Check out this game currently in development called "Shadow of Mordor". Looks pretty damn fun and I have always been a bit of a LOTR nut.
Some of you may notice the hilarious resemblance the game has to assassin's creed, but i don't care because it has orcs and shit.
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It was accused of having similar coding to AC2, I loved AC2, I think it's the best AC (good mechanics: check). I think the nemesis system is interesting (dynamic AI: check). I'm unsure how entertaining the narrative will be, compared to the actual middle-earth stories. (entertaining narrative: *grazes chin and waits*)