Back in the late 90s, when pre-production began on the Lord of the Rings film series, there were a lot of companies vying for the right to make LOTR games. The scene got messy when the rights of the books were split from the rights of the films, leaving the window open for a lot of games to be made at once. Of course, with the way things work in this business, that rush to make content led to mediocre games or vaporware. Perhaps now that the films are complete the developers can settle down and make some good product. From the looks of the next-gen of LOTR titles there might be more to get excited about now. Check out the footage of the turn-based RPG, Lord of the Rings: The Third Age. And keep your fingers crossed.
