EA announced today that it will produce a collection of three The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth strategy titles for PC. You can find more information on The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth Anthology below:

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., March 7, 2007 – Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced today that the complete collection of Middle-earth PC Real-Time Strategy (RTS) games will be available with The Lord of the Rings™, The Battle for Middle-earth™ Anthology*.

For the first time The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth Anthology offers fans the chance to bring together all the epic The Lord of the Rings™ battles with The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth™, The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II™ Collector’s Edition and The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II, The Rise of the Witch-King™ within a single compilation, and all for an MSRP of $39.99.

The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth puts players in command of good or evil heroes and armies of Middle-earth in epic battles from The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. In The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II Collector’s Edition players wage war in the North and experience heroes and creatures that have never been seen in The Lord of the Rings films. The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth Anthology is the exclusive place to purchase The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II Collector’s Edition, which grants players access to limited release features including ‘behind the scenes’ details of creating a blockbuster Lord of the Rings PC game, multiple exclusive maps, as well as an exclusive fire-breathing Dragon unit. On the battlefield, this impressive unit can only be controlled by players who purchase the Collector’s Edition. The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II, The Rise of the Witch-King, allows players to explore the evil side of Middle-earth through the Witch-King’s rise to power. In this expansion pack, gamers experience a whole new depth of strategy and upgraded War of the Ring and Create-A-Hero features, allowing more freedom in customizing game play.

Developed at EA’s Los Angeles studio, The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II Anthology for the PC is rated “T” for Teen by the ESRB and is shipping March 20, 2007. The official videogame website can be found at www.lotr.ea.com.