Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has confirmed that it will be releasing games based on the Lord of the Rings books and films across “multiple genres and platforms.” The confirmation comes shortly after the company revealed in an E3-related email Aragorn’s Quest, a family-friendly game that will have “accessible gameplay set in a friendly, colorful rendition of Middle-Earth. Players assume the role of Strider and embark on his greatest quests from The Lord of the Rings trilogy.” Warner Confirms Long-Term Lord Of The Rings Game Plans
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TheOneRing.net and The Lord Of The Rings Online are celebrating the game’s second birthday by giving away ten “Collector’s Editions” and entering couldn’t be easier. This edition of the game includes 30 days of free game play, both complete volumes of the game (Shadows of Angmar and Mines of Moria) in-game tokens, a gold-plated One Ring replica, a Mines of Moria map, a poster, a LOTRO art and music collection and a Collector’s Edition Starter Guide. What a great birthday mathom! Enter the contest and learn more about LOTRO [Contest Page] [LOTRO official site]
Turbine has just released the first batch of screenshots for the upcoming Volume II: Book 8: Scourge of Khazad-dum, the next upcoming free content update for The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria which will go live in June. The new screenshots illustrate the Water Wheels, which will be added with Book 8. We will have more news and assets for Volume II: Book 8: Scourge of Khazad-dum soon and will be sure to keep you updated! Continue reading “LOTR Online: Book 8: Scourge of Khazad-dum Screenshots!”
As it steps up publishing efforts, Warner Bros. has revealed its first post-EA Lord of the Rings game, the family-friendly LOTR: Aragorn’s Quest, which will be making an appearance at E3 next month. Revealed as part of a larger email discussing all the ‘first look’ games to be shown at E3, the platforms for the new Lord Of The Rings game were not revealed, but the title is described as “the first Lord of the Rings video game created specifically for kids and their families.” Warner Bros. Takes Over Lord Of The Rings Games With Aragorn’s Quest
Goran sends along word that Fantasy Flight Games has just released the description of their new and upcoming board game Middle-Earth Quest. More…
From gamespot.com: It’s been a rough year for the industry, but few companies have taken it on the chin like Electronic Arts. Today the publisher released its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended March 31, showing that the company limped to the finish line in a year that saw it lose more than a billion dollars. EA’s financial results were almost as grisly as a good round of Left 4 Dead….
…For the fourth quarter on its own, EA posted sales of $860 million, down nearly 24 percent from the previous fourth quarter’s $1.13 billion haul. Those sales were led by Skate 2, Rock Band 2, The Lord of the Rings: Conquest, Left 4 Dead, and Need for Speed: Undercover. The good news for the publisher was that it has a net loss of only $42 million during the three-month stretch, compared with $94 million during the same period last year. EA posts $1 billion annual loss