Golden hamster stock of hamsters was exported from Syria to the United States in 1971, but apparently none of today's North American pets is descended from these (at least in the female line), because recent mitochondrial DNA studies have established that all domestic golden hamsters are descended from one female – probably the one captured in 1930 in Syria. Since the species was named, the genus "Cricetus" has been subdivided and this species (together with several others) was separated into the genus "Mesocricetus", leading to the currently accepted scientific name for the golden hamster of "Mesocricetus auratus". Following Professor Aharoni's collection in
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth for Best of E3 2004 Editors Choice. "The Battle for Middle-earth" was nominated for "X-Play"s "Best Strategy Game" and "PC Gamer US"s "Best Real-Time Strategy Game 2004" awards, both of which ultimately went to "". The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth is a real-time strategy video game developed by EA Los Angeles for Microsoft Windows. It was released in December 6, 2004 and is based on Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, in turn based on J. R. R. Tolkien's original novel. The game uses