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Matthew Evans

Matthew is a freelance journalist from the UK who runs on whiskey and tequila.
Reading, gaming, and music have been his interests from a very early age.
And Tolkien, of course.

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One Game to Rule Them All-Lord of the Rings:The Third Age-2003

The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age is an epic role-playing game (RPG) released in 2003, developed by EA Redwood Shores and published by Electronic…

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One Game to Rule Them All-The Hobbit-2003

The Hobbit, released in 2003, brought J.R.R. Tolkien's beloved tale to life in the realm of video games. Developed by Inevitable Entertainment and published by Sierra…

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One Game to Rule Them All-Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring (2003) 

Released in 2003, "Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring" brought J.R.R. Tolkien's iconic fantasy world to life in the realm of real-time strategy (RTS)…

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One Game to Rule Them All-LOTR The Return of the King (Official)-2003

Introduction: Released in 2003 alongside the blockbuster film of the same name, "Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Official Game" takes players on…

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One Game to Rule Them All-Lord of the Rings and the Two Towers Official

Released in 2002, "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers" for PlayStation 2 invites players to embark on a heroic journey through the iconic landscapes…

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One Game To Rule Them All - The Fellowship of the Ring 2002

Released in 2002, "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" for PlayStation 2, Super Nintendo, Gameboy, Xbox and PC, brought J.R.R. Tolkien's iconic…

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One Game To Rule Them All-JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings Vol.2 The Two Towers

J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers Embark on an epic adventure through the realms of Middle-earth in "J.R.R. Tolkien's The…

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One Game to Rule Them All-J.R.R Tolkiens: Riders of Rohan-1991

JRR Tolkiens: Riders of Rohan, was released back in 1991 and developed by returning developer Beam Software and was actually published by renowned publisher Konami. Graphics…

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One Game To Rule Them All-J.R.R Tolkiens: The Lord of the Rings: Vol. 1-1990

J.R.R Tolkiens: The Lord of the Rings: Vol. 1 was released back in 1990 and developed by Interplay Entertainment. This was a new attempt after Beam…

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One Game To Rule Them All-War in Middle-Earth-1988

The next game in this series is War in Middle-Earth which is a classic real-time strategy (RTS) game that was first released in 1988 for various…

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One Game To Rule Them All-The Crack of Doom-1989

The next game in the One Game To Rule Them All series is the 1989 text adventure game The Crack of Doom and is a straight…

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One Game To Rule Them All-Shadows of Mordor: Game Two of Lord of the Rings-1987

The next game in the One Game To Rule Them All series is the 1987 text adventure game Shadows of Mordor: Game Two of Lord of…

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