Prepare for desert Hobbits, Shelob, and tons of Sauron in The Rings of Power season 2

The second installment of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” is on its way, bringing plenty of fresh content for us to explore. This season takes us back to Middle-earth’s Second Age, a time period thousands of years before characters like Bilbo and Aragorn were even born. We’ll uncover the secrets of this era later this month. In the meantime, the cast and crew have given us a sneak peek at what’s in store.

Peter Gabriel’s Myst game cameo is as bizarre as it is unforgettable

The Myst games developed by Cyan, starting with the original Myst, possess a genuine community theater and backyard cinema charm, as the founding developer brothers Rand and Robyn Miller performed all characters in full motion video themselves. Notably, Cyan is recognized for incorporating full motion video (FMV) in their games, but despite Myst and Riven becoming blockbusters, the franchise has only come close to featuring a well-known actor once – Brad Dourif from The Lord of the Rings, who played the villain in Myst 3: Exile. Interestingly, he wasn’t cast through an audition process, but because he was already a fan of the series.