This week’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power delves into the deepest of Tolkien lore and the far-flung dawn of sentient life on Middle-earth to touch on a question not even the professor ...

Orcs (and goblins along with them) often get thrown to the wayside in games. They are beings that are safe to kill. An ontological evil that is too simple for its own good. Like culling a wild beast.

Tristan is an aspiring video game designer with a special interest in open worlds and puzzle games. His reviews of video games and films have been published in Bates College's student newspaper.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aren’t the orcs just purely evil beings who could have no love in their hearts? Well, we suppose that’s a fair question to ask.

Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. After Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) and Halbrand (Charlie Vickers) stop Adar (Joseph Mawle) from escaping in ...

Tristan is an aspiring video game designer with a special interest in open worlds and puzzle games. His reviews of video games and films have been published in Bates College's student newspaper.