After years of expanding and buying up studios, Embracer Group has now hit a bump in the road, forcing the company to ‘restructure' in an effort to reduce costs and become more efficient. Embracer owns a lot of great IP at this point, but it seems to be planning to …
Read More »Amazon Games is now making a Lord of the Rings MMO in partnership with Embracer
Amazon has already been working with Embracer Group, having formed a deal that will see Amazon publishing the next Tomb Raider game. Now, Amazon has entered a new license agreement with Embracer, paving the way for Amazon to develop its own Lord of the Rings MMO. Amazon and Embracer Group …
Read More »The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is finally releasing in May
After years of development and a couple of delays, Daedalic Entertainment is finally set to release its Lord of the Rings game. Focused on Gollum, the new title will be the first in a new wave of LOTR-based projects, with many more games on the way. After acquiring Middle-Earth Enterprises …
Read More »Wētā Workshop and Private Division team up for new game set in Middle-Earth
It looks like The Lord of the Rings is making a resurgence in video games. Recently, there have been rumours of several studios getting access to the Middle-Earth license, and we've now got another studio to add to that list, as Wētā Workshop is now working on a game set …
Read More »EA is making Lord of the Rings games once again
Back in the day, EA made some of the best games based on The Lord of the Rings franchise. The publisher hasn't held the license for quite some time, but that changed this week, with EA announcing a new agreement with Middle-Earth Enterprises. EA is making Lord of the Rings …
Read More »Shadow of Mordor’s online features are shutting down this year
It has been six years since Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor released and during that time, the game's online features have remained intact. That will be changing soon though, with online features set to be removed at the end of this year. Shadow of Mordor brought in the debut of the …
Read More »Now that microtransactions are gone, Shadow of War is getting a Definitive Edition
Middle Earth: Shadow of War has been out for quite some time now and during that time, the game has received a lot of post-launch support. Various free DLCs and updates have made their way into the game and all of the season pass content has wrapped up. Unfortunately, a …
Read More »Microtransactions are being removed from Shadow of War
While the loot box controversy may have peaked with Star Wars Battlefront 2 last year, there was a brief window of time where the spotlight was on Middle-Earth: Shadow of War. Unlike the first game in the series, Shadow of War introduced microtransactions, allowing players to buy loot boxes to …
Read More »Denuvo slips again with Shadow of War getting cracked in just 24 hours
Middle-Earth: Shadow of War launched earlier this week and while Warner Bros attempted to keep it locked down with Denuvo's DRM system, it seems crackers have managed to figure out a way around it. Over the last year, game cracking groups have gotten a lot quicker at removing Denuvo, with …
Read More »Shadow of War’s nemesis and levelling systems now have microtransactions
Back when Warner Bros was set to release Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor, the publisher ran into a bit of a marketing blunder with its YouTube coverage policies. Now, it seems that the publisher is set to receive some backlash again, this time with Shadow of War, as WB has …
Read More »Shadow of War reveals a seductive Shelob
While Middle-Earth: Shadow of War has been delayed until October, it is set to pack an interesting set of new and returning features from its predecessor. Last month, we got a look into what the new story has in store for players, including familiar faces from the franchise popping up …
Read More »Middle-Earth: Shadow of War’s new story trailer puts Talion up against some huge foes
Middle-Earth: Shadow of War is heading our way a little later than expected after a small two month delay but the game appears to be coming along nicely. This week, Monolith released a new 4K story trailer for the game, pitting Talion up against some pretty major beasts and foes from …
Read More »Shadow of War has been delayed but it will still come out this year
A few months back we received the surprise announcement for Middle-Earth: Shadow of War, a follow-up to the highly praised Shadow of Mordor. At the time, the game was poised for an August release but since then, the developers behind the project have had to revise their plans a bit, …
Read More »Middle Earth: Shadow of War announced, release date confirmed with new trailer
