EA has revealed that development of The Lord of the Rings: The White Council has been suspended, not completely canned as earlier rumor suggested. According to report on GameSpot, Warren Jenson, EA CFO, said of the game that "The Lord of the Rings product is back in development in terms of being on hold," during a post-earnings call yesterday. Jenson's answer was given in response to a question on whether The White Council had been canned. He went on to add that the game won't release until ... » Read More

5 Jan 2007

EA dissolves The White Council?

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An unnamed source close to the development of Lord of the Rings: The White Council, an Oblivion -style mega adventure set in the rich world of Tolkien's fantasy, has reported that developer Electronic Arts has cancelled the exciting project. Speaking under "a condition of anonymity," the source was confident enough in the information to confirm to 1up.com that the game will not be completed, despite the scale of The White Council 's thrilling potential. We contacted EA who offered "no ... » Read More

14 Jul 2006

The Lord of the Rings: The White Council announced

PC News | Lord of the Rings: The White Council

EA has announced that Project Gray Company, the mystery next-gen action-oriented RPG in development with its Redwood Shores studio, will be called The Lord of the Rings: The White Council. The game will take place in Tolkien's fantastical world, beginning an entire lifetime before the War of the Ring takes place. Aragorn is but 10 years old, and Bilbo has not yet found the One Ring. The game is currently in development for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC for a 2007 release, and is inspired by the recent ... » Read More

24 Apr 2006

EA needs help for its RPG

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Monday 24 April 2006 EA's Redwood Shores studio is currently developing a next-gen RPG under the working title Project Gray Company and is inviting gamers to offer comments on the design of the game as more details are revealed. Few details with regard to format choice and gameplay style have been released to date. Instead the game is described as a next-gen RPG providing an "experience that allows the player to be the hero in an expansive open world". We also know that the game will use the ... » Read More

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