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The Lord of The Rings Goes to War

Mature RPG explores new areas of Middle Earth.

March 18, 2010 - J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle Earth saga continues in 2011 on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 with the release of Snowblind Studios' action-RPG, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North. Based on events mentioned in the novels and included in Tolkien's annotations, War in the North reveals the full details of a battle few know, but one that helped shape the fight against Sauron.

The first M-rated (17+) Lord of the Rings title, War in the North uses elements of the books and the films. That means you can expect some of the film actors' likenesses (and perhaps voices) as well as elements of Middle Earth never shown in the movies.

Up to three players can join forces online to battle Sauron's army with "interdependent co-op play." Expect some of the staples of RPG gaming, including upgradeable skills, weapons and abilities. Grinding has not been confirmed.

Little else is known about War in the North, but the debut trailer suggests it's going to kick ass.

Well more trash for best buy. I'm sure some ppl will get it but damn isn't it time to quit these franchise. It had been milked to the max already

:O

No! I want more LotR games! Btw Conquest was great.

Meh. Not interested.

"The game is developed by the company who did Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance!"

This maybe the first LOTR vid game I will buy. The trailer looks great.

im a lord of the ring fan, so another lotr game is a good thing and this sounds like it could be really good.

I loved Dark Alliance!! And 3 person multiplayer? I'm definitely going to check this one out, though hopefully it's got local mp, too.

The LOTR movie was too good. It simply is too hard to make a great game about it. Too much shovelware has been made from this incredible franchise.

So its kind of an RPG?

lol after playing FFXIII no RPG can come close but if its gonna be in oblivion style I will look forward to this!

It's an action-rpg, so more like Dark Alliance or Kingdom Hearts-style, probably. (And FFXIII is epic!!!)