Steam News · Mar 6
I think we're facing a pretty dire situation in the videogame reviews industry - not because of the standard of writing, but due to people's expectation that anything sitting around the 5/10 mark will be 'a bad game'. No, a 5/10 is a middling, mediocre, 'good for the right person' type of game. The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, however, is a truly bad game, so much so that it's maddening that it even...
Steam News · May 28, 2024
What were you doing on May 25, 2023? If you're anything like me, you probably can't remember what you got up to at the weekend, never mind a random Thursday (yes, I checked) a year ago. While I can't pinpoint my exact location, I know that I spent days following The Lord of the Rings: Gollum release date watching a full playthrough of the creepy little creature's bizarre adventure - it was, in man...
Steam News · May 16, 2024
In 2022 Embracer acquired the rights to most media relating to The Lord of the Rings, a complex deal that nevertheless gives it control over pretty much everything to do with the series outside of the original books (which among other things remain controlled by the Tolkien estate). This operation is managed by a subsidiary set up for the purpose, Middle-earth Enterprises , and so far their main ...
Steam News · May 10, 2024
Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy was both a blessing and a curse for J.R.R. Tolkien's novels. A blessing in that they arguably remain the greatest-ever adaptation of a fantasy world into cinema, faithfully reimagining the books' beats and characters with a grandeur yet to be surpassed. And the curse was their success, instantly canonising Jackson's vision as the starti...
Steam News · Oct 9, 2023
One of 2023's big disappointments was The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, a stealth-action adventure from the established German studio Daedalic. Daedalic is a publisher but also built its name on beautiful point-and-click adventures. Gollum was something of a departure for the studio, and its nature as a big licensed title in a popular genre meant it faced a new level of competition, expectation ...
Steam News · Oct 9, 2023
I really wanted to like The Lord of the Rings Gollum. While the premise was a little more obscure than other LotR games, the character's complexity and the advertised Smeagol vs Gollum system piqued my interest. However, Gollum's bizarre underground adventure failed to live up to expectations - something that its Steam player count reflects. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: The LOTR Go...
Steam News · Oct 8, 2023
After a disastrous launch and an infamous public apology, a report alleges that The Lord of the Rings: Gollum's post-launch letter was in fact written by the AI text tool ChatGPT. With low scores across the board, the Gollum-centric adventure didn't make a positive impression when it was released. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: LOTR Gollum's Steam player count officially hits zero, m...
Steam News · Jul 31, 2023
Daedalic's catastrophic Lord of the Rings: Gollum saga may finally be grinding to a conclusion. The patch notes for a beefy "major update" that dropped last week conclude with a note that, to my reading, pretty strongly suggests that the studio is putting a bow on it and calling it done... Read more.
Steam News · Jul 27, 2023
Hi everyone, We have implemented a major patch for The Lord of the Rings: Gollum that addresses issues across all platforms. Please find below the list of changes made for the PC version. Adjusted DLSS default mode from “off” to “auto” to prevent stuttering and performance issues when playing with RTX without DLSS. Resolved a...
Steam News · Jun 30, 2023
It's no secret that The Lord of the Rings Gollum didn't release to a strong critical reception. The stealth game fell short of expectations across its design, gameplay, and story, leading to a mass of negative feedback soon after its release. While The Lord of the Rings Gollum did disappoint, a development studio shutting down is never good news and it unfortunately seems that Daedalic Entertainme...
