 On January 9 , 2011 , Electronic Arts announced that the online game servers would be shut down on January 11 , 2011 for the Xbox 360 format of the game . The PC version of the game was shut down on December 31 , 2010 . Electronic Arts noted that their discontinuation of support for the game was partly because the licensing deal with New Line Cinema ( holders of the Lord of the Rings license ) had expired , which led them to no other option than to shut down all online services for the game . 
