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The Lord Of The Rings: War In The North: The Kotaku Review

6:00AM November 9, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Why didn’t Gandalf have his giant eagle friends drop the One Ring into the fires of Mount Doom and be done with it? More »


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Game Reviewers Protest Middle-Earth’s Senseless War In The North

11:30AM November 4, 2011 | Mike Fahey

There once was a small hobbit that left the Shire on a grand adventure, performing brave deeds and overcoming impossible odds for the sake of all Middle-Earth. This is not his story. More »


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Should You Buy The Lord Of The Rings: War In The North? Yes.

6:00AM November 3, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Just when we thought we’d seen all there is to see in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings saga, Snowblind Studios goes and writes an entirely new adventure, chronicling the goings on in the North while Sauron’s eye was focused on Frodo and friends. Should you lend it your bow, or give it the axe? More »


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Lord Of The Rings: War In The North Has Launch Trailer

5:20AM October 29, 2011 | Mike Fahey

With Skyrim-lust whipping fantasy role-playing game fans into a frothy puddle, perhaps November 1 is the best possible time for Warner Bros. to release The Lord of the Rings: War in the North. More »


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Innocent Sandwich Died To Create Weapons For Lord Of The Rings: War In The North

3:40AM May 13, 2011 | Mike Fahey

The Lord of the Rings: War in the North developer Snowblind Studios takes its weapon creating seriously in this behind-the-scenes video, and an innocent lunchtime treat gives its life for the greater good. More »


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This Is The Bloodiest Lord Of The Rings Game Ever

1:00AM April 14, 2011 | Mike Fahey

One would assume that cutting your way through countless orcs would leave your clothes rather messy. Snowblind Studios, the developer of The Lord of the Rings: War in the North makes that happen in what looks to be the most violent game the fantasy series has ever seen. More »


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LOTR: War In The North Is D-Day Of Middle Earth, Only With Loot

10:30AM March 10, 2011 | Michael McWhertor

There is another great war in J.R.R. Tolkein’s Lord of the Rings saga, a bloody battle set in the north of Middle Earth. This front is the setting of The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, the fantasy world’s equivalent of the Allied invasion of Normandy, says developer Snowblind Studios. More »


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Creating An Entirely New Heroic Tale Of Middle-Earth

3:40AM February 18, 2011 | Mike Fahey

In this behind-the-scenes trailer for The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, developer Snowblind Studios tackles the daunting task of filling out areas and stories of Middle-Earth that J. R. R. Tolkien only hinted at. More »


The Untold Story Of The Lord Of The Rings: War In The North

4:40AM November 19, 2010 | Mike Fahey

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While the Fellowship of the Ring is slowly realising that everything would have gone much smoother had Gandalf called the eagles in the first place, a great evil stirs in Middle Earth’s Northern Reaches. More »


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Lord Of The Rings RPG Head Developer Quits

5:30AM October 30, 2010 | Michael McWhertor

Ryan Geithman, founder and president of Champions of Norrath and Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance developer Snowblind Studios, has left the Seattle-based studio after 13 years with the company and in the midst of developing the studio’s current game. More »