AMAZING NEWS!
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North just got released again on PS4/PS5, Xbox, Switch 2, and Steam/GOG! Only $18 on Steam/GOG, I just grabbed both like an insane person.
This is a wonderful Diablo-lite developed by Snowblind Studios using an evolution of the same Snowblind engine used in the Dungeons & Dragons Dark Alliance & Champions of Norrath games!
The game was de-listed some years ago and completely inaccessible to anyone who didn’t already have it on Steam or a physical used old-gen console copy. Seeing the game just straight-up get re-released with online co-op still in tact without a 2026 price tag attached is wonderful news.
I had just started a new playthrough earlier this year, but I guess I’m starting from scratch with this new version. I’m SO stoked.
I have the game on Steam and play there, but I had been holding onto my Xbox 360 copy just because the game got de-listed and I wanted a physical manifestation of the game - and a “just in case” copy.
But now that it’s on GOG, too, I’ll just make my own physical copy of that and finally remove this copy from my shelf.
Interestingly, the trailer and store pages do not mention any updates, upgrades, or improvements whatsoever meanwhile it requires a 25GB download while the original Steam copy is just at 7.19GB. It’s likely just uncompressed assets, but there’s a chance they’re higher res? Regardless the game honestly looked fine as it was, so that’s not a priority.
I’m so excited! Games just being made available again and preserved is the BEST possible outcome, moreso than any remake or remaster. More of this, game studios!!!
