The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II - The Rise of the Witch-king (PC)
A huge force in the gaming industry, Electronic Arts has partnered with GameSpy on more than 25 occasions to bring several of its major titles online.
Hits like Medal of Honor, Command & Conquer, and the entire Battlefield franchise are powered by our technology.
In addition to those revered franchises, GameSpy’s SDKs also drive the online portion of EA’s latest successes: The Lord of the Rings titles. The series’ latest entry, Lord of the Rings - Battle for Middle-earth II: Rise of the Witch King, uses our Matchmaking system to connect players, giving them the means to easily search for games, a way to chat inside in-game lobbies, and the ATLAS Competition System gives them ability to report their stats once games have been completed.
Witch King, like the other LotR games, also integrates our GameSpy Comrade Presence & Messaging SDK to notify gamers when their buddies are online. Like Star Wars: Empire At War, Witch King ranks as one of Arena’s most popular games.
Combined, GameSpy’s components have strengthened the LotR franchise, extending its life by embedding technology that has helped foster its popularity. Today’s gamers want instant access to anything the deem important to them: instant stats, instant chat, and instant access to online matches. EA put us in its game to help them achieve those goals.
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