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The Lord of the Rings
Codemasters Online Gaming launch second podcast “The COGcast 2.0 ... Following on from the first hugely successful COGcast, Codemasters Online Gaming is pleased to finally unveil the COGcast 2.0 which is now available from www.thecogcast.com.
The COGcast is a dynamic and informal podcast designed to keep MMORPG players up to date with the latest news on Codemasters Online Gamings portfolio of titles, which includes ArchLord, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ONLINE: Stormreach, RF Online and The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar. Hosted by the COG team, the COGcast 2.0 features latest information and news on current and forthcoming games, with this months exclusive highlight being a light-hearted interview between Ed Relf, Director of Marketing and David Solari, Vice President and General Manager for Codemasters Online Gaming. To download the show and for more information on the COGcast and its hosts, visit the official profile page at www.thecogcast.com. Lord of the Rings Witch-king Expansion Glimmers Like the One Ring Electronic Arts announced today that the expansion pack with the longest name ever, The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II, The Rise of the Witch-king, is now gold and will ship to retail on November 28. Enhancements to the base game include an entirely new faction, brand new single player campaign, additional units for all six factions, and more. You can read more in the press release below: Electronic Art’s The Lord of the Rings™, The Battle for Middle-earth™ II, The Rise of the Witch-king™ is officially gold and shipping to retailers Nationwide November 28. As the expansion pack to the fan favorite, The Lord of the Rings™, The Battle for Middle-earth II™, this Real-time Strategy (RTS) game will enhance every existing feature and offer players the chance to command the rise of evil in Middle-earth while experiencing the epic battles that took place before those depicted in the New Line Cinema films.
Electronic Arts has released new screenshots from "The Lord of Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king," giving viewers more of a look at the upcoming RTS expansion by EA Pacific. "Full of exciting content, including an entirely new faction, completely new single player campaign, and additional units for all six existing factions, The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II, The Rise of the Witch-king, allows players to explore the evil side of Middle-earth. The all new single player campaign's innovative units will help to tell the story of the evil Witch-king's rise to power, domination of Angmar and invasion of the great kingdom of Arnor, home to Aragorn's ancestors. To fully experience the evil side of Middle-earth, gamers can now play as the Angmar faction in skirmish, multiplayer, and War of the Ring modes." . Champions of the LOTRO universe The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar as we all know, is home to various classes like the Lore-master, the Minstrel, the Captain and so forth. It is needless to say that each class has its own merits and strengths. But if you are the type of player who is all about combat, we highly suggest that you pick the Champion class. The Rise of the Witch-king Has Been Shipped EA has announced that "The Lord of Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king" has been shipped to stores and will be available on Thursday. "Full of exciting content, including an entirely new faction, completely new single player campaign, and additional units for all six existing factions, The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II, The Rise of the Witch-king, allows players to explore the evil side of Middle-earth. The all new single player campaign tells the story of the evil Witch-king's rise to power and invasion of the great kingdom of Arnor, home to Aragorn's ancestors. To fully experience the evil side of Middle-earth, gamers can now play as the Angmar faction in skirmish, multiplayer, and War of the Ring modes. Create-A-Hero's entirely new and unique Troll class grants players more creative freedom for their heroes in addition to new weapons and armor that will allow players to have even more choices in customizing their favorite heroes.
EA reveals new next-gen sequels Electronic Arts has revealed in a conference call that it is currently working on a number of next-generation sequels to some of its biggest franchises. The Nintendo Wii will benefit from a specifically designed Sims title, while The Sims 2: Holiday Edition will launch on PS3, and The Sims 3 is in development for release before April 2009. Other sequels revealed by EA's chief financial officer Warren Jenson include another title based on The Lord of the Rings, a return for the SimCity franchise and a next-generation version of first-person shooter Black. During the fiscal year 2008, EA has also scheduled a further title in the Harry Potter series, a Warhammer title from recently acquired developer Mythic and a title to coincide with the upcoming The Simpsons movie. The Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-Earth II: Rise of the ... The Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-Earth II: The Rise of the Witch King has the longest title in the history of video games. But EA also hopes to extend the fun you had with LOTR BFME II with this expansion pack. Instead of commanding Frodo and the gang, you will control an ancient evil army commanded by the witch king, head of the Nazgul in the movies. The story of the game is a prequel of sorts of the story of the movies and it takes place soon after Isildur defeats Sauron and then losses the One Ring. The Witch King has been commanded with establishing a new kingdom in Angmar and waging war against the kingdom of Arnor, the ancestors of Aragorn. The most notable new addition in the expansion is the new Angmar faction, which consists of lots of powerful new units. The Angmar have two different types of trolls (hill trolls are used for countering cavalry, while snow trolls are good for everything else), dire wolves, Black Numenoreans (a human infantry unit), Dark Dunedain (a human archer unit), among others. Heroes of Annihilated Empires ( Review ) The plot and race compositions are areas where more originality certainly wouldn't have gone amiss. The fabulous introductory battle cinematic is Blizzard quality, but so strongly reminiscent of the Lord of the Rings films that you have to wonder whether HoAE wasn't originally conceived as a licensed project. A couple of episodes into the 16-mission campaign and another major influence becomes glaringly obvious. Azeroth - sorry Aquador - is a land occupied by four factions. The tree-hugging elves, invading undead, and mechanically-minded dwarves are all painfully derivative. Only the fur-wrapped Cryolytes - a tribe of mammoth-herding, yeti-befriending barbarians - feel like they haven't been scavenged from the bins behind a certain office block in Irvine, California. Fantasy-themed games are inevitably going to share common ground but where in the Game Designer's Handbook does it say all wizards need to wear pointy hats, orcs have to live in round huts incorporating giant tusks, ents have to speak ridiculously slowly, and gnolls have to wield flails? HoAE happily laps-up all the genre clichs, then inadvertently draws attention to them with corny dialogue, a hackneyed plot, and some dreadfully unimaginative nomenclature. EA Ships The Battle for Middle-earth II, The Rise of the Witch ... Electronic Arts has shipped The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II, The Rise of the Witch-king to retailers in the U.S. The game was shipped internationally on November 24, 2006.
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