Guardians of Middle-earth

[ElveHaldir]

Gamespot covered this information today. It seems that the Saul Zaentz Company has registered a new domain name called "Legends of Middle-earth". This could indicate that a new LOTR project is in the making. Whether it's a whole new game or an expansion or something else to other LOTR games is unclear at the moment.
So make sure to be on the lookout for more news on this subject!

http://www.gamespot.com/news/legends...stered-6366632

EDIT: More info was revealed. This thread has been renamed from "Legends of Middle-earth" to "Guardians of Middle-earth". The information know so far:

It seems I'll have to rename this thread as today it was officially announced that the next step in LOTR gaming will be called "Guardians of Middle-earth" and will appear Fall 2012. Developer will be Monolith Productions, known for F.E.A.R. and several other games.

Guardians of Middle-earth will be a multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) for both Playstation Network and Xbox Live and will contain content related to the upcoming The Hobbit film release.
Gamers will be able to choose out of over 20 different characters (Gandalf, Sauron, Gollum, Thráin and many others) to play with a maximum of 10 players (5v5) as some kind of PvP arena.
Players will also have access to an ingame communication system and leaderboards in which they can follow the victories and defeats of their friends.

New 'Guardians' will appear nearing and after the The Hobbit release. The game would cost €14,99 / £11.99 for Playstation Network or 1200 Microsoft Points on Xbox Live. More information as it comes up

PS. I only have a (very trustworthy) link to a Dutch site at the moment. I'll add one to an English source when I find one.
The Dutch site: 9lives.be


EDIT: Here's the first English source:
Eurogamer.net

EDIT2: Theonering.net also covered the story.

EDIT3: People who are interested can also check out the official site! The game will also be shown at E3.

EDIT 4: You can follow all updates on the Facebook page too!

Trailer! : http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3...ians-of/730762

[Passive Chicken]

Excellent! Thank you very much, ElveHaldir. I will have to keep my eyes peeled for more information about that one.

[Fexelea]

I'd be really happy if the team who worked on WitN gets to make a comeback with a lotr related game. This time it would be good if the project went smoothly without acquisitions getting in the way

[ElveHaldir]

I'm curious what this'll turn out to be. There's a lot of ways to go with "Legends".

I just hope it's not a mobile game. RTS or another RPG would be awesome

[Marveleg]

I highly hope it's an open world RPG ! Since everyone wants one , I think it's time to make the dream reality .

[Araval]

I just hope it's not a mobile game. RTS or another RPG would be awesome

I second that

[Belendor]

Wow! Legends indicate either the fellowship or a new Tekken style lotr project.

[Fexelea]

Oh please please please don't make a mobile game... what a waste of resources that would be!

[Marveleg]

Yeah mobile games are just a waste of time and money ... Do a RPG , let players freely roma into Middle Earth , let's have multiple plots and types of quests .

[smayragrace]

Hey Thanks for sharing it with us....I am so much interested in Playing Games....Have nevr heard about This Game But Like the Game Trailer so much..will Play this game next..