While Prime Video’s upcoming series Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power takes place in JRR Tolkien’s Middle-earth, the showrunners got to take some liberties with the world, like expanding on Tolkien’s work with brand-new characters.
Obviously, Tolkien fans may be a little leary of new creations for the beloved franchise– the author himself passed away in 1971 and can’t add more to the lore. However, the show’s creators aren’t cavalierly bringing them into existence: They say they’re painstakingly creating them based on writing and clues from Tolkien’s books.
During the Rings of Power panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2022, showrunner JD Payne was surrounded by others from the show, as he spoke to a massive audience inside Hall H. “We had the privilege of working with Tolkien scholars and amazing linguists and lore masters that were in the writers room,” Payne explained. “Tolkien gave us all these great clues about cultures of the Second Age.”…
Read moreHalo Infinite has wrapped up its first full year of operation, and developer 343 Industries has now shared some first-year statistics. Live-service boss Sean Baron said in a blog post that Halo Infinite had the “biggest launch year” in Halo’s 20-year history.
Some of the first-year stats included 170 million multiplayer matches played, 50 million campaign missions played, and 16 billion Spartans slayed. Players collectively wiped out more than 2 billion bots and performed 6 million “Ninja” kills, which is when a player jumps over a foe and smacks them on the back with a melee. Finally, 343 said players collectively created 130,000 maps in Forge.
“We’re so grateful for the time you’ve spent with us and the passion you have for this franchise. The year has been full of challenges and opportunities,” Baron said. “Yet, your energy and engagement has driven us.”
Baron added: “We’ve changed the way that we develop and even the way we’re organized. Needless to say, we’re …
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