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LOTR: BFME Anthology ships for PC

by: Dan - posted: 3/21/2007 8:41:00 AM
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EA announced yesterday that a LOTR: BFME Anthology pack for PC (MSRP of $39.99 was shipped to retailers everywhere. The Anthology includes the three RTS games The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth, The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II Collector's Edition and The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II, The Rise of the Witch-King.
EA SHIPS THE LORD OF THE RINGS, THE BATTLE FOR
MIDDLE-EARTH ANTHOLOGY FOR THE PC

The Complete Battle for Middle-earth PC Collection on Store Shelves March
22, 2007.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 20, 2007 - Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS)
announced today that the complete collection of Middle-earth PC Real-Time
Strategy (RTS) games, The Lord of the RingsT, The Battle for Middle-earthT
Anthology* has shipped to North American retailers nationwide. 

For the first time The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth
Anthology offers fans the chance to bring together all the epic The Lord of
the RingsT battles with The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth,
The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II Collector's Edition
and The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II, The Rise of the
Witch-KingT within a single compilation, and all for an MSRP of $39.99.

The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth puts players in command
of good or evil heroes and armies of Middle-earth in epic battles from The
Lord of the Rings film trilogy.  In The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for
Middle-earth II Collector's Edition players wage war in the North and
experience heroes and creatures that have never been seen in The Lord of the
Rings films.  The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth Anthology
is the exclusive place to purchase The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for
Middle-earth II Collector's Edition, which grants players access to limited
release features including 'behind the scenes' details of creating a
blockbuster Lord of the Rings PC game, multiple exclusive maps, as well as
an exclusive fire-breathing Dragon unit.  On the battlefield, this
impressive unit can only be controlled by players who purchase the
Collector's Edition.  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 through the Witch-King's rise to power.  In this expansion
pack, gamers experience a whole new depth of strategy and upgraded War of
the Ring and Create-A-Hero features, allowing more freedom in customizing
game play.  

Developed at EA's Los Angeles studio, The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for
Middle-earth Anthology for the PC is rated "T" for Teen by the ESRB.  The
official videogame website can be found at www.lotr.ea.com
<http://www.lotr.ea.com/> . 

*Online play requires Internet Connection. 
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