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Middle Earth: Shadow of War Leaked

"Well it looks like the rumored sequel to Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor has been leaked early by Target. An image and description showed up on the site’s page today which you can see below."

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BlakHavoc2615d ago

Oh hell yes!! One of my favorite games this gen so far, I want to see how they expand on the nemesis system.

MVGeneral2615d ago

Awesome. Shadow of mordor was a very fun game to play.

nX2614d ago

Surprisingly good actually. Can't wait for the sequel, day1 for me.

BlakHavoc2615d ago

I'm pretty sure it came out for PS4

robtion2615d ago (Edited 2615d ago )

Wrong. There was an inferior last gen port with a neutered nemesis system but the main game and development team worked on the PS4/XB1.

Palitera2615d ago (Edited 2615d ago )

No, it was ported to the last gen without all the features. It is not even cross gen, since old consoles couldn't even run it with all its features.

foxdie2k152615d ago

It is current gen i have it for ps4

XanderZane2615d ago

Came out for PS4 and XB1. Was a great game to play. The controls were really nice. I still need to finish it.

Imalwaysright2614d ago

To me its the only game that can truly be qualified as next gen in this entire generation.

BlackTar1872614d ago

@imalwaysright

I'm begging you to elaborate on your comment.

Imalwaysright2614d ago

@ Blacktar

It's the only game that did something revolutionary that we had not seen before and wasn't possible to achieve on last gen consoles: nemesis system. All the other games that I played this gen could be made on last gen consoles if the graphical fidelity was toned down. In short I've been playing last gen games with better graphical fidelity.

I started gaming in the SNES/Megadrive era and I've experienced true revolutions in each generation until this one that changed how we play our games. I don't consider better graphical fidelity to be a next gen experience because it's the obvious thing you'll get due to better hardware.

I also don't consider fish AI, chest hair and ants running around as something that qualifies as a next gen experience. Those are the kind of details that do nothing where to me where it truly matters: gameplay mechanics or how we play our games.

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destroyerz12615d ago

I enjoyed the gameplay in the first one, but for me the story, characters and "final boss" is very very mediocre. I hope this sequence brings several improvements in this sense.

_-EDMIX-_2615d ago

I actually agree I never really cared for those overly wannabe political type games.

I never really even cared for what was going on with the whole War stuff I think the gameplay in the combat was just so amazing I did like the cutscenes and I like how the narrative was told I just didn't really care for the specifics.

The combat and the gameplay was just absolutely amazing in that game and I just want more of that

BlakHavoc2615d ago

Ya the gameplay was superb. Story was lacking for sure. Hopefully they've added more rpg elements and created a much better story.

UnHoly_One2614d ago

I thought the story was excellent, and I loved the characters.

The guy who voiced the main character and the wraith both did a spectacular job.

One of my favorite games this gen for sure.

FalloutWanderer20772614d ago

@UnHoly_One - The entire cast was great and full of high profile voice actors. Troy Baker as Talion and Nolan North as The Black Hand of Sauron. Jennifer Hale, John DiMaggio, Laura Bailey, Alastair Duncan, Brian Bloom (Voiced B.J. Blakowitz in Wolfenstein TNO/TOB) Let's hope the sequel is great as well.

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joab7772615d ago

That's the key! I hope it has evolved quite a bit. Also, I hope more customization etc. has been added. Open world games have had the bar raised quite a bit so we will see.

Maxor2615d ago

The Nemesis system was simply brilliant and to this day, still unmatched. Considering how quickly gameplay concepts are copied from game to game I'm amazed that nobody managed to replicate this in their title.

I cant' wait to see what they'll do next.

Vegamyster2614d ago

Great game but i hope they make the main mission areas/objectives more interesting, that was my only big gripe with the game.

oof462614d ago

Fighting one captain and then having 2 or 3 more join the battle was always nail biting.

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KingKionic 2615d ago

Wow this came outta nowhere. Shadow of Mordor was a great surprise when it come out. I wasnt even in to lord of the rings and it was very enjoyable. I hate that we didnt get a surprise reveal but im hyped now.

zivtheawesome2615d ago

notvreally a surprise, WB teased a new game for a month now, BTW by the new leak it'll come this june.

