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Spring In the Shire
Save up to 90% off of your favorite Middle-earth games including Shadow of War, Shadow of Mordor LEGO Lord of the Rings and LEGO The Hobbit! Spring in the Shire Sale Page The Middle-earth: Shadow Bundle allows you to fi…
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Spring In the Shire
Save up to 90% off of your favorite Middle-earth games including Shadow of War, Shadow of Mordor LEGO Lord of the Rings and LEGO The Hobbit! The Middle-earth: Shadow Bundle allows you to fight to conquer all of Mordor i…
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Midwinter in Middle-earth Sale
Save up to 90% in WB Games' Midwinter in Middle-earth Sale! Featuring these multiple-award-winning and best-selling full games and DLC set in Middle-earth: Shadow of War Experience an epic open world brought to life by…
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Spring in the Shire Sale
Great discounts are in bloom in Middle-earth! Save up to 80% off of your favorite Middle-earth games including LEGO Lord of the Rings, LEGO The Hobbit, Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War! In Shadow of War, you'll experi…
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Three Forts We Love - How to Build Up and Take Down
Since we still have new players coming in looking for tips, and because we love sharing what our veteran players put together, we thought another Community spotlight was in order. This one is all about the siegecraft. C…
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Five Of Our Favorite Character Builds
As 2018 ends, we salute you - our community - and all the great things you’ve brought to Shadow of War! Here are some of our favorite character builds from the past year. Give them a try and let us know your favorite! O…
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Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ Definitive Edition Available Now
This is the very best version of the game in one complete package: Slaughter Tribe Outlaw Tribe The Blade of Galadriel Story DLC The Desolation of Mordor Story DLC All updates and game improvements to date There has nev…
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Middle-earth: Shadow of War – Patch Notes v1.20 – August 15, 2018
Fixes Updated backend support, no player facing impact.
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Middle-earth: Shadow of War – Patch Notes v1.19 – August 9, 2018
Fixes Nemesis System: • Fixed an issue with Empty Spots in the Hierarchy that couldn’t be replaced. • Fixed an issue where Undead Followers could betray Talion if he attacked their Blood Brother. User Interface: • Fixed…
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Shadow of War Definitive Edition Coming August 28th!
The Definitive Edition includes: ✔️All Story DLC ✔️ Slaughter Tribe ✔️Outlaw Tribe It also includes all updates and game improvements made to date. If you already own the Gold or Platinum Editions, you have this content…
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FREE New Demo for Middle-earth: Shadow of War
Now One Can Simply Walk Into Mordor The free demo is available from the store page: If you or a friend have yet to play this epic adventure based on the award-winning Nemesis System, there's never been a better - or eas…
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Middle-earth: Shadow of War – Patch Notes v1.18 – July 17, 2018
Free content updates available today for Middle-earth: Shadow of War owners, including: Market Removed: • The Market is removed from the game, replaced with an updated Garrison menu that allows access to your Garrison O…
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Middle-earth: Shadow of War PC Patch Notes v1.17 – May 31, 2018
Fixes: General Stability: Fixed an issue where the difficulty setting displayed in the Main Menu would sometimes not correctly apply to gameplay once loaded in. Fixed a number of issues where Achievements were not being…
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Middle-earth: Shadow of War PC Patch Notes v1.16
Fixes: General Stability: Fixed an issue where an Orc would spawn incorrectly during an ambush, leaving the player stuck and without control for 30-60 seconds. Fixed an issue where the player could get stuck on an infin…
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Middle-earth: Shadow of War Patch Notes v1.15
Desolation of Mordor Story Expansion Now Available Open a new front in the war for Mordor as Baranor, Captain of the fallen city of Minas Ithil. Travel to the Eastern Deserts of Lithlad and raise a new army of human mer…
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Shadow of War PC Patch Notes v1.14
Bug Fix Fixed a new issue where some players were encountering an infinite loading screen when trying to launch “The Etten” quest.
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