Little is known about Tales of the Shire aside from its currently scheduled release next year from a development team at Weta Workshop via its publisher Private Division. Weta Workshop may not have much game development experience, but is one of Hollywood's premiere design houses and has worked as a support studio in games before. Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria was released recently and showed the crafting and survival games are a strong fit for Tolkien's universe. If Tales of the Shire can take Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria's formula and make it cozy, the game should be primed for success.