Pandemic working on Lord of the Rings game

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http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/13/pandemic-studios-developing-new-lord-of-the-rings-game/

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An EA analyst report and meeting (via ShackNews) has revealed that Pandemic Studios is developing a new Lord of the Rings title. The studio, which was recently acquired by EA along with BioWare, continues to work on the twice-delayed destruction-fest, Mercenaries 2: World in Flames.

Little is known about Pandemic's journey to Middle-Earth, save for EA CEO John Riccitiello's announcement that it will release during the publisher's 2009 fiscal year -- somewhere between April 1, 2008 and March 31, 2009. You'll know more when we know more.
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stealth toilet said:
Another company gets to butcher the Lord of the Rings in an attempt to turn it into a lucrative license. Hooray! :lol
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Pandemic is *remembers EA takeover*, ehem, was a good developer, so maybe they can actually do it right.
 
I don't actually know if there is a way to "do" the Lord of the Rings "right." The license itself is problematic. I think they'd be better off coming up with their own fantasy world that borrows heavily from the characters and places of the LOTR than actually trying to turn the LOTR into some sort of game. Giving it the Lord of the Rings title is just setting it up for failure.
 
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