Lord of the Rings Returns to Warner
Game rights move back from EA.
UK, March 13, 2009 - Warner Bros. is to obtain the video game rights to the Lord of the Rings property, ending EA's patchy reign over virtual Middle Earth, according to a recent Variety report.
The move ends a seven year tenure for EA, which began with a series of well received film tie-ins but ended with the distinctly underwhelming Lord of the Rings: Conquest. With the rights returning to Warner Bros., it's as yet unclear what the publisher will do with the license - although as Joystiq points out, Warner Bros. now has a much bigger presence in the games industry than it did back in 2001, and has a large stake in Lord of the Rings Online developer Turbine.
Via IGN
Lord of the Rings Returns to Warner
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Seems like EA was more than upset with it's newest Lord of the Rings game. Maybe Warner's game division will do better with future releases of the game. The way I see it though is that EA is to blame for releasing a sub-par game expecting it to sell by the name alone. Your views and opinions?
FootballFan - "GT has never been bigger than Halo. Now do a comparison between the two attach ratios and watch GT get stomped by Halo. Reach will sell 5 million more than GT5. Quote me on it."
