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You've got an idea, a studio, and the budget to develop a great Lord of the Rings game. What do you make?

We pick up the Lord of the Rings re-read with the start of Book VI, “The Tower of Cirith Ungol.” The usual comments and spoilers follow after the jump. What Happens Sam goes to the Tower of Cirith Ungol to rescue Frodo, hearing fighting inside on the way. He uses the light from Galadriel’s phial to pass two Watchers at the gate, which triggers an alarm. He finds that almost all of the Orcs have killed each other. He scares away one Orc, named Snaga, through the Ring’s hidden menace and...

I dont know which is more remarkable – the mountain I can see through the window, or the hotel Im standing in. Mount Ngauruhoe is impressive – high, dark, forbidding, and one of three volcanoes clustered together in Tongariro National Park, in the centre of New Zealands North Island. Conical in shape, it appeared in The Lord of the Rings films as the grim Mount Doom, which Frodo had to climb to dispose of the cursed ring.  Its currently dormant, its most recent eruption beings in the mid-...

Reports: Benitez in the frame to become new Everton manager Wednesday, 16 June, 2021 Updated Rafael Benitez has re-emerged as a candidate for the Everton managers job amid suggestions that the clubs talks with Nuno Espirito Santo have stalled. The Blues hierarchy are reported to have held advanced talks with Espirito Santo last week but there are suggestions that the demands around the size of his backroom staff that Nuno made, which supposedly scuppered his appointment ...

Bikes, baboons and some colourful riding buddies make for high adventure in Ethiopia for Ted Hely Ethiopia was the third African country I visited on my UK-South Africa adventure. By the time I reached its borders I was more than ready for a change of landscape. Egypt and Sudan were hot, arid and dry in more ways than one. I was craving greenery, lower temperatures… and maybe a cold beer or two. Ethiopia was just what the doctor ordered. Myself, Neil, Cam and Craig arrived at the Ethiopian bo...

The second installment in the epic fantasy series The Lord of the Rings makes for a solid, but unspectacular 4K upgrade.

No matter what the prime minister does, no matter the consequences, his devotees line up to heatedly excuse it ‘Within seconds of Cummings’ detailed testimony about Johnson’s obvious unfitness for office, you couldn’t move for Tory MP’s explaining it all away.’ Photograph: Tayfun Salcı/Zuma Wire/Rex/Shutterstock ‘Within seconds of Cummings’ detailed testimony about Johnson’s obvious unfitness for office, you couldn’t move for Tory MP’s e...

Afterlife fantasies—from Dante’s Divine Comedy to Pixar’s Soul—have always been a unique way to look at society. In this short series, I’ll be looking at the film tradition of afterlife fantasies, and discussing the recurring themes and imagery across a century of cinema. Last time I set sail with Outward Bound and Between Two Worlds, two films that followed a group of souls on a journey between life and death. Today I’m wrestling with four interrelated films, three starring a p...

View Comments Inspiring landscapes, a comfy lie-flat seat, and no long security lines? In a time when travelers are starting to book again and middle seats are quickly filling, relaxed travel might sound far-fetched. But it’s a reality that’s both closer and more affordable than you might think. These, it turns out, are just some of the joys of train trips.  Families have a lot of flexibility when it comes to train travel. Destinations span the globe, trip lengths range from a few hours to...

Introduction Being a long way from everywhere else in the Western World, getting to New Zealand can be a mission for anyone who isn’t Australian. The effort is worth it, however, as this nation is home to some of the world’s most dramatic natural scenery. The diversity of biomes found here is truly remarkable, especially when you consider this nation only covers 267,000 square kilometres of land area. While it is home to one of the world’s youngest human societies (Polynesians only arrive...