A 'Lord of the Rings' Video Game Just Shadow Dropped, and There May Be More to Come

Gather your Fellowship for a new adventure Pack your bags, because we're heading back to Middle-earth. On Tuesday a new (old) The Lord of the Rings game was surprise released. Re-released by Aspyr, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North is now available for modern consoles. Originally released in 2011, War in the North is an action RPG that's based on both J. R. R. Tolkien's novels and Peter Jackson's early 2000s film adaptations while also bringing in new ideas and characters to the mix. "You're meeting characters that you're familiar with as well as brand new characters and some characters from the books that you might know of that weren't in the films, so we really get the best of all possible worlds," producer Ruth Tomandl told GameSpot way back when. While Frodo and Sam are off trying to toss the One Ring into the fires of Mount Doom, you'll control a trio of heroes waging war against Sauron's forces in the North. You can freely swap between them in the new version, dubbed the Legacy Edition, and also play War in the North in three-player online co-op or two-player splitscreen co-op modes. War in the North — Legacy Edition also boasts 60 frames per second support, UI/UX optim