Weta Workshop, the physical effects studio best known for its work on Peter Jackson'sThe Lord of the Rings trilogy, is developing its first-ever game for home consoles called Tales of the Shire. This project, which is being published by former Take Two subsidiary Private Division, is unsurprisingly set in The Lord of the Rings franchise. It, however, is different from most other games based on the long-running series. Tales of the Shire is a cozy life simulation game that lets players live out their hobbit fantasies in the Shire. It features no combat and no high-stakes story; instead, it has more in common with Animal Crossing or Fantasy Life than a regular action-adventure game.