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War in the North trailer aims for authenticity


Developer interviews are the best way to get a look at both the process behind developing a game and just where the developer intends to go with it. This War in the North trailer does precisely that, and it's extremely interesting. The developers link the War in the North back into the original Lord of the Ring books, and discuss how they made it authentic and true to Tolkein's vision while still remaining unique and interesting. There is also some shots of new areas and new fights, including glimpses of Agandar's foreboding citadel.

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War in the North trailer goes behind enemy lines


We've seen trailers that re-use footage before, and this trailer for War in the North does just that. But while a few shots are recycled from the Black Numenorean trailer, there's also a few that are completely unique to this trailer. Some gameplay shots are intermingled with more cinematic pieces, and there is also some exclusive concept art reveals. However, there's not a whole lot of information present on what the game actually plays like. Only how it looks and moves. In essence, it's a repeat, albeit a slick and polished one.

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War in the North trailer fights against corrupted sorcerers


Lord of the Rings is known for its jargon, but this trailer thankfully has very little of it. While our eyes glaze over as "Black Numenorean" and "Agondar," this trailer for War in the North keeps such nonsense to a minimum and gets straight to what we care to see: the action. It doesn't show the game's mechanics from the player's perspective, but the in-game footage shows off some excellent-looking undead monsters and the players that fight them. In other words, it speaks in a language that everyone understands instead of Elvish. Violence.

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War in the North trailer resists the forces of Sauron


Lord of the Rings is a franchise that has seen so many ups and downs in the videogame space that it's hard to keep track of just what is going on nowadays. The latest game set in Tolkien's esteemed Middle Earth is War in the North, and it's a hack-and-slash RPG by the esteemed Snowblind Studios. This trailer gives a brief glimpse into the raw brutality of the game, which is a big departure for Lord of the Rings. Despite the violence of the movies and book, the games have been mostly oriented to allow children to play. The blood splatter and violence makes this a far more mature outing, and also makes us more interested.

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Lord of the Rings: War in the North announced

The Lord of the Rings franchise (both in book form and its movie trilogy version) continue to be popular and today publisher Warner Bros. Interactive announced the latest game based on J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy universe. It's called Lord of the Rings: War in the North and its being developed by Snowblind Studios as an action-RPG for release on the PC and other platforms sometime in 2011.

The game's official web site is already online and you have to go through an age gate to check it out which may signal that this title will have some more adult content than previous "T" rated Lord of the Rings games. The title will let players control new heroes of the fantasy trilogy that take the fight to Sauron in the Northern part of Middle Earth. It also promises to have co-op gameplay options for up to three people.
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