{"id":2089469,"date":"2026-08-12T10:13:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T07:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2089469"},"modified":"2026-08-12T10:13:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T07:13:21","slug":"lord-of-the-rings-classic-game-gets-surprise-remaster-and-more-are-on-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2089469","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Lord Of The Rings\u2019 classic game gets surprise remaster \u2013 and more are on the way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/The-Lord-Of-The-Rings-The-War-In-The-North.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Gaming News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">\u2018Lord Of The Rings\u2019 classic game gets surprise remaster \u2013 and more are on the way<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>A refreshed take on Xbox 360 title \u2018War In The North\u2019 is out now\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Ali Shutler<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-12T11:13:21+01:00\">12th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/The-Lord-Of-The-Rings-The-War-In-The-North-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"&apos;The Lord Of The Rings: War In The North&apos;\" title=\"The Lord Of The Rings The War In The North\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">&#8216;The Lord Of The Rings: War In The North&#8217; CREDIT: Aspyr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>An updated version of Xbox 360 classic <i>The<\/i><i>Lord Of The Rings: War In The North<\/i> has been surprise-released \u2013 with more remasters on the way.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: How \u2018Lord Of The Rings\u2019, \u2018Minecraft\u2019 and dungeon crawler games inspired Au\/Ra\u2019s \u201chopecore\u201d alt-pop debut<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Originally released back in 2011, <i>The Lord Of The Rings: War In The North<\/i> is an action role-playing game with a focus on co-op combat. The game veers away from the hit movie adaptation and tells the untold story of Aganda\u00fbr, a Black N\u00famen\u00f3rean who serves the evil lord Sauron. With The Fellowship dealing with the One Ring, it\u2019s up to you to save the day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p><i>The Lord Of The Rings: War In The North<\/i> got mixed reviews when it first launched but earlier today, a surprise remaster was released for modern consoles. The Legacy edition features a number of modern enhancements. \u201cNew and long-time fans can once again play co-op for up to three players online or two players in local split-screen while discovering quality-of-life improvements including the ability to hot-swap characters, refined enemy-target locking, improved UI\/UX with the addition of Health, Mana and EXP bars for party members, a new autosave feature, gyro control support on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, 60 FPS gameplay and numerous additional bug fixes.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Lord of the Rings War in the North - Legacy Edition Launch Trailer | PS5 &amp; PS4 Games\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/luTEjqWxA6g?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Developers Aspyr, whose parent company Embracer owns the rights to <i>The Lord Of The Rings<\/i> franchise, have also confirmed <i>War In The North<\/i> isn\u2019t the only remake in the works. According to a press release \u201cfans can look forward to even more classic releases by Aspyr from the beloved franchise in the future!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year it was confirmed that <i>Kingdom Come: Deliverance<\/i> developers are working on a brand new <i>The Lord Of The Rings<\/i> game after two attempts from Amazon were scrapped. 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class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>An updated version of Xbox 360 classic <i>The<\/i><i>Lord Of The Rings: War In The North<\/i> has been surprise-released \u2013 with more remasters on the way.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: How \u2018Lord Of The Rings\u2019, \u2018Minecraft\u2019 and dungeon crawler games inspired Au\/Ra\u2019s \u201chopecore\u201d alt-pop debut<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Originally released back in 2011, <i>The Lord Of The Rings: War In The North<\/i> is an action role-playing game with a focus on co-op combat. The game veers away from the hit movie adaptation and tells the untold story of Aganda\u00fbr, a Black N\u00famen\u00f3rean who serves the evil lord Sauron. With The Fellowship dealing with the One Ring, it\u2019s up to you to save the day.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p><i>The Lord Of The Rings: War In The North<\/i> got mixed reviews when it first launched but earlier today, a surprise remaster was released for modern consoles. The Legacy edition features a number of modern enhancements. \u201cNew and long-time fans can once again play co-op for up to three players online or two players in local split-screen while discovering quality-of-life improvements including the ability to hot-swap characters, refined enemy-target locking, improved UI\/UX with the addition of Health, Mana and EXP bars for party members, a new autosave feature, gyro control support on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2, 60 FPS gameplay and numerous additional bug fixes.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Lord of the Rings War in the North - Legacy Edition Launch Trailer | PS5 &amp; PS4 Games\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/luTEjqWxA6g?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Developers Aspyr, whose parent company Embracer owns the rights to <i>The Lord Of The Rings<\/i> franchise, have also confirmed <i>War In The North<\/i> isn\u2019t the only remake in the works. According to a press release \u201cfans can look forward to even more classic releases by Aspyr from the beloved franchise in the future!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year it was confirmed that <i>Kingdom Come: Deliverance<\/i> developers are working on a brand new <i>The Lord Of The Rings<\/i> game after two attempts from Amazon were scrapped. Further details about the\u00a0 \u201copen world Middle-earth role-playing game\u201d are yet to be revealed though.<\/p>\n<p>In other news, the launch soundtrack for <i>NBA 2K27<\/i> has been confirmed, featuring tracks from EsDeeKid, Sombr, A$AP Rocky and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/gaming-news\/lord-of-the-rings-war-north-classic-surprise-remaster-more-3962098&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/The-Lord-Of-The-Rings-The-War-In-The-North.jpg&#8221;] NewsGaming News \u2018Lord Of The Rings\u2019 classic game gets surprise remaster \u2013 and more are on the way A refreshed take on Xbox 360 title \u2018War In The North\u2019 is out now By Ali Shutler 12th August 2026 &#8216;The Lord Of The Rings: War In The North&#8217; CREDIT: Aspyr An updated version [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2089469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2089469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2089469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2089469\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2089469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2089469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2089469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}