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Guardians of Middle Earth game domain names registered [UPDATED]

Guardians of Middle Earth game

In March 2012, Middle-earth Enterprises (a division of The Saul Zaentz Company), registered domain names hinting at a “Legends of Middle Earth” game.  Those domain names were publicly registered through the internet brand protection company MarkMonitor.

Now, this week, a handful of domains have been privately registered through MarkMonitor that indicate a game by a different title may be in the works: Guardians of Middle Earth.

On May 1, guardiansofmiddleearth.com (Whois), guardiansofmiddleearthgame.com (Whois), guardiansofmiddle-earth.com (Whois), and guardiansofmiddle-earthgame.com (Whois), were all registered.  Given that Middle-earth Enterprises is a known-client of MarkMonitor, it’s safe to say that the company is behind the registrations.

At the time of this story, none of the domain names resolve to a web page nor has there been any official announcement about a “Guardians of Middle Earth” game.

The Hobbit, an upcoming film based on J. R. R. Tolkien’s novel, is set to be released in December 2012.

[UPDATED May 30, 2012:. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment revealed Guardians of Middle-earth, a multiplayer online battle arena game set to be released in the fall 2012.]

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Middle-earth Enterprises registers Legends of Middle Earth game domains

Legends of Middle Earth game

Could another video game based upon J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth literary writings be released?

Well, according to three new domain registrations by Middle-earth Enterprises (a division of The Saul Zaentz Company), a new game called “Legends of Middle Earth” may be in the works.

On March 12, The Saul Zaentz Company registered LegendsofMiddleEarthgame.com (Whois), LOMgame.com (Whois), and LOMEgame.com (Whois).

At the time of this story going online, none of the domains resolve to a web page.

Discussion: GameSpot and HardGamers

(Image of Lord of the Rings Battle for Middle Earth 2 Rise of the Witch King via EA.com)