Middle-earth: Shadow of War announced – Reveal Trailer

The Nemesis system is coming back!

William Murphy February 27, 2017 News

After a leaked Target.com listing last night, it’s now official. We’re getting a sequel to Shadow of Mordor. Middle-earth: Shadow of War is real, looks glorious, and it’s coming this year on August 22nd to PC, XBox One, and PS4.

We now have an official reveal cinematic trailer. Hold onto your butts, people:

MORE DETAILS ON SHADOW OF WAR:

From the press-release this A.M:

In Middle-earth: Shadow of War, players wield a new Ring of Power and confront the deadliest of enemies, including Sauron and his Nazgul, in a monumental battle for Middle-earth. The open-world action-adventure game is brought to life through the expansion of the award-winning Nemesis System. The robust personalization from the first game is now applied to the entire world where the environments and characters are all shaped by player actions and decisions, creating a personal world unique to every gameplay experience.

Middle-earth: Shadow of War will be available for Xbox One, Project Scorpio, Windows 10 PC (Windows Store and Steam), PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®4 Pro beginning August 22, 2017. Middle-earth: Shadow of War will be available as an Xbox Play Anywhere title.

“Monolith Productions continues to innovate by introducing deeper, more personalized gameplay experiences, coupled with authentic storytelling,” said David Haddad, President, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. “Middle-earth: Shadow of War truly drives the genre forward by taking the Nemesis System to new heights and allowing players to create their own personal journey within Middle-earth.”

“Following the amazing reception to Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, we massively expanded every dimension of the game, including the world, the story, the RPG systems, the core gameplay and of course the personal player stories of the Nemesis System,” said Michael de Plater, Vice President, Creative, Monolith Productions. “As lifelong fans of Middle-earth, we are so grateful to have the privilege to bring to life the most incredible fantasy world ever created in a new way, for a new generation. With Middle-earth: Shadow of War, we can’t wait to see the amazing stories players are going to create and share.”

The innovative Nemesis System created unique personal stories through procedurally-generated enemies who remember every encounter and are differentiated by their personality, strengths and weaknesses. Middle-earth: Shadow of War expands this innovation with the introduction of Followers who bring about entirely new stories of loyalty, betrayal and revenge. The Nemesis System is also expanded to create a unique personal world through Nemesis Fortresses, which allows players to utilize different strategies to conquer dynamic strongholds and create personalized worlds with their unique Orc army.

Set between the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, Middle-earth: Shadow of War continues the original narrative of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. Players will be engrossed in a richer, more personal and expansive world full of epic heroes and villains, iconic locations, original enemy types, even more personalities and a new cast of characters with untold stories.

As an Xbox Play Anywhere title, players can purchase a digital version of Middle-earth: Shadow of War once and play it on both Xbox One and Windows 10 PC. Gamers can pick up where they left off on another Xbox One or Windows 10 PC, bringing all the saves, game add-ons and achievements with them at no additional cost.

ORIGINAL POST:

Ever wonder why we don’t have a Middle-earth Shadow of Mordor sequel? I swear it’s like Warner Brothers had a massive hit and then just forgot all about it. Well, if you remember Nolan North talked a bit about something everyone assumed was the sequel a while back. But other than that, we’ve all just been waiting on goblins and orcs for someone to make a move.

Well, it seems we’ve all found a hero in Target, who accidentally listed the sequel: Middle-earth – Shadow of War. The listing has since been pulled, but thanks to Imgur, it still exists. Take a look below, and wait for the official reveal, no doubt coming soon. There’s a release date of August 22nd, so it’s possible we’ll hear more at PAX East or GDC this week. But this is legit folks… and don’t worry about a non-existent PC listing here. I’d think that’s just an oversight since this wasn’t supposed to be posted yet.