Tolkien’s Middle-earth has captured the imagination of fantasy fans worldwide ever since The Hobbit was published in 1937. And although Peter Jackson is the film director who successfully brought the ...

Some years ago, Amazon paid an Erebor’s worth of gold for the rights to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth film and TV rights.

Monolith Productions introduced the Nemesis System in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War. The Nemesis System lets NPCs remember interactions with the player and make dynamic choices.

In brief: The Middle-Earth games from the recently closed studio Monolith are largely known for the unique Nemesis system, which procedurally generated new enemy behavior based on the player's actions ...