Vivendi Universal Publishing has brought forth news on several new games based upon Professor J.R.R. Tolkien's renowned novels currently under development by Vivendi Universal Games' Black Label Games studio. For the past few months there have been rumors with respect to an online massively multiplayer game, and today it was revealed that The Lord of the Rings: Middle-earth Online is to be this title. The game simulates a dynamic equivalent of Middle-earth, the chief continent of Tolkien's fantasy world Arda, upon which the events take place depicted in The Lord of the Rings.
In the real-time strategy title The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Ring you choose either to join the Elves and Men in their war against the Dark Lord, or pledge loyalty to Sauron, like Saruman did. The game's storyline focuses upon the events leading to the formation of the Fellowship and the Ring Quest.
Lastly the soon to be released The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring for PC and next-generation consoles will be joined by PC and console games based upon the second and third books of the LotR trilogy, The Two Towers and The Return of the King.
News source: GameSpyDaily
In the real-time strategy title The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Ring you choose either to join the Elves and Men in their war against the Dark Lord, or pledge loyalty to Sauron, like Saruman did. The game's storyline focuses upon the events leading to the formation of the Fellowship and the Ring Quest.
Lastly the soon to be released The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring for PC and next-generation consoles will be joined by PC and console games based upon the second and third books of the LotR trilogy, The Two Towers and The Return of the King.
News source: GameSpyDaily
Microsoft is considering extending its shared-source initiative, currently limited to large users such as governments and universities, to MVPs. This would give them smart-card access to much of the Windows source code, he said. There will be a decision on this in the next couple of months, said Lori Moore, vice president of product support services at Microsoft. "There are many options on the table," she said. "There are many ways to be more open, and we are reviewing ideas."
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The title is highly regarded, said Thomas Lee, a Windows 2000 MVP who specializes in directory issues, and has just been appointed as chief technologist at QA Training. "You are recognized by your peers, not by an exam that you can cheat in." Linux and its community have a symbiotic relationship, he said: "You don't have that same thing at Microsoft, but there are people who are passionate and technical who are committed to doing a great job."
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