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The Lord of the Rings Online(TM): Shadows of Angmar(TM) Launches Nationwide at GameStop.


GRAPEVINE, Texas Grapevine is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census the city population was 42,059, though the 2006 U.S. Census Bureau estimate puts the city's population at 48,583.  -- GameStop Corp. (NYSE NYSE

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), the world's largest video game and entertainment software retailer, today announced the availability of the much anticipated video game, The Lord of the Rings Online(TM): Shadows of Angmar(TM) by Midway Games Midway Games (NYSE: MWY) (formerly Midway Manufacturing) is an American video game publisher. Midway's legacy includes landmark titles such as Ms. Pac-Man, Spy Hunter, Tron, Mortal Kombat, and NBA Jam. . The game is the first and only massively-multiplayer online game based on the Books of J.R.R. Tolkien and is available at over 3,600 GameStop and EB Games stores throughout the U.S., as well as online at www.GameStop.com.

Players of the game can experience the greatest epic fantasy adventure of all time and join with millions of fans from around the globe in the vast world of Middle-earth. Four years in the making, The Lord of the Rings Online(TM): Shadows of Angmar(TM) is co-published by leading interactive entertainment software companies Midway and Turbine.

About GameStop

Headquartered in Grapevine, TX, GameStop Corp. is the world's largest video game and entertainment software retailer. The company operates over 4,700 retail stores across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  and in fourteen countries worldwide. The company also owns two e-commerce sites, GameStop.com and EBgames.com, and Game Informer Game Informer (often abbreviated to GI) is an American-based monthly magazine featuring articles, news, strategy and reviews of popular video games and associated consoles. (R) magazine, a leading multi-platform video game publication. GameStop Corp. sells new and used video game software, hardware and accessories for next generation video game systems from Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft. In addition, the company sells PC entertainment software, related accessories and other merchandise. General information on GameStop Corp. can be obtained at the company's corporate website: http://www.gamestop.com/corporate.

About Turbine

Turbine, Inc. is a premier developer, publisher and operator of online entertainment and is headquartered in Westwood, Massachusetts. The company is one of the largest privately-held online games companies in North America. Turbine's catalog includes some of the most famous online entertainment brands, including Asheron's Call[R], DUNGEONS Dungeons may refer to:
  • the plural form of Dungeon, part of a medieval castle that is either the keep or an underground prison
  • shorthand for Dungeons & Dragons, a fantasy role-playing game
 & DRAGONS ONLINE(TM): Stormreach(TM), and The Lord of the Rings Online(TM): Shadows of Angmar(TM). For more information on Turbine, its products and services please visit www.turbine.com.

About Midway

Midway Games Inc. (NYSE:MWY MWY Me Without You (band) ), headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with offices throughout the world, is a leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software for major videogame systems and personal computers. More information about Midway and its products can be found at www.midway.com.

About Tolkien Enterprises

The Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Tolkien Enterprises is the holder of worldwide motion picture, legitimate stage, merchandising, and other rights in J.R.R. Tolkien's literary works The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit A microprocessor from AT&T that was used in a variety of portable devices. It is no longer made.

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. Tolkien Enterprises has been producing and licensing films, stage productions and merchandise based on Tolkien's works for almost 30 years. Its headquarters are in Berkeley, California, and its website may be found at www.tolkien-ent.com.
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