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Shadow-Dropped: War in the North Legacy Edition Revives a Forgotten LOTR Classic

Fifteen years after it first hit Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC, and seven years after it vanished from digital storefronts, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North…

Chris August 12, 2026

Gaming News

Middle-earth, Medieval Bohemia, and a Whole Lot of Hype

Hold onto your chainmail, because the RPG geniuses over at Warhorse Studios just dropped an absolute nuclear warhead of an announcement. Without a massive marketing campaign or a cinematic trailer,…

Chris May 20, 2026

Retrospectives

The Wizards of Kirkland: A History of Monolith Productions

If you’ve ever felt the sheer visceral satisfaction of nailing a cultist to a wall with a harpoon or felt your heart skip a beat when a creepy little girl…

Chris May 2, 2026

Retro-Games

The Game That Made Us Love Getting Murdered by Orcs: Middle-earth – Shadow of Mordor

Release Date: September 30, 2014 Developer: Monolith Productions Get It On: GOG A Surprise Hit from the Black Gate Back in 2014, the gaming landscape was in a bit of…

Chris April 18, 2026