The rumors of Pandemic working on a newLord of the Ringstitle have been confirmed today, and it’s definitelynotthe dead-on-arrival role-playing title,The White Council. Sticking with what they know best, Pandemic will deliver a large-scale battle title,Lord of the Rings: Conquestto Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC later this year.
Think their popularBattlefrontgames, just with trolls, elves, and orcs, because that’s the direction they seem to be taking withConquest. The game will span a number of the epic battlefields from the franchise, with raging battles that will feature up to 150 characters on-screen at once.Conquestwill also sport a four-player cooperative campaign, either online or via split-screen, in addition to other online head-to-head modes (currenly planned for up to sixteen players).
Lord of the Rings: Conquestis scheduled for release this fall.
[Update: The original story incorrectly stated that the title would support up to eight players online. Pandemic has contacted us to say that they’re currently planning to support sixteen players, although that’s not set in stone. The story has been updated accordingly.]
