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E3 - 2006 : Preview :: Midway bring us LOTR online and Unreal Tournament 2007

by Steven Williamson on 4 May 2006, 13:06

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Mortal Kombat Armageddon, Spy Hunter Nowhere to run, LOTR Online, Rise & Fall



Mortal Kombat: Armageddon(PlayStation2 computer entertainment system, Xbox; October 2006) – Introducing Mortal Kombat: Armageddon – the latest chapter in Midway's best–selling, award–winning, videogame fighting franchise. With the most complete Mortal Kombat roster ever, including every character from the Mortal Kombat fighting universe, revolutionary Create–A–Fighter and Create–A–Fatality modes, Mortal Kombat: Armageddon promises to be the most complete, intensely lethal, fighting experience ever!

Spy Hunter: Nowhere to Run™ (PlayStation 2, Xbox; September 2006) – Spy Hunter®: Nowhere to Run takes the Spy Hunter franchise where it's never gone before – on foot. Featuring action superstar Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as government super–spy extraordinaire Alex Decker, players for the first time ever can step out of the Interceptor and straight into third-person action, utilizing The Rock's physical prowess by taking down enemies with intense melee combat moves.

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The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (PC) – The Lord of the Rings Online is the world's first and only massively multiplayer online (MMO) role playing game based upon the literary works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Gamers of all levels will establish their unique reputations, explore incredibly detailed realms and join familiar Tolkien characters, while adventuring solo or in fellowships within an evolving and persistent re–creation of Middle–earth. The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar is developed by Turbine, Inc. Midway will co–publish (along with Turbine) and distribute The Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar in North America.

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Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War (PC; June 2006) – Rise & Fall: Civilizations at War is the first real–time strategy game to place players directly in the heart of combat as a heroic general fighting side–by–side with their troops. Players can completely command one of the four mightiest empires of the ancient world as in a traditional RTS, but can also use Rise & Fall's innovative Hero Mode to enter the battlefield as one of history's eight greatest heroes.

Rise & Fall will be exclusively shown on Alienware systems at E3.

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