Category: Games

Shadows, the expansion set in the “War of the Ring” block is due for release on 3rd November. This article entitled Location, Location, Location discusses the new site path system. You can view previews of some of the new cards here. These include; Legolas, Woodland Emissary and Éowyn, Shieldmaiden of Rohan.

The fourth movie in the series “There and Back Again” has been released at the official site of The Third Age. This video is entitled, “Pencils to Pixels”.

The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age will be released on November 2, and a very interesting review of the game can be found at RPGamer.com. The article comments on the game-play and versatility of the game, as well as the interactivity of the players.

Over at EA Games, you can view the new There and Back Again video. The video talks about bringing the characters of The Third Age to life.

EA Games Designer Dustin Browder talks about the Powers in ‘Battle For Middle-earth’, mentioning, amongst many things, how different Powers affect the gameplay.

At IGN.com you can read the second part of the Rohan Rollout Unit: this one is about the structures. Also, a new Rohan Strategy Video is out, which you can view here.

At gamespot.com you can read a new Designer Diary, ‘The Sound of Battle by Mical Pedriana. This article is about the audio features of the game. A music sample for the game is available for download. Note: You must be a Gamespot Basic member to download the sound file.

IGN.com has posted a new walkthrough for one of the levels in the Third Age. It will take you through East Moria. In addition, you can also view a series of videos here that will take you the walkthrough.

Gamespot.com has released the most recent, “Inside the Battle” trailer(called “Official Movie 7”) in which Harvard Bonin talks about the game. Unfortunately, The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth’s release date will be pushed back to December 6th, 2004. EA decided they would rather have a game the fans would like instead of…

Decipher.com has posted two new articles about the expansion, “Shadows”. Site-seeing (how the cards work and the new rules) and Vive la Résistance!