants as employee 'tokenmaxxing' backfires, sparking corporate pullback at Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon — agentic AI eats up to 1000x more tokens than standard AI

Briefing Findings · Amazon has reportedly canceled its The Lord of the Rings

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Game canceled Lord of the Rings MMO
Sale event Memorial Day sale ends tonight (deal roundup)

What to Watch

  • Watch for the Memorial Day sale deadline tonight and verify whether the highlighted deals extend or sell out. Tom's Guide

What Changed

  • The 77" LG G5 Gallery Series 4K OLED TV Drops to $2,199 During the Amazon Memorial Day Sale IGN
  • The TSA-Approved 20,000mAh 200W Power Bank Drops to $38.49 During Amazon's Memorial Day Sale IGN
  • Amazon’s Memorial Day sale ends tonight — here are 37 deals I’d shop before they’re gone Tom's Guide
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IGN · 2 articles
Tom's Guide · 1 article
Broader Amazon coverage · not part of the Amazon has reportedly canceled its The Lord of the Rings story
TechCrunch · 1 article
Tom's Hardware · 1 article

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Amazon Offloads GMKtec Ryzen 7 Gaming Mini PC at Its Lowest Price for Memorial Day, While Apple Mac Mini Price Surges - Kotaku

Right now, Amazon has this compact GMKtec mini gaming pc on sale for 20% off.

9h ago Joe Tilleli
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Amazon Slashes the Fire TV Stick 4K Plus by 40% for Memorial Day, Comes With 1 Month Free of Xbox GamePass for New Users - Kotaku

This tiny but mighty stick brings all your favorite streaming platforms to a single place.

10h ago Zainab Falak
kotaku.com

Samsung 34" ViewFinity Ultra-WQHD Monitor Returns at All-Time Low for Memorial Day, Hitting 30-Day Low Price on Amazon - Kotaku

After all why shouldn't you treat yourself?

11h ago Jason Coles
kotaku.com

Apple Quietly Drops AirPods Pro 3 Back to Record Low on Amazon While the Apple Store Stays Full Price - Kotaku

This discount saves you $50 on a pair that offers exceptional noise cancellation, plus plenty of other advanced listening features.

11h ago Zainab Falak

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Eurogamer 2 articles

Tracking: Amazon has cancelled The Lord of the Rings MMO, but promises it "continues to explore a compelling new game experience" set in Middle-earth / Amazon pressured one of its teams to develop an AI game, they scrambled to make it work - then got laid off anyway

Amazon has cancelled The Lord of the Rings MMO, but promises it "continues to explore a compelling new game experience" set in Middle-earth Amazon pressured one of its teams to develop an AI game, they scrambled to make it work - then got laid off anyway

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Tell HN: Audible app used 19.8GB of data while not being used

Seriously, Audible used nearly 20GB of data in a day, while not being used. I listened to a downloaded book in the morning. Left my phone on my desk. Picked it up later to find warnings from my phone company about data…

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