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Middle-earth: Shadow of War Review – A Nemesis Reborn
On the very rare occasion, a game will launch that completely changes a genre. These special games shake up the entire fabric of what we know as gaming; they not…

Picking Your Nemesis For Shadow of War Using Nemesis Forge
Mogg the Driver is an Uruk-hai that just wouldn’t die. No matter how many times he was beheaded, burned, or otherwise maimed, Mogg pursued me throughout my playthrough of Middle-earth: Shadow…

Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor
Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor is an open world action-adventure video game set within the world created by J.R.R Tolkien. You’ll take on the role of Talion, a ranger who was…

Michael Forgey, Shadow of Mordor Developer, Passes Away
Family of Michael Forgey announced on YouGiving that the noted developer passed away on March 3rd after a year long battle with cancer. Forgey, an executive producer for Monolith and…

Steam Summer Sale 2015 Roundup – June 13th (also, GOG!)
It’s now day 3 of the summer sale, and my fingers are starting to hurt. There’s actually a lot more daily deals and flash sales this summer sale in particular,…

Shadow of Mordor: The Bright Lord DLC Trailer
The official trailer for Shadow of Mordor’s upcoming DLC “The Bright Lord” released today. It features the ultimate Lord of the Rings boss: The Dark Lord Sauron himself. The DLC…

IMO: A Case Against Collectibles
If you have read some of what I have written about in the past I really hate when games put in mechanics that masquerade as doing something more. Games that…

Shadow of Mordor: A Higher Standard In Storytelling
Shadow of Mordor does a number of impressive things against the Lord of the Rings backdrop: The world is immaculately crafted, the traversal trumps anything done so far by the…

IMO: Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
With Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor, Monolith Productions bring together a number of beloved elements: Arkham-style combat, Assassin’s Creed’s traversal and stealth elements, and the world of Tolkien’s Lord of the…

IMO: Shadow of Mordor Second Opinion
Another year, another Lord of the Rings. Peter Jackson will finally be closing out his Hobbit trilogy and I can rest easy in knowing that with its curtain call I…