Amazon managed to get its hands on the fantasy holy grail today, buying the rights to adapt J.R.R. Some examples include The Lord of the Rings Online and Lord of the Rings Battle. Sauron is the only being who could have this title, because he is not just the master of the one ring, he also maintains control of the other rings … Lord of the Rings, plural. Turbine sold themselves out to WB for a loan amounting to peanuts. Lord Of The Rings memoribilia is so sought after that even a roll of sticky tape used on the set of the films is tipped to fetch $130. I also think WB is still paying for the IP license to have LotRO active. Lord of the Rings, D&D MMOs Acquired by New Company, Owner Promises No Changes The Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons & Dragons Online are under new management. Tolkien sold movie rights to his “Lord of the Rings” novels 40 years ago for 7.5 percent of future receipts. There are a number of different Lord of the Rings games that one can play for free. J.R.R. So Turbine only developed the game after being bought. Three films and $6 billion later, his heirs say they haven’t seen a dime from Time Warner Inc. It is my belief Warner Bros. owns the RPGMMO Lord of the Rings Online.