Update: Following the leak over the weekend, it looks like Warner Bros has pulled the trigger early on Shadow of Mordor's sequel announcement. As previously reported, the next game in the series is called ‘Middle Earth: Shadow of War' and there is already a trailer for it, confirming the story …
Read More »Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor sequel leaked, set to launch this year
It looks like we can expect a Shadow of Mordor sequel announcement this year as Monolith's next game appears to have leaked over the weekend. Rather than being titled ‘Shadow of Mordor 2', the game's sequel will instead be called ‘Middle Earth: Shadow of War' and will focus on Talion's …
Read More »Hobbit House glamping project attacked by Hollywood lawyers
Don't you dare go using the name of some little halfling creatures from Middle Earth without paying first. A glamping company which wanted to build a Hobbit Hole holiday house for those looking for an authentic experience, has been forced to remove all mention of the diminutive little characters, after lawyers …
Read More »Shadow of Mordor is getting a game of the year edition
Warner Bros has announced that it will be releasing Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor next week with all of the previous DLC included in a new Game of the Year Edition. The GOTY edition of the game will be heading to the PC, Xbox One and PS4- last gen gamers …
Read More »Shadow of Mordor Lord of the Hunt DLC content announced
Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor turned out to be a pretty good game, we even did some basic testing with it. Now Warner Bros is hoping to keep players hooked in with its new DLC, Lord of the Hunt, which will add in mounted warchiefs, new monsters and expand the …
Read More »Shadow of Mordor PC testing – 1080p, 1440p, 4k
Over the last week or so, leading up to the release of Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor, we heard that Warner Bros was being funny about handing out PC review codes for the game and then we later found out that the graphics settings asked for 6GB of VRAM for …
Read More »Shadow of Mordor wants 6GB of VRAM for 1080p Ultra settings
Much like Bethesda's The Evil Within, Warner Bros' upcoming game, Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor will also have a high Video RAM requirement for ultra textures, a screenshot of the game's PC graphical settings has shown. If you want to play Shadow of Mordor on ultra then you're going to …
Read More »Warner Bros refusing to give out PC review codes for Shadow of Mordor
It has been revealed that Warner Bros won't be giving out any PC review codes before the launch of Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor. However, some outlets will be receiving console copies for review, casting doubt on the quality of the PC port. Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor is already …
Read More »Not all Shadow of Mordor characters are procedural
One of the biggest features of the upcoming open world, Middle-Earth centric RPG, Shadow of Mordor, is its Nemesis system, which helps generate unique enemies every time you play. That means all of the orcs be they grunts or lofty warchiefs will be generated at the start of the game …
Read More »Shadow of Mordor trailer shows powers of the wraith
Upcoming Assassin's Creed, fantasy mashup, Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor has a new trailer out, this time showing us some more of the abilities our protagonist Talion can perform when he utilises his wraith super powers, controlling and manipulating the orcs as he fights his way up the chain of command …
Read More »Middle Earth – Shadow of Mordor gets new story trailer
Middle Earth – Shadow of Mordor, or Assassin's Creed plus goblins, has a new trailer, this time showing us a little more of the game's story and setting. So far we know that as Talion, we're set to avenge the death of ourselves and our loved ones, but now we …
Read More »New Shadow of Mordor trailer explains runes and power
Even though it's been over a decade since the last Lord of the Rings film graced our cinemas and The Hobbit movies might be dealing with a different time period altogether, the Third Age is still cropping up in our games with relative frequency. The next one, Shadows of Mordor, …
Read More »They’re building a 1:1 scale Middle Earth in Outterra
Outterra isn't an engine that many people are familiar with, but it's been drawing Oculus Rift users to it like flies on a… well, for a while now, because flying around an entire world is fun when you can use your head to do it. But it has a lot …
Read More »Shadows of Mordor’s Nemesis System makes enemies personal
It might have been over a dozen years since the Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring movie was released, but LotR games are still going strong. The next one on the horizon is Middle Earth: Shadows of Mordor, which in its latest trailer shows off not only …
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