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Report: Warner Bros. lording over Rings IP

Variety reports film studio's game arm now has control of Peter Jackson fantasy film license long held by Electronic Arts; parties involved decline comment.
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- Posted Mar 12, 2009 4:39 pm PT
EA confirms BFME II expansion

[UPDATE] EA officially seals the game today after community manager confirmed The Rise of the Witch-king expansion on forum; game headed to the PC, but no mention of Xbox 360.
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- Posted Jul 26, 2006 4:12 pm PT
UK game charts: July 9-15

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories holds on to top spot for a fourth successive week, despite strong pressure from Prey.
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- Posted Jul 18, 2006 9:38 am PT
US PC Game Charts: April 9-15

Oblivion gets bumped out of the top slot by the latest Sims 2 add-on, while Battlefield 2 and The Godfather get whacked.
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- Posted Apr 25, 2006 12:37 pm PT
US PC Game Charts: April 2-8

Elder scrolls continues its reign over the top 10, followed by WOW, Sims 2, Star Wars: Empire at War.
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- Posted Apr 18, 2006 3:29 pm PT
Battle for Middle-earth rages again

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.
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- Posted Feb 28, 2006 11:09 am PT
Battle for Middle-earth II: CE detailed

EA reveals what it has got in its pocketsessss for the collector's edition of The Battle for Middle-earth II.
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- Posted Feb 17, 2006 5:04 pm PT
GoldMine: Four for PCs off to factory

Releases of Atari's D&D Online: Stormreach, CDV's American Conquest, EA's Battle for Middle-earth II, and Sims 2 expansion imminent.
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- Posted Feb 14, 2006 6:07 pm PT
Battle for Middle-earth II demo available now

Sampling of EA's real-time strategy game set in Tolkien's universe features aspects from popular films, tomes.
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- Posted Feb 9, 2006 1:22 pm PT
Battle for Middle-earth II demo to premiere on GameSpot

Single-player demo of real-time strategy games based on Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings films and J.R.R. Tolkien's novels arrives Thursday.
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- Posted Feb 7, 2006 3:26 pm PT
Electronic Arts cuts staff by 5 percent

World's biggest publisher confirms major layoffs as more than 300 employees across three studios see pink.
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- Posted Feb 1, 2006 3:43 pm PT
Middle-earth collector's edition unearthed

EA announces a special edition of its upcoming PC real-time strategy sequel, The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II.
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- Posted Jan 6, 2006 1:26 pm PT
Hugo Weaving's voice lords over LOTR game

Elrond will narrate upcoming PC RTS The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II.
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- Posted Nov 10, 2005 4:50 pm PT
Report: Peter Jackson displeased with Lord of the Rings games

New York Times says director's unhappiness with EA's movie tie-ins motivated his current partnership with Ubisoft.
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- Posted Oct 26, 2005 11:23 pm PT
First Battle for Middle-earth II trailer released

New peek shows EA's upcoming real-time strategy game making use of newly acquired literary license, announces "early 2006" release.
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- Posted Aug 16, 2005 12:37 pm PT
The Lord of the Rings: Tactics, Battle for Middle-earth II announcements boost EA stock

Mammoth publisher announces it has acquired the literary rights to the blockbuster-film-inspiring novels, unveils new PC and PSP games.
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- Posted Jul 25, 2005 1:22 pm PT

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