It is almost official now that EA lost the license of the LOTR universe.
After eight years of Electronic Arts holding the game rights to the Lord of the Rings films, the license has transferred to Warner Bros., which owns licensee New Line Cinema.
In 2007, publisher EA renewed its original licensing agreement through 2008, but apparently Warner elected to bring the property home after that period expired. The news was reported in an online Variety blog post, citing unnamed sources.
The reversion likely includes the rights to adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien’s original literary work, held by Vivendi Games until they too were obtained by Electronic Arts in 2005.
Pandemic’s Lord of the Rings: Conquest, apparently the last Lord of the Rings game to be released by EA, made it onto the top 10 sales charts, but seemed to have little lasting power –
So what do you guys think is this a good thing or a bad one. I personally hope CA will buy the license you never know
message sympa EA perd la licence^^