In a recent (and detailed) investor presentation from Vivendi Games it was revealed that a Battlestar Galactica game is currently under development for Sierra Games, a subsidiary of Vivendi. The game is reportedly on-target for a 2007 release for Microsoft’s Live Arcade network as well as for PC. No information on whether this will be a licensed tie-in for the Sci Fi networks hit television series or whether this will be fashioned after the original series was presented by Vivendi, though the logo image included in the presentation appeared to be from the modern Battlestar Galactica (!!!).

Read more: Battlestar Galactica Xbox Live Arcade/PC title in development (Via Gamasutra)

The long-awaited and somewhat troubled MMORPG set in Tolkien’s Middle-Earth appears to finally be close to completion. Announced back in 1998 by Sierra, the game has had a troubled development history before Turbine signed-on to continue development, and eventually buying the publishing rights from Vivendi (the will co-publish this title actually). As of June 2006, Turbine has been accepting applications for their alpha testing phase, which has recently begun. The game will be based in the Lord of the Rings universe, which takes references from Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King and The hobbit, but unfortunately nothing from The Silmarillion. Gameplay is primarily PvE, with few details on the PvP features being announced. Will this be the WoW killer everyone has been waiting for? I have my doubts, but as is usual with the industry, there’s a surprise around every corner.

Watch the gameplay footage after the jump…

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