Pandemic announces Lord of the Rings: Conquest

While it has been a few years since the last film of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy was released in theaters, gamers this decade have had no shortage of titles set in the classic fantasy world of Middle-Earth. And today, LotR fans get yet another choice, as Pandemic Studios has announced Lord of the Rings: Conquest, an action game along the lines of the Star Wars: Battlefront series. Conquest allows players to control numerous characters (both good and evil) from the films and books, and fight various battles across Middle-Earth, from Helm's Deep to the Scouring of the Shire. Those familiar with the Battlefront series should expect this game to play very similarly.

IGN interviewed Pandemic's Eric Gewirtz, the director behind the game, who had a great deal of insight and information into this latest LotR video game. As a huge fan of LotR (literature and film), I know I'll be following this closely. I'll have more information as it comes out.