The Lord of the Rings licensed to Microgaming
February 8, 2010
Microgaming has been an industry leader for many years now and it’s recently signed multi-year licensing agreement with Warner Bros Digital Distribution to create a series of video slots based on the legendary The Lord of the Rings trilogy once again proves this.
Tolkien fans are guaranteed to be glued to their PC’s (and seats) as these slots are set to be as iconic as the trilogy movies have been due to the fact that Microgaming has acquired permission to use animation materials, themes and characters from all of the motion pictures to date including: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.
Microgaming is renowned for strategic business decisions that this seems to the best one yet. Not only did The Lord of the Rings trilogy generate $3 billion in box office revenue, it also earned 30 Academy Award nominations and received 17 first place awards, including Best picture. It is only a logical conclusion then that the film will translate well into an online game and that players will be delighted to become a part of this fantasy world in the form of a high quality, graphically superb video slot.
Roger Raatgever, CEO of Microgaming, recently announced that the the group was very excited at the prospect of creating state-of-the-art video slots from the best movie trilogy of the decade and are looking forward to bringing The Lord of the Rings to Microgaming powered casinos across the net, where the company’s expertise in game quality and speed to market will ensure its success. He added that The Lord of the Rings had a massive loyal fan base with over 97% awareness of the film franchise, as well as phenomenal and unprecedented home video success.
A release date has not been finalised as yet, but you can be sure that when it has been announced, Royal Casino Guide will be at the top of the list for all the latest updates, so make sure you check back often!
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