Electronic Arts renewed the license to create more games within the world of Lord of the Rings, the company announced today.

The deal with New Line Cinema means the company will be releasing new LOTR titles this year, EA said.

"The Lord of the Rings is an incredible canvas to create epic games," said Frank Gibeau, EA's executive vice president and general manager of North American publishing. "We look forward to our next project with New Line Cinema and Tolkien Enterprises scheduled to ship in 2008."

"We have a long history of making great games with EA and are thrilled to extend our longstanding relationship," said David Imhoff, New Line's senior executive vice president of worldwide licensing and merchandising. "We look forward to working closely with EA to create even more compelling Lord of the Rings adventures in the future."

Can't wait for that Lord of the Rings driving game. Brian Crecente

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