real-time strategy video game by Electronic Arts. It is based on the
fantasy novels The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
and the Lord of the Rings live-action film trilogy. The game is the
sequel to Electronic Arts' 2004 title The Lord of the Rings: The Battle
for Middle-earth. The Windows version of the game was released on March
2, 2006, and the Xbox 360 version was released on July 5, 2006. In the
game, the Good Campaign focuses on Glorfindel, an Elf who, with help
from the Dwarves and other Good forces, attempts to eliminate Sauron and
his army to restore peace in Middle-earth. In the Evil Campaign, Sauron
sends the Mouth of Sauron and the Nazgûl to muster wild Goblins as part
of his plan to destroy the remaining Good forces with his army. BFMEII
received generally favorable reviews from video game critics. Reviews
praised the game's integration of the Lord of the Rings universe into a
real-time strategy title, while criticism targeted the game's unbalanced
multiplayer mode. BFMEII received numerous awards, including the
Editors' Choice Award from IGN.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Battle_for_Middle-earth_II>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1484:
The College of Arms, one of the few remaining official heraldic
authorities in Europe, was established by royal charter in London.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_of_Arms>
1836:
Texas Revolution: At a convention of delegates in Washington-
on-the-Brazos, the Mexican state of Texas adopted a declaration of
independence, establishing the Republic of Texas.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_of_1836>
1919:
Communist, revolutionary socialist, and syndicalist delegates
met in Moscow to establish the Communist International.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Founding_Congress_of_the_Comintern>
1939:
Italian Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli was elected as Pope and took
the name Pius XII.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Pius_XII>
1962:
American basketball player Wilt Chamberlain (pictured), then
playing for the Philadelphia Warriors, scored 100 points in a game
against the New York Knicks at Hersheypark Arena in Hershey,
Pennsylvania, still a record in the National Basketball Association
today.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain%27s_100-point_game>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
party favor:
A small gift given to a guest at a party, as a souvenir.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/party_favor>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
Nonsense wakes up the brain cells. And it helps develop a sense of
humor, which is awfully important in this day and age. Humor has a
tremendous place in this sordid world. It's more than just a matter of
laughing. If you can see things out of whack, then you can see how
things can be in whack.
--Dr. Seuss
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Dr._Seuss>
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