The Hobbit Archive

LEGO The Hobbit, Now With Baby Smaug Minifig

Posted on May 15, 2014 | No Comments
Three new DLC packs for LEGO The Hobbit are now available on PlayStation and Xbox consoles. All you need to know is that one of the packs comes with a Baby Smaug minifig. Yes, Baby Smaug. How menacingly adorable! The DLC packs are available for […]
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Buddy-Up for a LEGO The Hobbit PC Demo Adventure

Posted on March 6, 2014 | No Comments
LEGO The Hobbit goes all Ocean’s 11 in its latest trailer highlighting the game’s “buddy-up” mechanics as Gandalf and Thorin put together a crew and plan an elaborate heist to reclaim the Dwarven Kingdom of Erebor. Think of it as Thorin’s 13. If you’re too […]
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VGBlogger Gift Guides for Geeks & Gamers: Stocking Stuffers and Other Last Minute Gift Ideas

Posted on December 17, 2013 | 3 Comments
Still not finished with all your holiday shopping this year? Need a few more ideas for stocking stuffers and other random odds and ends? Look no further than the final installment of our annual Gift Guides for Geeks & Gamers! Consult our other gift guides […]
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Take Your Seats for the LEGO The Hobbit Video Game Trailer Premiere

Posted on December 16, 2013 | No Comments
Fresh off The Desolation of Smaug‘s debut weekend in theaters, Warner Bros. rides the hype by delivering the first-ever trailer for the LEGO The Hobbit video game! I should be cautious given my partial disappointment with LEGO The Lord of the Rings (and the fact […]
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VGBlogger Gift Guides for Geeks & Gamers: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Companion Books

Posted on December 13, 2013 | No Comments
The Desolation of Smaug, the second chapter in Peter Jackson’s epic The Hobbit film trilogy, makes its theatrical debut today, and like with last year’s first part, An Unexpected Journey, publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has released a series of tie-in books to help fans connect […]
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LEGO The Hobbit Takes an Expected Journey to the Kingdom of Video Games

Posted on November 25, 2013 | No Comments
Guess what! There’s a LEGO The Hobbit video game coming out next year. Bet you didn’t see that one coming. Yup, Warner Bros. and TT Games are back on the LEGO game job again with a new production inspired by Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit Trilogy. […]
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VGBlogger Gift Guides for Geeks & Gamers: Art Books, Novels, Movie Tie-ins & More

Posted on December 3, 2012 | No Comments
For our holiday guides this year, we’re not going to do the usual round-up of top video games and flashy new tech gadgets. Instead we’re going to focus our attention on video game and pop culture themed gift ideas that aren’t actual games. For part […]
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Guardians of Middle-earth Release Date and Retail Option Announced (But Don’t Expect it on a Disc)

Posted on October 13, 2012 | No Comments
Lord of the Rings inspired MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) game Guardians of Middle-earth is now being packed up for a retail release alongside the digital launch on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade. Technically, it’s still a digital download game though as the boxed […]
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Arathorn, Galadriel, Legolas, Runsig, Ugluk and the Witch-king Join the Middle-earth MOBA War

Posted on August 19, 2012 | No Comments
Six more of the 20+ guardians featured as playable heroes/villains in console-exclusive multiplayer online battle arena game Guardians of Middle-earth have been confirmed this week. Prepare to MOBA it up as Arathorn, Galadriel, Legolas, Runsig, Ugluk and the Witch-king of Angmar this December on the […]
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Gandalf and Gollum Show Off Their MOBA Moves in Guardians of Middle-earth

Posted on July 18, 2012 | No Comments
Guardians of Middle-earth‘s first battle profile gameplay video highlights the attributes, abilities and strategies guardians Gandalf and Gollum are taking onto the MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) battlefield when the game launches this fall via PS3 and XBLA. Watch for more profiles as the remaining […]
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