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07.15.05
Helm's Deep Battlefield Map
Insurmountable? No! Epic? Yes! Your challenge? Take 16 different heroes and fight your way across the battlefield of Helm's Deep against 5,000 enemies. Be brave and click the link below to download this new fan made map now!
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06.23.05
Middle-earth Vault Launched
Me-Mw, one of the top BFME fan sites has recently gone through a major transformation. In a deal with IGN Entertainment, Me-Mw has been brought under their wings and relaunched as the new Middle-earth Vault! This is a great time for the BFME community and one of our top fan sites to be supported by IGN.
Check it out >>
06.15.05
Middle-earth Center Relaunched
The wait is over! Middle-earth center have just relaunched their popular BFME fan site with a gorgeous new design, new forums, and even a fresh set of new moderators. Check out one of the hottest and rising BFME fan sites on the net.
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06.13.05
Exciting New Mod Trailer
There are many high quality fan made maps quickly rising to community fame for The Battle for Middle-earth. Check out a brand new trailer from the upcoming "HeroChampionships 2006" map created by Istari Productions. Four heroes venture in a new story complete with beautiful arenas and new movies in a guaranteed epic adventure.
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05.06.05
Can You Save Sam?
MEMW has just released a brand new map called After the Rings I - Sam. It is a single player map which challenges your best skills to protect and help Sam and his friends in their attempts at taking back Middle-earth. This is a brilliant and fun single player mission, download it now!
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04.29.05
Fan Site Spotlight
BfMe.org
We recently spoke to Chris Dark, creator of Bfme.org, another of our popular fan sites, particularily for its expertise in highlighting memorable replay matches. Check out this inspiring interview.
read the interview >>
04.27.05
Mod Community Asset Cache Builder
Are you modding The Battle for Middle-earth? Included with patch 1.02 is a brand new program for the modification community called the Asset Cache Builder. We have posted instructions on what this handy program can do for you and how to use it.
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04.25.05
Win A Copy of BFME
Worthplaying.com has launched a contest giving away copies of The Battle for Middle-earth. You could be one of the lucky winners. All you have to do is head directly to their site and enter!
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04.20.05
Patch1.02 Released
Patch 1.02 for The Battle for Middle-earth has gone live! For the most accurate details and clarification on all the changes included, please click the link below. You will also find instructions on installing the patch as well. It's a new day for BfME!
get the details here >>
04.15.05
BFME: The Extended Edition
As one of the most impressive modifications yet for The Battle for Middle-earth, this Extended Edition mod adds a number of new features and innovations, including a slew of audio/visual enhancements. Splitting combined hordes, a neat twist on multiplayer resource sharing, all this and much more!
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04.05.05
Middle-earth's Gladiators Hardcore
It's amazing what our passionate fans can do with World Builder. Carefully explore the land to find other heroes who will join you to defeat Sauron in the Middle-earth Coliseum! Unleash the gladiator within you and download this incredible fan created map now.
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For instructions on installing a custom made map click here.
03.17.05
Audio Team Garners Prestigious Award
Last week at the Game Developers Conference, the audio team scored a huge honor in a tie for first place for Best Cinematic/Cut-Scene Audio in the 3rd Annual G.A.N.G. awards! Please send a big applause to our audio department!
full list of winners >>
03.17.05
Selected MOD's Mentioned in PC Gamer
PC Gamer magazine recently acknowledged several great The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth modifications undergoing a total conversion. Here's a list of the featured mods:
Derelict Studios' Blitzkrieg
Burning Sky
Rise of Rome
03.10.05
Fansite Spotlight: ME-MW.com's Nicholas Thibault
Recently we spoke to Nicholas Thibault about his popular community site, ME-MW.com. Find out about the motivations that motivated him to create the site and the driving force that keeps him playing in our first Fansite Spotlight.
read the interview >>
02.15.05
Map Building 101
Straight from the development team comes two detailed manuals that will teach aspiring modders and all creative minds how to build a custom multiplayer map and utilize our new World Builder tool.
Building Multiplayer Map*
WorldBuilder Manual*
* Adobe's Free Acrobat Reader software is required in order to read the above files
02.03.05
Get the 1.01 Patch
Update your game with new multiplayer maps, a buddy list communicator and more! Find out how you can download the first patch for The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth.
