A bunch of info on Faeit about the return of LOTR/Hobbit, rebranded as Middle-Earth SBG:

[url]http://natfka.blogspot.com/2016/04/gw-lord-of-rings-strategy-battle-game.html[/url]

I had a lot of fun with it, so I'm glad to see it coming back and planned updates through at least 2020. I hope the plastics will be re-released as plastics.

This game had some really good miniatures, and wasn't too expensive to get into, had solid rules, and had an IP that people knew well. If these aren't just rumors, that's going to be some nice news for the future!