Retail purchase options revealed for Guardians of Middle-earth in the UK

Warner Bros has today revealed that the upcoming MOBA, Guardians of Middle-earth, will be available for purchase for the PlayStation 3 at select UK retailers, as well as via download from the PlayStation Network and Xbox LIVE Arcade, in early December.

The digital versions of Guardians of Middle-earth will be available for £11.99 from the PlayStation Network on 4th December, and for 1200 Microsoft Points on Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360 this autumn. Post-launch, extensive downloadable content will also be available digitally, and can be purchased via the Xbox LIVE Marketplace and the PlayStation Network individually or as a Season Pass.

Guardians of Middle-earth will also be available at select UK retailers for £24.99 for the PlayStation 3 on 7th December. Included with the retail purchase of the game is pre-paid, discounted access to the digital content offered post-launch, along with PSN vouchers equal in value to the full game, plus the Season Pass of downloadable content.

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, which is set for release on 14th December.