10 Upcoming Video Games In HUGE Trouble

10. The Lord Of The Rings: Gollum

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum - an action-adventure game set in the Lord of the Rings universe centered around Gollum (obviously) - was first announced in March 2019, for a planned 2021 release.

Yet word on the game has been strangely quiet in the years since, and as you can probably gather, it didn't make its initial release window last year.

Gameplay footage suggests it's far from the AAA title fans were probably expecting from the glossy initial teaser trailer, and back in July developers Daedalic Entertainment announced that the game would be delayed from its revised September 2022 release date by a non-specific "few months."

Even with delays being common in the fraught pandemic era of games development, it's tough to have much faith in this one being much good.

Between the relatively rough gameplay shown off so far and its release likely sliding into 2023 - two years past its planned original period - it's easy to believe that it's going to release to mediocre reviews and muted enthusiasm from fans.

Releasing the game alongside Amazon's new Lord of the Rings TV series this past month would've at least given it something to tether itself to, but next year is anyone likely to care much about this one? Doubtful.