<s>
Guardians	B-Application
of	I-Application
Middle-earth	I-Application
is	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
battle	O
arena	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Monolith	O
Productions	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guardians	B-Application
of	I-Application
Middle-earth	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
consoles	O
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
servers	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
operational	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
on	O
August	O
29	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guardians	B-Application
of	I-Application
Middle-earth	I-Application
incorporates	O
the	O
standard	O
elements	O
of	O
a	O
typical	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
battle	O
arena	O
(	O
MOBA	O
)	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
strong	O
emphasis	O
upon	O
team	O
coordination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
other	O
MOBA	O
titles	O
,	O
Guardians	B-Application
of	I-Application
Middle-earth	I-Application
emphasizes	O
home	O
console	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
desktop	O
,	O
gameplay	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
gain	O
a	O
"	O
cinematic	O
"	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Guardians	B-Application
of	I-Application
Middle-earth	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
April	O
2019	O
,	O
Steam	O
has	O
removed	O
Guardians	B-Application
of	I-Application
Middle	I-Application
Earth	I-Application
from	O
their	O
store	O
page	O
.	O
</s>
