More ‘Lord Of The Rings’ classic games are being re-released

More classic The Lord Of The Rings games have been confirmed for modern consoles following the surprise remaster of War In The North earlier this year.

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The Lord Of The Rings: War In The North was originally released back in 2011 and last month, the remastered Legacy edition was made available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch 2 consoles. 

At the time Aspyr, who own the rights to the Lord Of The Rings franchise, promised “more classic releases” were planned. Now, they’ve announced that 2014’s open-world adventure game Middle-earth: Shadow Of Mordor and 2017 sequel Shadow Of War are being re-released on the Nintendo Switch 2.

Experience the Middle-earth saga and the Nemesis System now on Nintendo Switch 2!

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The Middle-earth: Shadow Bundle is available to pre-order now for £31.49 (usual price £62.99) ahead of a launch later this week (September 30). The bundle includes the Game Of The Year Edition of Middle-earth: Shadow Of Mordor, featuring bonus missions and skins, and the Definitive Edition of Shadow Of War.  Both games are already available to purchase on Xbox and PlayStation’s digital store.

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As well as working on bringing the back catalogue of classic Lord Of The Rings titles to modern consoles Aspyr are also working on a brand new game set in Middle-earth.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance studio Warhorse are currently heading up production on the untitled Lord Of The Rings game. They’ve confirmed it will be an “open-world role-playing game” but more details will be shared when the time is right. Warhorse are also working on a new Kingdom Come title, that’ll be released within the next 18 months. 

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