Fellowship of the Ring - A Saga On and Off Screen

If you cast your mind back to May 2012, we reported that Microgaming's Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring slot had been taken down due to a lawsuit between the Tolkien estate and Warner Bros. The estate of the late British author and his publisher Harper Collins had filed an $80 million lawsuit against movie-giants Warner Bros for unauthorized merchandising, claiming they didn't have the rights to sell slot game licenses. 

Well, the plot now thickens as Warner's counter-sues the Tolkien estate for allegedly breaking an existing agreement regarding licence sales. So now Warner are suing for the losses they've suffered not being to promote their movie through video games and online video slot games.

What makes video slots such hot property?

It has been proved time and time again that slot games featuring familiar themes and characters really draw in the players. Throw in movie-clips and animated sequences when the player hits a winning combination and you're onto a winner. 

Famously, Playtech's Gladiator game also delivers famous lines from the film, and you can hear Princess Lucilla saying "Today I saw a slave become more powerful than the Emperor of Rome" at key moments in the slot game.Playtech have certainly perfected the art of online slot games based on movies, with games such as Gladiator and Rocky; and of course their series of games based on Marvel comics: X-men, Daredevil, Spiderman, Incredible Hulk and Pink Panther.

Where can I play online video slot games?

You can play these state of the art video slot machines on Betfair, bet365 and Winner Casino among other online casinos.