Step into Middle-earth like never before. In this behind-the-scenes journey through Lord of the Rings: Rise to Power, we ...

And while it could take up to 11 hours to achieve a camera-ready lewk for just one orc, the result is a magnificently diverse collection of Middle-earth baddies whose iconic monstrousness has too ...

After marathoning through the entirety of Middle-Earth: Shadow of War, I can confidently say two things about it. The first is that the game is built on a complex set of mechanics that gamify ...

Middle-earth: Shadow of War features an original story with the return of Talion and Celebrimbor, who must go behind enemy lines to forge an army and turn all of Mordor against the Dark Lord, Sauron.

Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor was a game about attachment in the face of decapitation. You came to love certain orcs, even as you warred against them. It was a game about relationships, more ...

Kumail Nanjiani is voicing an Orc nemesis in Middle-Earth: Shadow of War. Is his voice too iconic and recognizable as a comedian for a role like this? I'm not sure what to think.

Whether you’ve pored over “The Silmarillion” repeatedly in advance of “The Rings of Power” or you don’t know the difference between an Orc and an Ent, here’s what you need to know ...

We have much of Middle-Earth still to claim and more army-building, which means more satisfying Orc-brainwashing. Plus we have several Orc captains who’ve made our Nemesis list.

One little orc/uruk baby is in the middle of much discussion among the lovers of Middle-earth in our world. During The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season two’s first episode, we got to ...

Who is Adar on The Rings of Power? The history of orcs on Middle-earth and the elvish meaning of that word point to an ancient evil.

Karen Wynn Fonstad was a cartographer who exhaustively mapped J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, the setting of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.” She used a grid system to index ...