See, Shadow of War doubles down on its orc-farming simulator component by fleshing out the Nemesis system even more and throwing in a bunch more ingredients to its orc formula.

Middle-earth: Shadow of War, like its predecessor, features an ever-changing collection of randomly generated orcs. Thanks to the multitude of components that piece together these orcs ...

Your Orcs in Shadow of War are integral to your success in-game, and while you can choose pretty much any Orc to take into battle, the best ones are those labeled as Epic and Legendary.

Middle-earth: Shadow of War is one of the most anticipated titles of the year for me the many millions of fans of the J.R.R. Tolkien universe of Middle-earth. The game comes out on August 22 in ...

Shadow of War’s strength, like the original, is in its Orcs, and a custom Orc hero would have been a huge shift for the series and one that would have been genuinely interesting to explore.

Share your own orc-stuffed tales from Shadow of War so far in the comments! Read this next. Bugsnax, Middle-earth Shadow of War and Hollow Knight are your November PS Plus games ...

In 2014, the team at Monolith blew our socks off with a wholly original adventure game set in the world of Lord of the Rings, Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor. While some indicate that the game’s ...

LOS ANGELES—Having played a fair amount of Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor, I thought I knew what I was in for with its upcoming sequel, Shadow of War.The badass, "slay orcs all around" hero of ...

To be clear, "Shadow of War" is a game about killing orcs by the wagon-full — thus the grisly creep you see above. The "Lord of the Rings" scenery and setting is merely a backdrop.

It seems Middle-earth: Shadow of War is intent on modernizing the venerable Lord of the Rings universe a bit. The game will feature a sexy new Shelob, cringe comedy courtesy of Silicon Valley star ...

PREVIEW: Middle-earth: Shadow of War is one of the most anticipated titles of the year for me the many millions of fans of the J.R.R. Tolkien universe of Middle-earth. The game comes out on August ...