New Lord of Rings War in North date

By Robert Purchese Published 18 August, 2011

Breelliant.

Promising new action RPG The Lord of the Rings: War in the North will be released on 25th November in the UK, Warner Bros. has revealed.

Until now we've had only a November 2011 date to go by.

War in the North is being built by Snowblind Studios - the team that created cherished co-op adventure Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance. Snowblind Studios recently told Eurogamer it considers War in the North to be a spiritual successor to Dark Alliance.

War in the North treads a different path to that of the LOTR books and films. Three adventurers - elf, dwarf, man - must head north to take out one of Sauron's deadliest allies if the Fellowship of the Ring is ever to succeed. You'll bump in to famous faces - and even fight with Beleram the giant eagle - but, by and large, this tale will be your own.

War in the North relies heavily on tactical use of co-op. You'll always fight as a trio, and how you combine ranged attacks, magic and melee to tackle varying squads of enemies will mark your success. There's character progression, loads of loot and fundamental online co-op support.

This bloody adventure was announced in March 2010 by Warner Bros., and may be the first console LOTR game for a while not to be rushed out of the door.

A juicy cinematic teaser.

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds. @Clert on Twitter.

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