Gamer.no: It has been said that the game takes place during the War of the Ring. Does that mean that we will witness the events in the book, or is the game set in the time before the events in Tolkien's Lord of the Rings? Chris Taylor said that Saruman has betrayed the council, which should imply that the events must take place just before, or in the book itself. Please enlighten us on this matter.

JA: The time period where the game takes place is around the time the Fellowship has reached the Mines of Moria, so as of right now we have no plans for the players to be able to directly interact with the members of the Fellowship. However you can expect to see the results of the encounters of the Fellowship and the events taking place in the world.