If we're to have games where imagined writing feels satisfying and deep and reflects something of how we encounter and understand unfamiliar writing systems in reality, we need to chart a middle ...

Middle-earth: Shadow of War is scheduled to come out on August 25, and will set you back $60/£45/€60. A proper "gameplay reveal" is set for March 8. Today's best Middle-earth: Shadow of War deals ...

Ranger Talion and elven wraith Celebrimbor are back in Middle-earth: Shadow of War, the canon and lore-abusing sequel to Monolith’s wonderful Shadow of Mordor. If slicing and dicing a variety of ...

Middle Earth: Shadow of War It’s a demo, of course. Who knows how often this stuff will come into play in the full game—and honestly, I’m a bit overwhelmed at what I perceive to be the size ...

All gold will be converted into items once microtransactions have finally been excised from Middle-earth. Another one of Shadow of War’s less-than-lauded systems is being overhauled as well.

When Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor came out in September of 2014, Monolith Productions took the video game community by storm by not just creating a rich story which respected J.R.R. Tolkien’s ...

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor orcs are individuals: no two are the same, and no two players will have the same encounter with these foes, according to the game's director of design Michael de Plater.

The reviews are in for Middle Earth: Shadow of War, and critics agree that it’s great. In fact, Shacknews’ own Greg Burke gave the game a near perfect score.

The first game, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, was all about knowing your enemy. Using the Nemesis system, you could squeeze intel out of lowly orcs and find out their boss’s weaknesses. You ...