{
  "id": 892376,
  "title": "A dev tried to warn WB Games not to launch Lord of the Rings: War in the North 10 days before Skyrim, but was 'overruled'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/a-dev-tried-to-warn-wb-games-not-to-launch-lord-of-the-rings-war-in",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-14T17:07:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PC Gamer",
    "slug": "pc-gamer",
    "url": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/a-dev-tried-to-warn-wb-games-not-to-launch-lord-of-the-rings-war-in-the-north-10-days-before-skyrim-but-was-overruled/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "As a wise tree guy once said, \"We must not be hasty.\"",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IGN",
        "title": "The Lord of the Rings: War in the North Dev Warned Warner Bros. Not to Go Up Against Skyrim Back in 2011",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/the-lord-of-the-rings-war-in-the-north-dev-warned-warner-bros-not-to",
        "published": "2026-08-14T13:20:43.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}