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Kabam.com just announced The Hobbit: Armies of the Third Age, which is described as a free online strategy game. You can sign up for the Beta now. The premise is that Elves and Dwarves are on the brink of war, and Goblins and Orcs are about to make it worse.
- Control the greatest Heroes of Middle-earth, including Gandalf, Legolas, and Thorin Oakenshield in fast-paced, tactical combat
- Build and lead powerful armies, attacking your enemies and defending against brutal assaults
- Choose from three races, each with unique units
- Ally with thousands of players to wage an epic war online
Update: The Hollywood Reporter has this press release about Armies of the Third Age, and the second game, The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth. For more information about the style of these games check out this article on AllThingsD.com
“Kabam is known for creating “mid-core” games, meaning that they require more involvement by the players than many social games. Chou said that its style is in line with the movies, which are dark and gritty. The mobile game will have an empire-building component seen in previous Kabam games, and the Web game will have real-time combat sequences…”
Sounds like a blast! There is more great concept art on the site of elves and dwarves in battle, as well as this image of dwarves riding boars.
For anyone wondering if Billy Connolly was just making things up when he said Dain would be riding a wild pig, this is more evidence in support of it.
oh my goodness awesome!
Sounds great !
Hi DJ32,
Wow! So cool! And I’m not into gaming. Ha! But anything Hobbit and Thorin Oakenshield (portrayed by Richard Armitage) interest me these days.
I’m going to “reblog” you for Thorin Thursday and on RAFN. Thanks for sharing!
Sick bed Cheers! Grati ;->
Oh no, hope you get to feeling better soon!
Thanks DJ,
The antibiotics are at least taming the sore throat part of things.
So, have you signed up to Beta this game? I wonder if I should sign my hubby up to Beta it. Ha!
Because when “The Hobbit” movie is released I am dragging him to the movie theatre for a date night. Ha!
Cheers! Grati ;->
P.S. “Dragging” because at my hubby’s 6 ft 4 inches tall, the leg room in movie theatres is not the most comfortable for him. But he is enthused about seeing the film.
I did sign up, but have not seen any emails about it yet. I tried out one of their other games and was totally lost! Very different style from what I’m used to.
I’m glad your husband isn’t tired of hearing about it. Good for him!!
Good luck with it!
Do NOT play this game!! You spend money on getting the game, and maybe on mithrill, and eventually it won’t play or you can’t get into your cities or account like me and many others like me. There is NO support from Kabam or compensation whatsoever! Go to the store , get a game on cd/dvd and you know it will always work. Kabam’s game keeps giving problems and it’s a bloody waste of your money. They do nothing to solve your problem or help and dont even answer your mail when you ask for support!