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11.22.04
TBFME Goes Gold
JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, EA ANNOUNCES
THE LORD OF THE RINGS?, THE BATTLE FOR MIDDLE-EARTH?
HAS GONE GOLD
Redefining the destiny of the Fellowship like never before ?Electronic Arts officially announced today that the highly anticipated real-time strategy (RTS), The Lord of the Rings?, The Battle for Middle-earth? has gone Gold and will ship December 6, 2004. Developed at EA?s Los Angeles studio exclusively for the PC under the EA GAMES? brand, The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth captures the epic battles from all three The Lord of the Rings films.
"The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth offers a unique opportunity to truly experience the vastness of Middle-earth," said Mark Skaggs, Vice President and Executive Producer of the game. "This game will appeal to both fans from the film trilogy and experienced gamers alike. As players immerse themselves in both the epic battles and strategic game play, they control the entire destiny of Middle-earth."
With one RTS to rule them all, gamers have the choice to play from either the good or evil side. Players are given the freedom to command a variety of major armies and heroes from the films, each with their own distinct strengths and weaknesses. Prepare for war by creating offensive and defensive strategies set in the memorable battle locations taken straight from the big screen. The Battle for Middle-earth makes use of the stunning visuals including digital assets straight from the films. It also features exclusive voiceover from the real actors as well as actual movie footage from the three films.
PC Requirements Revealed
This just in, the PC requirements for The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth are in!
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11.19.04
Inside The Battle #8
Check out the latest in this hot video series for The Lord of the Rings, The Battle For Middle-earth.
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10.07.04
Inside The Battle #7
The Lord of the Rings, The Battle For Middle-earth's Game Design Director Dustin Browder talks about the games POWERS in this edition of Inside the Battle.
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10.01.04
Inside The Battle #6
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle For Middle-earth's Senior Producer Harvard Bonin talks about the games HEROES in this edition of Inside the Battle.
Watch the video >>
8.13.04
Screenshots
Fifteen screenshots have been added to our gallery.
See the screens >>
8.11.04
Contest
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle For Middle-earth Wallpaper Contest is now LIVE!
Learn more and enter >>
7.14.04
Making a Cinematic
Cinematics Director, Richard Taylor, talks about what it takes to create cinematics for The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth.
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Community Chat with Mark Skaggs
Electronic Arts and GameSpy Arcade is pleased to welcome back VP and Executive Producer for The Lord of the Rings: The Battle For Middle-earth Mark Skaggs for an exclusive chat this coming Friday, July 16, 2004.
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6.29.04
The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth
Fan Site Kit
Now you can build your own The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth fan site! We have included all the necessary files in one downloadable package for you to create your own unique fan site for The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth!
Learn more and download >>
6.25.04
Inside the Battle Volume 3: Middle-earth A.I.
Electronic Arts is proud to present part 3 of our Inside the Battle series, Inside the Battle Volume 3: Middle-earth A.I. Mark Skaggs and Dustin Browder talk about the game A.I. and its effectiveness on the game environment.
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6.22.04
Community Day
Electronic Arts recently invited 18 of the Internet's most prominent RTS and The Lord of the Rings fan sites to take an exclusive look at The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth game at the EA studio in Los Angeles.
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6.11.04
New Wallpapers
We've just posted two new Battle for Middle-earth wallpapers. So get with it Orc, download and decorate your desktop today!
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-- NEWS ARCHIVES --
Download Fan Site Kit - 6.29.04
Community Day - 6.18.04
Community Day - 6.18.04
E3 Video Demo - 6.8.04
Community Chat Log - 6.7.04
Inside The Battle V2 - 5.21.04
Middle-earth at E3 - 5.17.04
Mike Verdue Interview - 5.14.04
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Make A Wish
08.01.05
EALA and The Make-A-Wish Foundation recently teamed up to give a 9yr old boy an unforgettable day.
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BFME II
ANNOUNCED!
07.25.05
EA granted rights to develop The Lord of the Rings games based on J.R.R Tolkiens epic literary fiction. Two new EA Games introduce players to characters, environments, and battles not depicted in theatrical releases!
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Millionth Match Reached!
07.18.05
Current total: 1,003,042
We are proud to announce that we have hit our milestone One Millionth match! Congratulations to Morbus1 who defeated LegiarTheOne in this landmark match. Stay tuned to The Battleground Blog this week for more on this developing story.
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