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There’s potential in this twisted Tolkien side-tale, but not much in the way of fun

Deep in the blackened bowels of Barad-Dur, a great evil is brewing. Sauron's army grows with every passing day, as the Dark Lord's piercing eye surveys the lunar wastelands of Mordor for his prized possession – the Ring of Power: one ring to rule them all. It's far from his…

Behold the Tooth Snood

The stealth-led adventure game appears improved, but there's work to do

Warner Bros. Discovery keeps hacking at its farm system, but can it keep finding enough big-league creative talent to take the big swings executives say they plan to keep taking?

‘I am 100% Russophile’ declares US actor at meeting of International Movement of Russophiles in Moscow

From Wagner to William Morris in the late 19th century, via Tolkien’s dwarves and CS Lewis’s The Last Battle, through to last year’s controversial film The Northman, Scandinavian gods and heroes have been central to the stories we tell ourselves.

Tolkien enthusiasts Becky and Jack Unwin, who watch or read Lord of the Rings every week, thought life was too short for an ordinary wedding

Becky Unwin, 34, was devastated to be diagnosed with systemic sclerosis after a routine blood test