The end of Sauron's reign didn't mean Lord of the Rings' Mordor suddenly became safe. The land was still scarred by war, its inhabitants had their own problems to deal with, and some of the Lord of the Rings creatures associated with the Dark Lord's domain didn't simply disappear when he did. Sauron's threat has always lingered over the franchise, and that's true for Wolves of Mordor, too.
The story naturally moves away from the land once Sauron is defeated, leaving much of what happens afterward open to interpretation. That gives games set in Middle-earth plenty of room to expand on the aftermath of the War of the Ring (especially when they have been doing so for nearly two decades). One upcoming Lord of the Rings expansion is leaning heavily into that idea, taking players into a previously unexplored part of Mordor where new threats are beginning to emerge.
Lord of the Rings is one of the most important pieces of fantasy writing ever, so it's no surprise that there are RPGs reminiscent of it.
After being announced earlier this year, The Lord of the Rings Online: The Wolves of Mordor now has an official release date. The expansion...
