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Guardians of Middle-earth

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Guardians of Middle-earth
Details
DeveloperMonolith Productions (Xbox 360, PS3)
Zombie Studios (Windows)
PublisherWarner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
PlatformXbox 360, PlayStation 3, Windows
Release Date4 December 2012 (PS3, Xbox)
29 August 2013 (Windows)[1]
GenreMultiplayer online battle arena
ModesSingle-player, multi-player
RatingESRB: T
PEGI: 12+
DistributionPhysical and digital

Guardians of Middle-earth was a multiplayer online battle arena video game developed by Monolith Productions for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.[2]

Between 2018 and 2019, the game was quietly delisted from all marketplaces, and all game servers shut down. No official announcement from the developer or publisher was made.[3]

Gameplay

The player fights in a battle of ten combatants, five on each side, who are either controlled by online players or the AI. The player is able to choose out of twenty different "guardians" who have their own strengths and abilities. An in-game currency can be earned during battles and which can be used to buy items. During battles the player will be able to communicate with allied players with in-game voice communication.[2]

Guardians

Guardians of Middle-earth features thirty-six different guardians:

Guardians of Middle-earth

Trailer

External links

References

  1. ↑ Alexa Ray Corriea, "Guardians of Middle-earth coming to Steam for PC Aug. 29" Aug 15, 2013, Polygon, accessed 13 October 2025
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Guardians of Middle-earth: Game Info", Guardians of Middle-earth official website, accessed 1 July 2012
  3. ↑ https://delistedgames.com/guardians-of-middle-earth
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 "Guardians of Middle-earth: Guardian Bios", Guardians of Middle-earth official website, accessed 16 July 2012
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Megan Farokhmanesh, "Guardians of Middle-earth demos give players control of Sauron, Arathorn" August 31 2012, Polygon, accessed 13 October 2025
  6. ↑ D.J. Waaland, "Barrow-wight Lord Joins Guardians of Middle-Earth" March 6 2012, TrueAchievements, accessed 13 October 2025
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Dave Tach, "Guardians of Middle-earth DLC trailer brings Bilbo and Bert to battle" December 14 2012, Polygon, accessed 13 October 2025
  8. ↑ John Funk, "Elrond Half-Elven joins the fray in Guardians of Middle-earth trailer" May 1 2013, Polygon, accessed 13 October 2025
  9. ↑ Alexa Ray Corriea, "Guardians of Middle-earth trailer sends Eowyn and Mozgog into battle" October 26 2012, Polygon, accessed 13 October 2025
  10. ↑ Alexa Ray Corriea, "Guardians of Middle-earth DLC adds Ring-bearer Frodo Baggins" April 3 2013, Polygon, accessed 13 October 2025
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Guardians of Middle-earth: First Official Gameplay Trailer" 29 June 2012, YouTube, accessed 16 July 2012
  12. ↑ Emily Gera, "Guardians of Middle-earth introduces Glóin to the roster of playable heroes" February 7 2013, Polygon, accessed 13 October 2025
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Tracey Lien, "Thrain and Gothmog revealed as the newest characters in Guardians of Middle Earth" November 9 2012, Polygon, accessed 13 October 2025
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Thorin Oakenshield and Great Goblin have arrived!" December 1, 2012, Guardians of Middle-earth official website, accessed 8 January 2013
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Dave Tach, "Haldir and Lugbol enter the arena in a new Guardians of Middle-earth trailer" November 28 2012, Polygon, accessed 13 October 2025
  16. ↑ Dave Tach, "Kili the Dwarf joins Guardians of Middle-earth's battlefield" April 17 2012, Polygon, accessed 13 October 2025
  17. ↑ Dave Tach, "The Mouth of Sauron joins Guardians of Middle-earth as DLC" May 15, 2013, Polygon, accessed 13 October 2025
  18. ↑ Dave Tach, "Guardians of Middle-earth trailer roots Radagast the Brown in the battlefield" January 30 2013, Polygon, accessed 13 October 2025
  19. ↑ Dave Tach, "Guardians of Middle-earth at GamesCom: New Characters", Impulse Gamer, accessed 13 October 2025
  20. ↑ John Funk, "Guardians of Middle-earth DLC trailer heralds the coming of Saruman" March 13 2013, Polygon, accessed 13 October 2025
  21. ↑ Dave Cook, "Guardians of Middle Earth DLC adds Snaga the goblin" February 20 2013, VG247, accessed 13 October 2025
  22. ↑ Emily Gera, "Guardians of Middle-earth getting new map and DLC character Unglob" March 21 2013, Polygon, accessed 13 October 2025
Licensed video games set in Middle-earth
 Melbourne House: The Hobbit (1982) · Lord of the Rings: Game One (1985) · Shadows of Mordor (1988) · War in Middle Earth (1988) · Crack of Doom Software Adventure (1989) · Riders of Rohan (1990)
 Interplay Productions: The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (PC) (1990) · The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers (1993) · The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (SNES) (1994)
 Vivendi Universal: The Fellowship of the Ring (2002) · The Hobbit (2003) · War of the Ring (2003)
 Electronic Arts: The Two Towers (2002) · The Return of the King (2003) · The Third Age (2004) · The Battle for Middle-earth (2004) · Tactics (2005) · The Battle for Middle-earth II (2006) (The Rise of the Witch-king (2006)) · Conquest (2009) · Heroes of Middle-earth (2023)
 Turbine/Standing Stone Games: The Lord of the Rings Online (2007-)
 Warner Bros: Aragorn's Quest (2010) · War in the North (2011) · Guardians of Middle-earth (2012-2018) · Kingdoms of Middle-earth (2012)· Armies of The Third Age (2013) · Shadow of Mordor (2014) · Shadow of War (2017) · Rise to War (2021)
 Glu Games: Middle-Earth Defense (2010)
 Traveller's Tales: Lego The Lord of the Rings: The Video Game (2012) · Lego The Hobbit (2014)
 Twin Sails Interactive: The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game (2018)
 Daedalic Entertainment: The Lord of the Rings: Gollum (2023)
 North Beach Games: The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria (2023)
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