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The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest

In the shops today.

United Kingdom – Friday 29 October, 2010 – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced today the launch of The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest , a third-person action adventure video game offering a family-friendly gameplay experience based on The Lord of the Rings, for all ages to enjoy together on PlayStation ® 3 computer entertainment system supporting PlayStation ® Move motion controller, Wii TM system from Nintendo, Nintendo DS TM hand-held system, PlayStation ® 2 computer entertainment system and PSP ® (PlayStation ® Portable) system.

The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest empowers parents and families to become the legendary Aragorn and embark upon his most valiant battles from The Lord of the Rings literary trilogy and films. Wielding a sword, shield, bow or spear, players journey through a colourful rendition of Middle-earth and take down enemies in an action-packed adventure.

The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest lets fans relive the greatest adventures from Middle-earth and experience them in an exciting new way, as well as introduce younger gamers to the trilogy,” said Samantha Ryan, Senior Vice President, Production and Development, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “For the first time, players can become the heroes from J.R.R. Tolkien’s world using the PlayStation ® Move motion controller or the Wii as they wield Aragorn’s sword and Gandalf’s staff in well-known scenes from The Lord of the Rings.”

Actors Sean Astin and John Rhys-Davies reprise their The Lord of the Rings film roles as the voices of Samwise Gamgee, who narrates the game, and Gimli. Both the PlayStation 3 system and Wii TM versions include two-player co-op gameplay featuring Gandalf so children, families and friends can work together in the heart of the action.

The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest for PlayStation 3 system, Wii TM , Nintendo DS TM , PlayStation 2 system and PSP system is rated PEGI “12”. For more information visit www.aragornsquest.com

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About Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a division of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, is a premier worldwide publisher, developer, licensor and distributor of entertainment content for the interactive space across all current and future platforms, including console, handheld and PC-based gaming for both internal and third party game titles.

About Headstrong Games

Based in the heart of London Headstrong Games Ltd. is part of Kuju Entertainment Ltd. The studio develops for a variety of hardware platforms and is a specialist in producing titles for the Wii TM . www.headstrong-games.com

About TT Fusion

TT Fusion (formerly Embryonic Studios) is a BAFTA award winning game development studio based in Wilmslow, Cheshire, England.

About Warner Home Video

With operations in 90 international territories, Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, a division of the Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video's film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Video and New Line Home Entertainment.

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THE LORD OF THE RINGS: ARAGORN'S QUEST software © 2010 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Wii version developed by Headstrong Games Ltd. PS3, PS2, PSP and DS versions developed by TT Fusion Ltd. “PlayStation” and the “PS” Family logo are registered trademarks and “PS3” and the PlayStation Network logo are trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Wii and Nintendo DS are trademarks of Nintendo. © 2006 Nintendo. All other trademarks and copyrights are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

© 2010 New Line Productions, Inc. All The Lord of the Rings content other than content from the New Line films © 2010 The Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Middle-earth Enterprises ("SZC"). The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest, The Lord of the Rings, and the names of the characters, events, items, and places therein are trademarks or registered trademarks of SZC under license to Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. All rights reserved.

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