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Sneak peek: The Hobbit The Hobbit is a videogame based on J.R.R. Tolkien's worldwide best-selling novel. It was developed by Texas-based Inevitable Entertainment and is a third-person action/adventure game set in the world of Middle-earth. In the game, you take the persona of Bilbo Baggins, an unassuming hobbit who has been unwittingly thrust into an epic adventure. "Bringing the epic worlds described in Tolkien's works to life through a videogame has been an amazing experience," said Russell Byrd, managing director at Inevitable Entertainment. "The Hobbit is one of the pre-eminent fantasy works of all time and is perfectly suited to be the inspiration for a great game," said Mike Ryder, president of Sierra Entertainment. "The book provides a tremendous amount of rich material from which we expect to make a fantasy game that lives up to the extremely high expectations of Tolkien's fans worldwide." Under its multiyear deal with Tolkien Enterprises, Sierra has exclusive rights to create videogames based on J.R.R. Tolkien's literary work <I>The Hobbit</I>. The game is due to be released in 2003 for the Nintendo GameCube.
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