Vivendi Universal Publishing je najavil, da je odprl nov razvojni studio Black Label Games, v katerem bodo razvijali igre za PC in koznole. Black Label Games je en od mnogih Vivendijevih studiev, kot so Blizzard Entertainment, Sierra in Universal Interactive. Prve igre izpod tipkovnic Black Label Games bodo The Thing in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.