KingKionic 2615d ago

Oh i haven't been keeping up with WB teases. This year is looking pretty stellar. Summer release i can dig it.

BlakHavoc2615d ago

That would be awesome, I'd literally have an awesome game to play for the first 6 months of the year. That's insane!

Lilrizky2615d ago

June? doesn't the listing say August?

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Summons752615d ago

Awesome, hope they pull back on the open world more and concentrate on the story. The nemesis system was amazing but the story disappeared in how big the world was and by the time you took out all the grunts they were replaced so rising up the ranks took forever. Keep it open world but don't forget about the story, that is what LOTR was created for. Still excited to see what they do with this. Hopefully, something completely new after LOTR or have the story take place during The Hobbit era or even before like the original War over the Ring.

CorndogBurglar2615d ago

Well from the picture it looks like the same character and he's still binded to the ghost of the guy that created the rings. So I'm pretty sure it will be a continuation of the last game...

rigo85822615d ago

Oh hell yeah that is a day one buy for me. Shadow of Mordor was hands down my favorite game of 2014.

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An Update on This Year’s BlizzCon and Blizzard’s 2024 Live Events

Blizzard writes: "After careful consideration over the last year, we at Blizzard have made the decision not to hold BlizzCon in 2024. This decision was not made lightly as BlizzCon remains a very special event for all of us, and we know many of you look forward to it. While we’re approaching this year differently and as we have explored different event formats in the past, rest assured that we are just as excited as ever to bring BlizzCon back in future years."

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PRIMORDUS1h ago

How about you not hold Blizzcon anymore period. You fucking POS company. I really hope Blizzard would just die.

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Sony Patents To Prevent You From In-Game Harassment By Reading Your Emotions

A new patent recently published by Sony wants to gather biometric data of gamers to track whether one is being harassed using AI tools.

Profchaos17h ago(Edited 17h ago)

I hope this is one of those patents that never comes to fruition.

I already dislike the fact you can pay a significant amount for a online service buy associated games and content on said service and get banned from that service over potentially a misunderstanding the bans are already handed out for flimsy reasons

I'd rather see money invested in a ban that simply removes the offensive players ability to communicate with unknown players allow them to continue party chats with friends but not with Joe blow on cod.

exputers13h ago

Agreed. Blizzard recently banned a college Overwatch 2 player who's dependent for saying "shit." Pretty harsh.

just_looken28m ago

What your talking about is called block list

In 2006 a spaceship dropped of the playstation 3/xbox 360 i say that that generation was the last great gen with game functions/tech that has yet to comeback

Anyhow the playstation 3 if you block listed a id they could not talk to you in chatroom with either text or voice. But that was pre mind fucked 2018 when people were more human than sheep.

But hey gta 6 is coming out billion dollar budget without a single player custom character creator and without singeplayer coop off/online something saints row 1-3 had on the xbox 360.

z2g10h ago

Take my social security and bank account numbers too! Here’s a picture of my wife and our address.

phoenixwing9h ago

Cmon where's the pictures of your children. Don't hold out on them.

H99h ago

At this rate I feel Sony will eventually sell a room to play games in it where they can monitor your every breath

jambola6h ago

I genuinely get a bit worried sometimes when a friend says something that could be offensive In a party
Because I have no trouble believing some bans would happen when in a private party for saying something wrong

SegaSaturn6698h ago

I want them to censor erotic content by measuring my groin temperature so i dont get too distracted while playing black ops 2.

Popsicle8h ago

Terrible idea. Not only do I not consent to providing my biometric data, the potential for mishandling biometric data is almost a certainty. Positive stress and negative stress can produce similar changes in biometrics. Interpreting the precise emotion a person is feeling is not only invasive but could be easily misconstrued. I hope this never comes to fruition.

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Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors: "I deserve a lot of criticism."

Embracer CEO demonstrates a masterclass in mental gymnastics in latest interview.
"I'm sure I deserve a lot of criticism, but I don't think my team or companies deserve all the criticism. I could take a lot of that blame myself. But ultimately I need to believe in the mission," he said.

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on_line_forever11h ago

OK give us Kingdoms of Amalur 2 with AAA budget and we will accept your excuse

kaos899h ago(Edited 9h ago)

The king of the studio asset flip scheme that failed.