Fans of The Lord of the Rings franchise who are waiting for the fantasy world to come to life in the next generation of gaming will be glad to know that they need not wait too long for their wish to come true. Pandemic Studios is working on it and it'll be called The Lord of the Rings: Conquest.

Slated for release in the Fall of 2008, The Lord of the Rings: Conquest will go out for the PC, Microsoft Xbox 360, and the Sony PlayStation 3. Pandemic says it'll be a spiritual sequel to Star Wars: Battlefront with plenty of improvements to create a totally immersive experience.

The Lord of the Rings: Conquest will have massive battles featuring as many as 150 characters at any given sequence. Two campaigns will be available for solo play, including a scenario that tells the tale of what would have happened if Sauron got his hands on the One Ring again.

The multiplayer end of The Lord of the Rings: Conquest will feature up to eight players fighting it out with each other online. For those who like their multiplayer experiences more friendly, a four player co-op mode will also be available.

"Our experience creating massive, rich, action-packed games means that The Lord of the Rings: Conquest will give fans exactly what they want: full control of the blade, bow and magic to fight its epic battles any way they want – even if they choose to play from the evil side," says Pandemic Games general manager Josh Resnick as he teases fans about their upcoming release.