8/15/00 - Latest News

The Fall of "The Trilogy"
Berendir @ 2:55 pm EST

Well gaming fans, this comes as no great surprise to me. But, just incase anyone out there wasn't aware, "The Trilogy", by Platus Productions, has been officially cancelled. Smeagol17 brought this to my attention by sending me Smeagol18,s (creator of the Trilogy's) last statement. Here is what the creator had to say about the projects downfall:

Greetings Trilogy Fans:

AS YOU PROBABLY HAVE DEDUCED FROM THE LACK OF NEWS ON THE TRILOGY PAGE, THE GAME HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THIS WAS DUE TO SEVERAL REASONS INCLUDING THE DIFFUCULTY IN GETTING A LICENSE FROM TOLKIEN ENTERPRIZES, THE DIFFICULTY IN MANAGING A GAME WITH VOLUNTEERING WORKERS OVER THE NET, AND MY BUSINESS IN GOING TO COLLEGE NEXT YEAR. I ASSUME THAT DUE TO THE POPULARITY OF THE UPCOMING MOVIES THAT THERE WILL BE EVEN BETTER GAMES MADE BY PROFFESSIONAL COMPANIES THAT WILL EASE YOUR HUNGER FOR TOLKIEN GAMES.

I WILL STILL BE AROUND OUR FAV TOLKIEN MOVIE SITES, SO WATCH FOR ME THERE. THANKS FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT AND SPECIAL THANKS TO XOANON OF TheOneRing.net, JORAM OF Ringbearer, MATT OF THE Tolkien Movie News Site, AND ARAM OF Imladris.

Well, in the wake of this bad, yet not unexpcted news, there arrives new hope of LOTR games. Smeagol17 also sent me a message about his own projects. Here it is:

I myself am making two LOTR rpg's: Gandalf: Return of the Shadow and Gandalf: Sauron Defeated. The player will take the role of our favorite
wizard! ROTS will feature Gandalf's quest from obtaining the Erebor Ket from Thror in Dol Guldur, The Lonely Mountain Quest, to his fall in battle with Balrog of Khazad-Dum in Moria. SD will feature the player as the newly resurrected Gandalf the White and his quest from the Battle of Helm's Deep, The Fall of Isengaurd, The Seige of Gondor and the Final Battle at the Black Gate. I am currently looking for background painters and sprite designers and animators. If anyone is interested please mail me: Smeagol7,at nagoda@ica.net and all pics must be in JPEG format.