Tolkien fantasy is back on the menu as Electronic Arts (EA) has teamed up with Middle-earth Enterprises to create a new Lord of the Rings mobile game.
There is a NEW Lord Of The Rings MMO in development!
It’s been seven years since the Middle-earth film franchise concluded with “Battle of the Five Armies,” but JRR Tolkien’s stories are still making for good entertainment. At least that’s what EA and Middle-earth Enterprises are counting on, as the two companies have just announced a new free-to-play mobile game set in the classic fantasy universe.
The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth is still feeling a bit ethereal—somewhat ghostly, if you will—as hardly any details (and no screenshots) have been revealed thus far. What we do know, according to the press release, is that the game will feature notable events from The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. Players will have access to a number of characters pulled from the fiction, and will be able to engage in several familiar battles from both series.
EA is classifying it as a "Collectible Role-Playing Game" and a "strategic, socially competitive experience." Whether that means it's a literal strategy game, or if the strategy has more to do with those social elements, remains to be seen. Though as a free-to-play mobile RPG with a focus on collectibles, there's a good chance it could involve "collecting" various familiar and fan-favorite characters.
