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'''Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment''' is a world-wide distributor and developer of video games. In [[2009]] it entered into a partnership with the [[Middle-earth Enterprises|Saul Zaentz Company]] and [[New Line Cinema]] (itself a subsidiary of [[Warner Bros.]]) to make video games based on the ''The Lord of the Rings'' [[The Lord of the Rings|books]] and [[The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy|films]].
[[Image:Warner Bros. Games.jpg||thumb|175px|right|Warner Bros. Games logo]]
'''Warner Bros. Games''' (formerly known as '''Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment''', also known as '''WB Games''') is a world-wide distributor and developer of video games and currently, it is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. In [[2009]] it entered into a partnership with the [[Middle-earth Enterprises|Saul Zaentz Company]] and [[New Line Cinema]] (itself now a subsidiary of [[Warner Bros.]]) to make video games based on both the ''The Lord of the Rings'' [[The Lord of the Rings|books]] and [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|films]] and [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' films]] and [[The Hobbit|book]]. As a result, it is the current company that has the video game rights for both ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' and their adaptations.
 
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==''The Lord of the Rings'' video games==
==''The Lord of the Rings'' video games==
[[Image:Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.png||thumb|175px|right|WBIE logo]]
After the [[wikipedia:Electronic Entertainment Expo|Electronic Entertainment Expo]] [[2009]], Martin Tremblay, President of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, said:
After the [[wikipedia:Electronic Entertainment Expo|Electronic Entertainment Expo]] [[2009]], Martin Tremblay, President of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, said:


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==Games==
==Games==
:'''[[2010]]''': ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest]]''
:'''[[2010]]''': ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest]]''
:'''[[2010]]''': ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Middle-Earth Defense|The Lord of the Rings: Middle-earth Defense]]''
:'''[[2011]]''': ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]]''
:'''[[2011]]''': ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]]''
:'''[[2012]]''': ''[[Guardians of Middle-earth]]''
:'''[[2012]]''': ''[[Guardians of Middle-earth]]''
:'''[[2012]]''': ''[[Lego The Lord of the Rings: The Video Game|Lego The Lord of the Rings]]''
:'''[[2012]]''': ''[[The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth]]''
:'''[[2012]]''': ''[[The Hobbit: Dwarf Combat Training]]''
:'''[[2013]]''': ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – A Journey through Middle-earth ]]''
:'''[[2013]]''': ''[[The Hobbit: Armies of The Third Age]]''
:'''[[2013]]''': ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Barrel Escape]]''
:'''[[2013]]''': ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Spiders of Mirkwood]]''
:'''[[2014]]''': ''[[Lego The Hobbit: The Video Game|Lego The Hobbit]]''
:'''[[2014]]''': ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor]]''
:'''[[2014]]''': ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Legends of Middle-earth]]''
:'''[[2014]]''': ''[[The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies – Orc Attack]]''
:'''[[2014]]''': ''[[The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies – Fight for Middle-earth]]''
:'''[[2017]]''': ''[[Middle-earth: Shadow of War]]''
:'''[[2021]]''': ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War]]''


==External Links==
==External Links==
* [http://www.wbie.com/index.html '''Official Website''']
* [https://warnerbrosgames.com/ '''Official Website''']
* {{WP|Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment}}
* {{WP|Warner Bros. Games}}


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Latest revision as of 12:41, 8 January 2024

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Warner Bros. Games (formerly known as Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, also known as WB Games) is a world-wide distributor and developer of video games and currently, it is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. In 2009 it entered into a partnership with the Saul Zaentz Company and New Line Cinema (itself now a subsidiary of Warner Bros.) to make video games based on both the The Lord of the Rings books and films and The Hobbit films and book. As a result, it is the current company that has the video game rights for both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit and their adaptations.


The Lord of the Rings video games[edit | edit source]

WBIE logo

After the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2009, Martin Tremblay, President of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, said:

The Lord of the Rings franchise is world renowned for its captivating adventures, and we are creating new experiences in the game space designed to appeal to a wide array of consumer tastes from core to casual. The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest is the first of many different types of games we will be developing with the film and literary rights. It is also the first game allowing kids and their families to interact in their favorite locations and stories from The Lord of the Rings with accessible gameplay.[1]

Games[edit | edit source]

2010: The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest
2010: The Lord of the Rings: Middle-earth Defense
2011: The Lord of the Rings: War in the North
2012: Guardians of Middle-earth
2012: Lego The Lord of the Rings
2012: The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth
2012: The Hobbit: Dwarf Combat Training
2013: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – A Journey through Middle-earth
2013: The Hobbit: Armies of The Third Age
2013: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Barrel Escape
2013: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – Spiders of Mirkwood
2014: Lego The Hobbit
2014: Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
2014: The Lord of the Rings: Legends of Middle-earth
2014: The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies – Orc Attack
2014: The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies – Fight for Middle-earth
2017: Middle-earth: Shadow of War
2021: The Lord of the Rings: Rise to War

External Links[edit | edit source]

References

  1. IGN, "Warner Bros. Announces Lord of the Rings Game Franchise Partnership", 28 May 2009 (accessed 27 September 2010)