A horde of Mordor Attack Trolls and Soldiers of Rhun are ambushed by Mirkwood Elves and two fierce Ents in the eery darkness of the Old Forest Road

Jamie: Can you tell us a bit about the multiplayer side of the game?

Amer Ajami: In addition to standard and team-based skirmish battles, we are introducing a new mode called War of the Ring. This element of our multiplayer game is turn-based similar to the board game Risk. You can build heroes, armies, and structures in a gorgeous 3D map in your bid to conquer all of Middle-earth. You can auto-resolve battles or jump into RTS mode and fight your battles on that specific map. Multiplayer will support up to eight players either online or over a LAN across nearly 40 different territories.