With The Lord of the Rings: War in the North now in stores, you may be wondering where the demo is. Turns out, if you want to give Snowblind's action-RPG a play, you'll need to turn to cloud gaming service OnLive, which has an exclusive trial.

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Not to be quietly outdone by the Skyrim Collector's Edition we unboxed earlier today, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North also comes in loot laden Collector's Edition. We cracked it open as well to see what the $140 price tag buys.

The contents comes all wrapped up in a full-size leather quiver. The highlight of the package, a proper cloth map of middle earth, done in the style of a wall scroll, is wound around the two arrows it carries. Handle with care, though, we already managed to break one of the plastic arrowheads. A pouch on the front contains the game, and an art book with a soundtrack CD in it.

Get a closer look at it all after the jump in our unboxing gallery, and while you're at it check out the War in the North launch trailer that debuted today as well.

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The latest developer blog for the Lord of the Rings: War in the North reveals that the two challenge maps, previously planned to be exclusive pre-order incentives, will be included on the disc for everyone. "After seeing the passion from the Community and Fans for this mode of play, we have decided to put them on disc for everyone to enjoy!" reads the post. Recreating two legendary battle grounds of Middle Earth, the two challenge maps unleash waves of enemies on the heroes in an arena-style fight. As the blog points out, they offer a good way to earn experience, loot, coins, and achievements.

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One does not simply load up The Lord of the Rings: War in the North; you'll need to wait until November 1, for one thing. Publisher Warner Bros. has today confirmed the release date for Snowblind's Tolkien-inspired action-RPG, which is headed to PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

Following the November 1 North American launch, it'll hit Australia on November 2 and Europe on November 4, War in the North's Facebook page reveals.

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Today's Filter includes a factions trailer for End of Nations, a new cinematic trailer for The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, an update trailer for Forsaken World , a weapons video for Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, a launch trailer for The Smurfs Dance Party, a launch trailer for Dream Trigger 3D, a pre-order trailer for Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, an anniversary trailer and new screenshots for Sonic Generations, an announcement video for Card Hunter, an announcement trailer for Castle Empire.

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A trio of The Lord of the Rings: War in the North fact-nuggets have been announced today for Snowblind's action-RPG. Firstly, a fall 2011 launch has been confirmed for the PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 game. Secondly, the pre-order bonuses have been unveiled. Lastly, there will be a $130 Collector's Edition which comes in a quiver--yes, a case for holding arrows.

Packed into a leather-looking (pleather?) quiver, the $129.99 CE will offer a copy of the game, an art book, interviews and footage concerning the soundtrack by Inon Zur, and three tracks from the game soundtrack. On Xbox 360, you'll also get a set of Ranger armour, helmet, quiver and bow for your Avatar, whilst PlayStation 3 players will receive a PS3 theme pack instead. No word on any fancy digital bonuses for the PC edition. Read more »

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

After a long hiatus, the Daily Filter has returned to Shacknews. For its revival we've decided to bring out the big guns, including trailers for new Killzone 3 DLC, and new videos for Shadows of the Damned, the Kinect-enabled title Rise of Nightmares, Lord of the Rings: War in the North, NCAA Football 12, Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon, the horror title Amy, the third-person action game The Cursed Crusade, and screens for the downloadable title Aero-Cross. Read more »

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

Today's Filter features a pile of new media. Check out new content for Dead Space 2, Dragon Age 2, Total War: Shogun 2, NeoGAF's Dudebro, Elements of War, Okamiden, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, Painkiller - Redemption, Shoot Many Robots, The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Testament of Sherlock, MLB 11: The Show, Cities in Motion, Realm of the Titans, Rango The Video Game, League of Legends, NASCAR The Game 2011, and Naval War: Arctic Circle. Read more »

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

Today's Filter features media for Dragon Age 2, Dissidia 012[duodecim] Final Fantasy, E.Y.E: Divine Cybermancy, The Next Big Thing, LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars, Karaoke Revolution Glee: Volume 2, Naruto Shippuden: Shinobi Rumble, Rift, Hyperdimension Neptunia, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, Samurai Warriors: Chronicles, Overgrowth, and City of Heroes. Read more »

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

Today's Filter is another doozy with media for The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, Anarchy Reigns, Dead Space 2, MotoGP 10/11, the Facebook game Dragon Age Legends, a Superbowl prediction video featuring Madden NFL 11, Defenders of Ardania, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Classic Trilogy HD, APB: Reloaded, Realm of the Titans, Heroes of Newerth, Forsaken World, The UnderGarden on PS3, Pokemon Black, and Pokemon White. Read more »

2011 is shaping up to be a great year for video games. Here at Shacknews we've pored over the treasure trove of titles coming this year and each picked out a select few games to highlight. It's up to Garnett to close it out with his most anticipated of 2011.

Guild Wars 2: Guild Wars earned a loyal following for being the online multiplayer RPG that wasn't trying to be World of Warcraft (WoW). Buy the game, create your character, and play with friends without forking over a monthly fee. Adventures all took place in instances, unique versions of the world created for your group, as opposed to the massive world of WoW. And the game did a nice job of creating both a rich set of PvE quests and PvP arenas. Read more »

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

It's the last Filter of the week! Today we've added new media for L.A. Noire, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit, Homefront, Heroes of Newerth, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, Star Wars Arcade: Falcon Gunner, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1, Front Mission Evolved, Overgrowth, Test Drive Unlimited 2, The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, and The Next Big Thing. Read more »

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

Today's Filter adds new media for a handful of titles. We're got new trailers for F.E.A.R. 3, Inferno, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's Duel Transer, an "announcement trailer" for Path of Exile as well as new videos for Bastion and Commander: Conquest of the Americas. Read more »

Shacknews receives a slew of new screenshots and trailers for upcoming games everyday. The most anticipated titles receive their own post, because we know you're eager to see that content. For the rest, we have the Daily Filter, a place to feature all of the media we add to our enormous database on a daily basis.

We've already posted most of the screenshots received today with all of the new media from QuakeCon 2010, as well as new screens for the newly announced Tropico 4. Additionally, we've got new trailers for DJ Hero 2's "Empire Mode" and the Gamescom 2010 trailer for The Lord of the Rings: War in the North. Finally, some new screenshots from Tony Hawk: Shred close out this week. Read more »

Part two of our massive E3 2010 wrap up picks up where last week left off with a plethora of games that would satisfy even El Guapo. So naturally it begins with guns, and lots of them in what we're dubbing E3 shooterpalooza. Headliners for the segment include Rage, Halo: Reach, Bulletstorm, Brink, Deus Ex, Gears of War 3, FEAR 3, and more. But it's not all bullet-time either; once the clip is empty it's on to Epic Mickey, Mortal Kombat, Lord of the Rings: War in the North, Need for Speed Hot Pursuit, True Crime, Dead Space 2, and more. Plus we've got your response to our love for Rock Band and what to do with motion controls. We're getting back to the regular flow next week so be sure to come by Shacknews and get in the show thread.

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