Ratbag is an Uruk. A special Uruk. He's also a rather damn ugly one at that. Then again, Ururks in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor aren't supposed to be pretty. They never were to begin with really, ...

When the original Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor release in September of 2014 the Nemesis system was without a doubt the game’s defining feature. I thought going forward that all sorts of RPGs in the ...

Billions of virtual Uruks have been slaughtered by Shadow of Mordor players--5.65 billion, to be precise. More than 72 million players were killed by Uruks. Player death in the game doesn't come with ...

The gaming expo E3 has shown us demos, exciting new trailers, and a host of other tantalizing previews of games we can look forward to in the coming couple of years. Now, however, with the first part ...

The best thing about playing Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is that it makes me feel over-the-top powerful without sacrificing the fear of defeat. It’s got great free-flowing combat and a good-sized, ...

I’d cleaved apart 200 or so bad guys before I had the grim epiphany that a video game had turned me into an expert in insurgency. I’m embarrassed how little the violence affected me at first. I’ve ...