'Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor' Sequel Latest News: Warner Bros. Officially Announces 'Shadow of Mordor'
Warner Bros. has officially announced the sequel to the 2014 "Lord of the Rings" video game "Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor" titled "Middle-earth: Shadow of War."
The company has confirmed that game developer Monolith Productions is in the late stages of developing "Shadow of War." A cinematic trailer has also been released.
"Shadow of War," like its predecessor "Shadow of Mordor," is set between the events of "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings." The game sequel will pick up roughly where the original video game left off, with Talion and Celebrimbor forging a new Ring of Power that will fight against Sauron.
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The official plot description of "Shadow of War" reads:
"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."
The game will be released in four different versions: standard, silver, gold and mithril. The standard version includes a legendary Champions War Part and the exclusive epic Sword of Dominion.
The silver edition of the game comes with the Slaughter Tribe Nemesis Expansion, the Outlaw Tribe Nemesis Expansion, and a Silver War Chest. The gold edition contains all the featured items in the silver edition along with The Blade of Galadriel Expansion, The Desolation of Mordor Story Expansion, and a Gold War Chest instead of a silver one.
The mithril edition, on the other hand, comes will all the items featured in the silver and gold editions of the game. It also comes with a limited edition 15-inch Tar-Goroth Balrog vs. Carnan Drake statue, an exclusive steelcase, a premium case with a magnetic Ring of Power, an exclusive steelcase, a collection of exclusive lithographs, a cloth Map of Mordor, a Tribes sticker pack, the official game's music soundtrack, and both Gold and Mithril War Chests.
"Middle-earth: Shadow of War" will be released on Aug. 22 on the Xbox One (including Xbox Project Scorpio), PlayStation 4 (and PlayStation 4 Pro), and PC.
