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Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor will be losing online features and achievements on December 31, 2020.  The announcement comes from an updated game page listing on the PlayStation Store, the Microsoft store (opens in new tab) and Steam, where a list of specific features were added that will no longer be …

Does anyone, other than politicians and teenagers, have real-life true enemies? It takes so much energy and effort to constantly hate someone. But in games it’s a different matter. They serve as narrative cocaine: keeping you focused and singularly determined to do whatever it takes – it doesn’t matter how …

I’ve spent hundreds of hours battling the Covenant, but I wouldn’t say I hate them. I’ve walloped The Joker more times than I can count, but I don’t really harbour any personal grudge against the clown prince of crime. And while the Locust Queen got me a little narked on …

In games, nothing can be said to be certain except death and well, mostly that. Death as a consequence of failure has been a part of games since the days of Spacewar!, and what came after has stayed pretty much the same: a Game Over screen, a Continue? prompt (maybe …

After The Hobbit, but before Lord of the Rings: this is a fascinating place for Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (opens in new tab) to be set. Now that a sequel has been announced (opens in new tab), this is the time to dig back into the game to search for …

This week, we’re highlighting the top five titles in our Game of the Year 2014 list. Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor ranks at #4 – and here’s Ashley Reed’s take on what makes it so awesome. It’s funny how life can surprise you. Back in the ancient, bygone days of September …