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We speak to Ruth Tomandl at Snowblind to see how Tolkien&#8217;s world comes together in this upcoming action role-playing game.<\/p>\n<p>In our last couple of visits to Middle-earth, we were struck by how much more brutal the action has been recently. It is interesting that this is the first time Warner Bros. has been able to use the rights to Tolkien&#8217;s books in conjunction with Peter Jackson&#8217;s movie trilogy. Another feature to point out is that this action role-playing game features a strong cooperative element as you delve into Middle-earth&#8217;s violent conflict. We spoke to Ruth Tomandl about Lord of the Rings: War in the North to find out more about the story, the added features, and what the game has in store for fans of the lore. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/uk.gamespot.com\/pc\/rpg\/thelordoftheringswarinthenorth\/news.html?sid=6296919&#038;mode=previews&#038;tag=topslot%3Btitle%3B1\">More..<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><center><OBJECT classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\"  WIDTH=480 HEIGHT=310 id=\"videoPlayer\"><PARAM NAME=movie VALUE=\"http:\/\/image.com.com\/gamespot\/images\/cne_flash\/production\/eidothea\/release\/eidothea.swf?ver=006_d_502\"><PARAM NAME=scale VALUE=\"noScale\"><PARAM NAME=salign VALUE=\"lt\"><PARAM NAME=quality VALUE=high><PARAM NAME=allowscriptaccess VALUE=\"always\"><PARAM NAME=allowFullScreen VALUE=\"true\"><PARAM NAME=flashvars VALUE=\"bwr=0&#038;playerMode=embedded&#038;movieAspect=16.9&#038;mapp=embedded_480&#038;gen=1&#038;viewMode=sd&#038;autoPlay=false&#038;paramsXML=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gamespot.com%2Fpages%2Fvideo_player%2Fxml.php%3Fid%3D6295267%26mode%3Dembedded%26width%3D480%26height%3D310%26newplayer%3D1%26skin%3DeidotheaEmbedded480_169.xml\"><PARAM NAME=wmode VALUE=\"opaque\"><\/OBJECT><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From GameSpot.com (thanks to QuackingTroll for the link!) 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