Guardians of Middle-earth Dated, DLC Plans

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Monolith Productions today announced Guardians of Middle-earth will be available for purchase at select retailers, as well as via download on Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network beginning in early December.

The digital versions will be available for $14.99 on PlayStation Network beginning December 4th, and for 1200 Microsoft Points on Xbox Live Arcade this fall. Post-launch, downloadable content will also be available digitally, and can be purchased via Xbox Live Marketplace and PlayStation Network individually or as a Season Pass. Guardians of Middle-earth will also be available at select retailers for $29.99 for PlayStation 3 beginning December 4th and for Xbox 360 this fall. Included with the retail purchase of the game is pre-paid, discounted access to the digital content offered post-launch.

Digital content will consist of game maps, one bonus gameplay mode and several additional good and evil characters, some of which will be based on key characters in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey motion picture.