Amazon is currently offering a $40 off the purchase of the video game Lord of the Rings: War in the North for PS3 or Xbox 360, along with The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy Blu-ray.

You have to purchase both items together (so put them both in your Cart) in order to get the deal, which is 55% off the total list price. Limit of one promotion per person. This promotion is valid from now until November 19, 2011.

Amazon is currently offering a $20 credit towards future purchases after you pre-order the video game Lord of the Rings: War in the North for PS3 and Xbox 360.

Also, with the pre-order, you’ll receive the Amazon exclusive in-game Orc Champion Sword, which increases your character’s max health. A code for access to the Orc Champion Sword will be emailed to you on the day your product ships.

The game will be released on August 24, 2011; Xbox 360 is priced at $56.54, while PS3 is $59.99. There’s a pre-order price guarantee for both editions, so if you pre-order now and the price decreases between your order time and the end of the day of the release date, you’ll receive the lowest price.

Note, the promotion can end at any time, so get in on this now while it’s available.

The action RPG genre of video games is one of the most popular out there. Not only do they give us all the joy we get from being able to become a character and live and breathe in their worlds, but they also give all of the delectable real combat (none of that silly turn-based crap) we can handle.

Fantasy titles like The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and Fable are considered a pair of the more beloved action RPGs ever made, but what if we had a game just like them that also happened to be set in the lands of Middle-earth, straight out of J.R.R. Tolkien‘s The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings tales? That’s exactly what the new game being developed by Snowblind Studios, Lord of the Rings: War in the North, hopes to become.

You can get a peek at the brand new trailer for Lord of the Rings: War in the North by heading on over to the other side now. Much more can be learned about the game by checking out the official website, as well.