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The Lord of the Rings: War In The North Review – A Darker Middle-earth
A competent game, War In The North is a tough sell. Its appeal lays with LOTR fans and those who have some nostalgia for the original game. The post The Lord of the Rings: War In The North Review – A Darker Middle-earth appeared first on COGconnected.
Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Update Adds Three New Features, Includes 60fps In Classic Graphics Mode
A patch focused on "community requested features". Aspyr recently revived The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, and this week it returns to Tomb Raider I-III Remastered with a community patch, adding some requested features. This update includes three new features across all versions of the game...
Nintendo Download – August 20, 2026 (Europe)
The latest European Nintendo Downloads for the week of August 20, 2026 are as follows: Switch 2 Download 1000xResist – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition DayZ: Cool Edition Dead Age 2 Grim Trials Ground Zero Hero Starsand Island The Lord of the Rings: War in the North – Legacy Edition Wobbly Life – Nintendo...
Review: The Lord of the Rings: War in the North – Legacy Edition is Just as Mid as it Was 15 Years Ago
Discover if the Legacy Edition enhances the mediocre Lord of the Rings: War in the North gameplay in this comprehensive review.
Remembering The Lord Of The Rings Game That Ripped Off Final Fantasy 10
With a surprise remaster of The Lord of the Rings: War in the North dropping earlier this month and Andy Serkis’ film, Hunt for Gollum, now in production, I’ve had a real desire to jump back into Middle-earth recently. It was a formative fictional world for millions, whether you read J. R. R....
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Legacy Edition Review: An Exciting Remaster of a Fan-Favorite LOTR Game
Aspyr has made good on numerous fan requests over the years, finally giving War in the North its flowers.
A dev tried to warn WB Games not to launch Lord of the Rings: War in the North 10 days before Skyrim, but was 'overruled'
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, a WB Games-published 2011 action RPG about a different fellowship that went the other way, recently reappeared on Steam in a polished-up Legacy Edition package. While the modernizations are getting a favorable reception—it's currently enjoying a Very...
Skyrim eclipsed Lord of the Rings: War in the North's launch 15 years ago, so the WB Games lead who "argued vociferously" against the release is happy to see it get a second shot
Fans of Middle-earth got a lovely surprise this week when The Lord of the Rings: War in the North was suddenly available again thanks to publisher Aspyr. A bit of a hidden gem among video games based on JRR Tolkien's work, one of the devs overseeing the original game is glad it's getting another...
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North Dev Warned Warner Bros. Not to Go Up Against Skyrim Back in 2011
Cast your mind back to November 2011, and two big fantasy games based on established IPs came out pretty much at the same time: Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, which went on to sell over 65 million copies, and Snowblind Studios’ The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, which failed...
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North Dev Warned Warner Bros. Not to Go Up Against Skyrim Back in 2011
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North developer "argued vociferously" not to go up against Skyrim, but he was "overruled."
2011 Lord Of The Rings Game Didn’t Get A “Fair Shake” Launching Near Skyrim, Former WB Boss Says
Christian Allen, who was on the leadership team at Warner Bros. Games when 2011's The Lord of the Rings: War in the North came out, has commented on the recent re-release, saying he's happy the game is coming back because it didn't get a "fair shake" upon its original release. Why's that? He said...
Former WB director says Lord of the Rings: War in the North should never have released at the same time as Skyrim
A game designer who used to work at Warner Bros Games says he’s happy to see The Lord of the Rings: War in the North getting a new port, because he doesn’t think it was given a fair appraisal the first time around. Christian Allen, who has 24 years of experience in the industry and was a design...
Limited Run Announces Lord Of The Rings: War In The North Physical Release
And so it begins. Earlier this week, Aspyr revived The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Legacy Edition for Switch, Switch 2 and other platforms. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North re-release is just the start as publisher teases "more classic releases" from Middle-earth are on the way
In case you were unaware, spin-off action-RPG The Lord of the Rings: War in the North just got a nice new re-release from Aspyr, making it playable on contemporary hardware. Now, Aspyr shares that more Lord of the Rings game remakes are coming, and boy, oh boy, am I ready to replay The Third Age....
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North re-release is just the start as publisher teases "more classic releases" from Middle-earth are on the way
The Battle for Middle-earth and The Third Age could be next
New Trailers for The Sinking City 2, Crimson Desert, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, and More
A new set of trailers has been released today. As such, I’ve decided to share them in one big article. So, below you can find the latest trailers for The Sinking City 2, Crimson Desert, Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy, 1666: Amsterdam, and The Lord of the Rings: War in the North – Legacy Edition. …...
The Lord Of The Rings: War In The North Re-Release Promises To Be The First Of Many From The Tolkien Catalog
Aspyr Media says it will have a bunch more LOTR games to come in the future
The Lord Of The Rings: War In The North Won't Be The Last Port
War in the North is only the beginning of Aspyr's plans.
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North returns with a Legacy Edition from Aspyr
After getting delisted way back in 2019 on PC, Aspyr Media have re-released The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Legacy Edition. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/the-lord-of-the-rings-war-in-the-north-returns-with-a-legacy-edition-from-aspyr/
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North returns with a Legacy Edition from Aspyr
After getting delisted way back in 2019 on PC, Aspyr Media have re-released The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Legacy Edition. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.
Aspyr says it has more LOTR remasters on the way following War in the North
Aspyr’s surprise remaster of The Lord of the Rings: War in the North appears to be just the beginning. In its press release announcing the newly released Legacy Edition, which arrived earlier this week, the studio confirmed that more classic LOTR titles are now in the pipeline for modern platforms....
Aspyr Promises More Lord Of The Rings Revivals In The Future
Somehow, Sauron returned. Following the surprise launch of The Lord of the Rings: War in the North - Legacy Edition on Switch and Switch 2 (with an EU release coming on the 18th), Aspyr has outright stated that more is on the way. Of course, we don't know exactly which games the publisher plans to...
2011 action RPG The Lord of the Rings: War in the North gets a new Legacy Edition, with ‘more classic releases’ coming
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, the 2011 action RPG originally published by Warner Bros Interactive, has been given a modern re-release. Aspyr has handled development and publication of the new Legacy Edition version, which it says is under licence from Warner Bros. The studio also teases...
2011 action RPG The Lord of the Rings: War in the North gets a new Legacy Edition, with ‘more classic releases’ coming
Aspyr says it'll be bringing more Lord of the Rings games to current systems
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