Thanks for putting this up, ER. I think perhaps my favourite part of the interview is this:

Quote Originally Posted by Wlesmana
I never thought I’d start The Lord of the Rings: Total War. I was planning to make only a mini-mod, with a faction of Gondorians in RTW. In fact, I was going to call it “Rome of the Rings” just to be silly. My modding folder in my PC is still called RomeoftheRings until this day.
'Rome of the Rings'. Hehe, I'd play that.