Steve Gray discusses LOTR: The White Council
Last week, Electronic Arts announced the re-named Lord of the Rings: The White Council, an open-ended RPG that is drawing comparisons to Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Following the press event, CVG spoke with producer Steve Gray on a wide range of topics including the central story arc, playable races, and the inclusion of Maxis' Sims technology for The White Council's NPCs. Regarding the plot, Gray had this to say: "We have the rights to create derivative fiction from both the books and the films, and that's given us a lot of freedom to create new characters and stories. However, it always has to make sense within the confines of Tolkien's world." EA expects The White Council to ship in Fall 2007 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. A PC version has not been confirmed, but Gray hinted at its likelihood.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Chris @ Jul 21st 2006 9:06AM
He looks a bit like Eddie Izzard.
Ubersnuber @ Jul 21st 2006 9:41AM
so friggin boring..boring
BORING!!
what geek out there still want to try out a LOTR game, after all the games released??
Yea i know, probably many..just had to get it out of the system....
BORING!11!1
farm @ Jul 21st 2006 10:16AM
When are they going to relase Frodo: The Wonder Years?
frodo_baggins @ Jul 21st 2006 10:19AM
I look forward to this game. An Oblivion-style RPG in the LOTR setting -- what's not to love? Seeing as how every other fantasy game has drawn inspiration from Tolkien, it's always nice to see the original fantasy universe in action.
Rawkser @ Jul 21st 2006 10:20AM
Sims tech, eh? So the NPCs in this game will run around like morons then shout at me while they pee on the ground, too?
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Sold!
ncdign @ Jul 21st 2006 10:29AM
The Sims technology means that you'll have to send Gandalf to the bathroom until you recieve the Mithril Depends (+1 to Orc Slaying)
corpsefoker @ Jul 21st 2006 11:39AM
how about focusing on fixing all the f**k ups on the LOTR game you just released
Baboon @ Jul 21st 2006 11:45AM
You will also have to watch the hobits whenever they make camp to make sure they don't set themselves on fire.
Abbas @ Jul 21st 2006 12:05PM
EA should just stick to sports games and Battlefield series
Annoyed @ Jul 21st 2006 12:28PM
This has got to be the worst idea ever with the Sims tech rofl Hurry go make 4 friends so u can become a wizard
Robobob @ Jul 21st 2006 1:11PM
When they say the sims they mean the equivilant of radiant AI for Oblivion. You people need to stop hating.