A New Lord of the Rings Game Is Rumored - And It Actually Sounds Epic

Look, I usually don't report on rumors because 99% of the time that just means "some guy on Reddit said something confidently." But this one? This one feels different. According to sources who seem slightly more legit than usual, there's a new Lord of the Rings game in development - and it's reportedly aiming to compete with Hogwarts Legacy.

Yes, you read that right. A big-budget, third-person action-adventure game set in Middle-earth, meant to let us roam free and actually feel like we're in Tolkien's world. You know… the exact thing we've all been asking for since forever.

Now, I've played a lot of LOTR games. Some were great (Shadow of Mordor is still a banger), but most were either side quests no one asked for (Gollum, please go back to your cave), or focused too heavily on large scale combat, which is fine but not what I was looking for. What I want is a real LOTR experience - one where I can walk through the Shire, hang out in Rivendell, get lost in Moria, and maybe even blow all my coin in a shady tavern in Bree.

Basically, I want the Hogwarts Legacy of Middle-earth. A fully immersive world, not just a combat loop with orcs. And if Embracer and this mysterious dev "Revenge" can actually pull this off (fueled by a casual $100 million from Abu Dhabi, no less), it could be the LOTR renaissance we've been waiting for.

Of course, it could also end up being another Gollum-level mess. But if we're dreaming? I want to customize my own elf, get yelled at by Gandalf, and go on a quest that doesn't end in the game crashing.

Fingers crossed, hobbits. This might actually be the one.