Category: Games

PCGZine has an exclusive hands-on preview of the upcoming Lord of the Rings Online game, saying the version they played is all but “finished”. The previewer was “walked” around Middle Earth by one of the developers. The whole preview can be read in the current issue, which can be downloaded from the Gamerzines site.

The world of Middle-Earth has been scheduled to awaken through the upcoming massively multiplayer game “The Lord of the Rings OnlineTM: Shadows of AngmarTM” on the 24th of April 2007. Turbine has also announced a pre-ordering Founder’s program for LOTRO with special offers and benefits for the first players to enter the game before the…

The expansion of the game “Battle for Middle-Earth II” for the PC, the “Rise of the Witch-King” will be available in stores from this Thursday. Many new features have been added to the game. You can read the details at VFXWorld.com or visit the official site.

Lord of the Rings: The White Council is a new game from EA scheduled to be released late 2007 and is set before the time period of LotR. There’s further information at the official website.

Patch 1.01 for LotR – The Battle for Middle-earth II PC is now available for download at EA’s official website. The patch includes over 200+ balance changes and a new competitive landscape.

Patch 1.01 for LotR – The Battle for Middle-earth II 360 is now available at EA’s official website. Patch 1.05 for the PC version is scheduled for release in the near future.

The Lord of the Rings: Shadows of Angmar website is now accepting sign-ups for the Beta Program. In order to sign up, you must have an account at the Lord of the Rings online forum. To read more, click here for the North American site. European players can visit Lotro Europe to read more and…

Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, the upcoming mmo-rpg has entered the Alpha stage of development. There are further details at LotR online and Total Video Games. In addition, you can apply for the Beta program here.

A new expansion pack for the Battle for Middle-Earth II is now in the works. The new expansion, called The Rise of the Witch-King, is scheduled to be released during Q4 of this year. To read more, IGN has interviewed game producer, Amir Rahimi.

Electronic Arts has announced that the title of their next LotR game is, The Lord of the Rings: The White Council. Due for release in late 2007 the game will feature the voices of Ian McKellen, Hugo Weaving, Christopher Lee and Cate Blanchett. There’s further information about the game here.