Neowin News Feed for: Middle-earth

Lord of the Rings RPG in development at Kingdom Come Deliverance studio

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 20 May 2026 14:06:01 +0000

Warhorse Studios, the developer known for its medieval RPG series Kingdom Come Deliverance, is now tackling a game set in the Lord of the Rings universe. Read more...

Sorry, but the ESRB declared Loot Boxes not a form of gambling

Dreyer Smit — Thu, 12 Oct 2017 08:10:01 +0000

With gamers feeling done in with developers using micro-transactions in games as a means to make additional money, it has been argued that this represented gambling, however, the ESRB does not agree. Read more...

The Battle For Middle-Earth II: Rise of the Witch-king Ships

Todd Tanner — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 23:07:45 +0000

Electronic Art's The Lord of the Rings™, The Battle for Middle-earth™ II, The Rise of the Witch-king™ is officially gold and shipping to retailers Nationwide November 28. As the expansion pack to... Read more...

Battle for Middle-earth Rages Again

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 15:55:17 +0000

EA ships the sequel to its popular Lord of the Rings-inspired PC real-time strategy game; Xbox 360 version coming later in the year. Of all the games based on the... Read more...

The Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-Earth 2 Screenshots

Thu, 15 Dec 2005 21:26:37 +0000

A sizable set of new and recent screenshots for The Lord of the Rings:the Battle for Middle-Earth II, the fantasy 3D real-time strategysequel under construction at EA Pacific, is now available for download.Naturally, the images... Read more...

The Lord of the Rings: the Battle for Middle-Earth patch

Thu, 21 Apr 2005 16:03:29 +0000

As promised, Electronic Arts has issued new patches for The Lord of the Rings: the Battle for Middle-Earth, bringing the English and all European editions (sans the French one) of their fantasy 3D real-time strategy... Read more...

LOTR: The Battle for Middle-Earth Goes Gold

Tue, 23 Nov 2004 16:05:07 +0000

Today Electronic Arts announced that The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth has gone gold. Developed at EA's Los Angeles studio, this real-time strategy (RTS) game recreates the battles of the Lord of... Read more...

The Lord of the Rings: the Battle for Middle-Earth movie

Fri, 08 Oct 2004 20:49:22 +0000

Relatively hot on the heels of the previous trailer, there is another new movie for The Lord of the Rings: the Battle for Middle-Earth to show the upcoming fantasy 3D real-time strategy game by EA... Read more...

The Lord of the Rings: the Battle for Middle-Earth movie

Sun, 03 Oct 2004 04:14:11 +0000

Electronic Arts sent out yet another movie trailer for The Lord of the Rings: the Battle for Middle-Earth, again showing off their fantasy 3D real-time strategy game in development. Part six in the series, this... Read more...

The Lord of the Rings: the Battle for Middle-Earth movie

Fri, 27 Aug 2004 22:28:03 +0000

The latest movie trailer for The Lord of the Rings: the Battle for Middle-Earth is now online, again showing off the upcoming fantasy 3D real-time strategy game by EA Pacific. Part five in the series,... Read more...

The Lord of the Rings: the Battle for Middle-Earth movie

Fri, 06 Aug 2004 22:06:46 +0000

Electronic Arts sends along another movie trailer for The Lord of the Rings: the Battle for Middle-Earth, again showing off their upcoming fantasy 3D real-time strategy game. Part four in the series, this clip comes... Read more...

The Lord of the Rings: the Battle for Middle-Earth Video

Wed, 14 Jul 2004 19:09:03 +0000

The seemingly endless flood of movies for The Lord of the Rings: the Battle for Middle-Earth continues with another trailer for the 3D real-time strategy game being developed at EA Pacific. This clip is titled... Read more...

New The Battle for Middle-earth Screenshots

Thu, 08 Jul 2004 22:21:53 +0000

Gamers Hell has grabbed three new screenshots from EA's upcoming The Battle for Middle-Earth title. Definitely worth checking out for you LOTR fans. Screenshot: >> Click here... Read more...

LOTR: The Battle for Middle-Earth Movie

Fri, 25 Jun 2004 21:25:46 +0000

Electronic Arts sent out the latest movie trailer for The Lord of the Rings: the Battle for Middle-Earth, again showing off their upcoming fantasy 3D real-time strategy game. Part three in the series, this clip... Read more...

Another Middle-Earth Trailer!

Sat, 29 May 2004 20:53:32 +0000

In the second of a series of interviews with executive producer Mark Skaggs, EA have moved on from unit AI to the environment itself. More specifically, you'll be taken over a painstakingly recreated 'god's-eye view'... Read more...

Middle-Earth Online announces new race for Men

Fri, 28 May 2004 12:03:30 +0000

A new class has been announced for the race of Men in the pending massively multiplayer online role-playing game Middle-earth Online. The squire class will join the ranks of hunter, sage and soldier. Middle-earth Online... Read more...

New Battle for Middle-Earth Video

Mon, 24 May 2004 17:41:12 +0000

EA has released a new behind-the-scenes video showcasing the development of Battle for Middle-earth. The team that created Red Alert 2 and Generals is creating the real-time strategy game using the Generals engine. The Battle... Read more...

EA Announces Battle For Middle-Earth

Thu, 25 Sep 2003 12:14:13 +0000

Thanks also goes to lnatan25 -Ed Fans of realtime strategy and the novels of J.R.R. Tolkien have rather an embarassment of riches to deal with this coming holiday. In opposition to Vivendi Universal's upcoming War... Read more...