New Hobbit And Lord of the Rings Game For Christmas

23 Feb 2009 at 10:38:07 by

In a recent interview with IncGamers, the Saul Zaentz Company, license holder for the Tolkien Estate's videogame licensing arm, said it was expecting a new Lord of the Rings  and Hobbit videogame to be out in time for Christmas.

Discussing the expiration of the EA license, Fredrica Drotos from Saul Zaentz said the company had been in negotiations with many publishers.

"We’re hoping that something will be out by Christmas this year, but we’re not sure.  There have been a lot of changes in the last two years which have been unforeseen so that has a bearing.  But we’re hoping for Christmas."

Asked whether Warner Bros. would be the obvious choice considering its subsidiary, New Line Cinema worked on the blockbuster films (and its recent venture into game development with film IPs such as Terminator and Wanted), Drotos said that it was a candidate for the license.

"We’re in negotiation right now, and we’ve spoken to a lot of videogame developers and publishers over the last few years including EA.  This is something we’ve done with our colleagues at New Line Cinema, who are now Warner Bros. and weighed up the pros and cons."

"Warner Bros. is definitely a player, and yes they’re new into the field they’re working with some good people.  We’ve had a relationship with Warner Bros. not only through the New Line experience, but for our film library."

We'll be posting the full interview later today, so be sure to keep checking back.

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