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Black Panther Game Cancelled As EA Shuts Down Studio By Ex-Monolith Devs
28.5.2025
A Black Panther action game that was in development at Electronic Arts has been killed and the studio behind it is no more. The Madden publisher announced it’s shutting down Cliffhanger Games, previously formed by ex-Monolith Productions leadership, according to a new report by IGN. Read more
Two Point Museum Is Great, The Nemesis System (RIP Monolith) Was Incredible, And More Of The Week's Takes
1.3.2025
This week, we shared our thoughts on Two Point Museum, the latest in developer Two Point’s humorous series of management sims. We also offered up some opinions on what the big takeaways are from this week’s PokémonPresents showcase, and paid homage to the Nemesis system, the patented technology...
The Nemesis System Was One Of The Best Things Gaming Ever Did And WB Just Killed It
25.2.2025
Today, February 25, it was announced Warner Bros. is shutting down Monolith Productions, Player First Games, and Warner Bros. Games San Diego, as well as canceling Monolith’s Wonder Woman game. This follows multiple stories of turnover at the company, including the shutdown of crossover fighter...
Report: Warner Bros. Cancels Wonder Woman Game And Shuts Down Shadow Of Mordor Studio
25.2.2025
Monolith Productions revealed it was making a Wonder Woman game back in 2021. Now Bloomberg reports it’s been canceled and the studio best known for the Middle-Earth: Shadow of War games is being shutdown as well as part of larger cuts at Warner Bros. Games after 2024's Suicide Squad bombed...
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Stats Reveal Most Players' Choices Are Basic
8.11.2024
My favorite part about talking to other people who play choice-based RPGs is comparing choices. Whether it’s about the characters we make or the ways we nudge the story, I am always down to hear how people are playing games like Dragon Age: The Veilguard. We’re just a week out from launch, so a...
I Can’t Stop Thinking About This Badass Metal Song From Rings Of Power
1.10.2024
Occasionally a TV show surprises you with something so unexpected you can’t stop thinking about it for hours, days, even weeks after an episode airs. The latest episode of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power did just that, offering up a moment that immediately etched itself onto my brain...
Rings Of Power Season 2 Episode 5 Foreshadows The Disaster We All Know Is Coming
12.9.2024
Just when I think I don’t give a Took about the many branching narratives in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, the Amazon Prime series drops an episode that cleverly pulls together the disparate stories, justifying their (somewhat plodding) existence. Episode five is one of the more potent...
The Rings Of Power Season 2 Episode 4 Introduces An Iconic Lord Of The Rings Character In The Best Way Possible
5.9.2024
Despite its faults, The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power remains a treasure trove of Tolkien lore for superfans of the fantasy franchise—and season two episode four succinctly showcases the Amazon Prime series’ love for its source material. From the debut of a fan-favorite character to...
The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power Season Two Opens Strong, Then Stumbles
29.8.2024
The opening scene of the second season of Amazon Prime’s Lord of the Rings series The Rings of Power lingers long after I finish the first episode, through the second, and well after the credits roll on the third. It’s stunning, immediately making me feel like this season could put things back...
Amazon Prime Is Offering Three Iconic Lord Of The Rings Games For Free
28.8.2024
Who doesn’t love free video games? It’s the best way to expand your backlog of titles you’ll never touch – at least not until you retire, which is what you keep telling yourself to assuage the guilt. To help feed this cycle, Amazon Prime is giving subscribers three fan-favorite The Lord of...
Your Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power Refresher Ahead Of Season 2
23.8.2024
Amazon’s massive fantasy series, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is set to kick off its second season on the streaming service on August 29. The prequel takes place thousands of years before the events of the J. R. R. Tolkien novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, though there...
Lord Of The Rings Anime Prequel Looks Killer In Its First Trailer
22.8.2024
Oliphaunt battles. A killer squid monster. Brian Cox as a proud and angry old king of Rohan. The first trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim has it all, including the reveal of a December release date. Read more
Lord Of The Rings: Rings Of Power Shows Middle-Earth Falling Apart In New Season 2 Trailer
14.8.2024
Lord Of The Rings: Rings Of Power season 1 left me pretty cool. As a fan of Tolkien’s fantasy world, I thought it had its moments, but a lot of it felt like a waste. Season 2, based on the trailers at least, feels like it’s shaping up to be something else entirely. A second look at the upcoming...
There's Something Off About That Great New Rings Of Power Trailer
29.7.2024
San Diego Comic-Con weekend has come and gone, and we were treated to tons of news about our most anticipated movies and shows. Among the biggest items was the reveal of an awesome new trailer for the second season of Prime Video’s Lord of the Rings prequel, The Rings of Power.Read more
A New Lord Of The Rings Movie Starring Gollum Is Coming
9.5.2024
A new Lord of the Rings film is officially in the works, and it will feature some key personnel from both the original trilogy and the Hobbit trilogy. However, it won’t be original director Peter Jackson in the chair, but rather Gollum actor Andy Serkis.Read more
Embracer Decides To Split Up, Names New Companies Things Like 'Middle-earth Enterprises & Friends'
22.4.2024
After a year of carnage following its unprecedented studio acquisition spree, Embracer Group going back to basics and doing what it does best: confusingly re-naming and re-arranging its portfolio. The Swedish holding company is splitting itself into three new entities. The one in charge of the Lord...
Herní gigant Embracer se rozděluje na tři části. Čeští Warhorse budou sousedit s Pánem prstenů
22.4.2024
Canceled ‘Nolanverse’ Batman Game Has Extensive Gameplay Leak
4.4.2024
Back in the early 2010s, Batman was all the rage. Actually, what am I talking about? Batman is still all the rage, but at the time, it was an especially hot property. In the world of video games, Rocksteady’s Arkham series was taking off while Christopher Nolan was rounding the corner on his widely...
Judas Previews Don’t Make The Game’s Lofty Promises Seem Any Closer To Reality
26.3.2024
It’s been just over a decade since BioShock series creator Ken Levine closed down Irrational Games to form “a smaller, more entrepreneurial endeavor” that would become Ghost Story Games. The studio’s first project, Judas, has been in the works for ten years as well, and after a few trailers teasing...
Lord Of The Rings Moneyball Is the Perfect Meme To End 2023
27.12.2023
I didn’t think it was still possible, but Twitter just served up my favorite crossover of the year: Lord of the Rings Moneyball. You see, you take the plot of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and then talk about it using Moneyball quotes. It’s simple, stupid, and so satisfying I can’t believe nobody...