“Our extremely talented and dedicated team is committed to creating an incredible new experience for fans of The Lord of the Rings and role playing gamers,” said Steve Gray, executive producer, The Lord of the Rings, The White Council. “With its next generation gameplay and epic new storyline, we think The Lord of the Rings, The White Council will be a huge success.”

Given the presence of Steve Gray on the game's development team, it is likely that this game is Project Gray Company, the codenamed RPG announced by EA in April and headed up by Lord of the Rings game veteran Gray. Leading up to today's announcement, many fans speculated that Project Gray Company may in fact be set in the world of The Lord of the Rings, based on concept art for the game as well as Gray's development history.

The Lord of the Rings, The White Council has been in development by EA for over a year. The game is set to ship for PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 in late 2007.