 New Lord of the Rings Themed Game Announced!- Posted on 5/8/2008 at 10:36 AM by AtZy
- The title: "Lord of the Rings: Conquest" may have eager fans jumping out of their seats in anticipation of a new LotR themed strategy game. But this is sadly not to be. Instead, Pandemic developers are currently working on something very much akin to a Battlefront game.
Conquest will let players take control of many of the characters and creatures from the series and pit them on any of the franchise's famous battlefields. From Cave-trolls to Oliphaunts to the Balrog and even Sauron, practically the entire universe will be available for battle with up to 150 characters on-screen at any one time. Up to eight players will be able to clash online, with four players able to play cooperatively through the main campaign either online or via four-player split-screen. And with two distinct campaigns to play through, including an original take on what would happen if Sauron regained control of the One Ring, Pandemic promises plenty of scenarios to wage battle through. It's not BfME3 but it still sounds like plenty more ass kicking action in the Lord of the Rings universe, which is something I'll always dig.
- Wonderful Spam!
- Posted on 5/3/2008 at 1:25 PM by Sir Hugh
 30 years ago today, Gary Thuerk, a marketer at Digital Equipment Corporation, now a defunct computer firm, sent an email to 393 users of Arpanet, the US government-run computer network that eventually became the internet. It was the first spam email ever, and it received a negative response that has only increased as the scourge of the net has increased and methods of spamming our inboxes become more complex.
- Two Veterans
- Posted on 4/28/2008 at 6:11 PM by Sir Hugh
- The Dominion Post, a New Zealand newspaper, and TheOneRing.net have reported that Sir Ian McKellen and Andy Serkis (Smeagol) are on board for the Hobbit. Both actors have added the film to their movie lists on their websites and have met and spoke with Del Toro. It's good to have familiar actors reacting their characters in the Trilogy.
- Del Toro is the "Hobbit" Director
- Posted on 4/25/2008 at 4:54 PM by EnemyofJupitor
Guillermo del Toro has been signed up to direct The Hobbit and its sequel
Upon completion of his current project... del Toro will be moving to New Zealand for four years, where he will oversee production of the two films with Executive Producer Peter Jackson, as well as creature and effects house WETA Workshop. He will follow Jackson's filmmaking model and shoot both movies back-to-back.
So, PJ fans will be happy to note he's still in there, but it'll be interesting to see what del Toro does.
Read about it here. Discuss here.
Thanks Calenraug!
- Downloads Summing
- Posted on 4/10/2008 at 9:20 PM by Sir Hugh
- These past weeks, we have seen:
Stretch your fingers and get downloadin’!
- Help Wanted: Graphics Designers!
- Posted on 4/5/2008 at 1:57 PM by Sir Hugh
 HeavenGames is continuing to grow with the series of changes that are going on with the revolution that will be Cloud 9, so we need staff to take care of the new responsibilities that are arising. Right now, we're looking for the following jobs to be filled:
- Site Designer
- Graphics Artist
In both of these jobs, you'll be spearheading HeavenGames' moves into new websites and games, which are critical to maintain its growth. They're important jobs with great benefits; all of the information on their requirements and benefits can be found in the Join the Team! page.
Please contact oliver (at) heavengames (dot) com if you are interested.
- Win a DVD of In The Name of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale!
- Posted on 4/1/2008 at 10:20 PM by Sir Hugh
- (Note: NOT an April Fools joke.)
HeavenGames is proud to announce that it will be giving out 5 DVDs of In The Name of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, the action-packed movie based on the popular Dungeon Siege video game franchise! In addition to the movie and all of the great traditional extra features, the DVD also has a free demo of Dungeon Siege 2 for your enjoyment. All you need to do is correctly answer all 10 questions in our Dungeon Siege quiz by the deadline of April 30th and you'll be entered in a drawing for one of the five DVDs. Unfortunately, due to various issues, this contest is restricted to our Canadian visitors only.
- The Sound of Music
- Posted on 3/31/2008 at 9:14 PM by Sir Hugh
- Howard Shore has revealed his involvement with The Hobbit film and has been improving upon themes that he has composed since the making of LOTR: The Two Towers. I'm sure we hope his musical score will be as fantastic as his work in sequaling trilogy.
Source: theonering.net
- Ian McKellen to Return as Gandalf in The Hobbit?
- Posted on 3/26/2008 at 12:12 PM by AtZy
- As any LotR fan who hasn't been buried in a cave during the last ten years knows, Ian Mckellen was the superb actor responsible for playing Gandalf in Peter Jacksons Lord of the Rings trilogy.
According to an article on firstshowing.net, McKellen was quoted in an interview as saying "Yes I will [play Gandalf], if Peter Jackson and I have anything to do with it, he being the producer and me being, on the whole, a very lucky actor." If that wasn't reason enough to get your hopes up, he also had this to say: "Encouragingly, Peter and Fran Walsh have told me they couldn't imagine The Hobbit without their original Gandalf. Their confidence hasn't yet been confirmed by the director Guillermo del Toro but I am keeping my diary free for 2009!"
I have to agree with Peter and Fran on this one. I couldn't imagine anyone but Ian Mckellen to play our Gandalf.
The article referenced can be found here
- Poll Round-Up!
- Posted on 3/23/2008 at 3:31 PM by Sir Hugh
- In our last poll, we asked: "What aspect of this site should be improved upon the most?"
News (13)
Forums (17)
Scenarios/Modpacks downloads (75)
Recorded games (8)
Strategy articles (81)
Game info articles (18)
Scenario Design/Modding articles (19)
Total votes: 231
It appears that most website visitors would like increased mounts (or better) of strategy articles and a better downloads system for custom scenarios and modpacks.
In our next poll, we ask " Which character would you be most interested in reading a LotR book about?" Old polls can be viewed here and new poll suggestion can be made in this forum thread.
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