In August, the vacuum cleaner Embracer Group announced that it was taking over Middle-Earth Enterprises, giving the Karlstad company the right to the brand The Lord of the Rings. And in the latest quarterly report, the mouthpiece has been put in the blowout end, because there we are told that five - yes, five - Lord of the Rings games will be released in the financial years 2023 and 2024.

The games are made by external studios, and these are not five completely unannounced titles. And just in case, a film is also being made.

"There are currently five games in production by external partners, to be released in financial year 2023/24. There is also one film in production by an external partner. Freemode continues to make selective key recruitments in various parts of its business to strengthen the organization.

It is not said which games are involved, but most likely the delayed Gollum is one of them. It should be released before October this year. We will probably have reason to return to the others shortly.

In short: throw away the toe-razor.