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Walking around Middle-earth: Shadow of War without the Ring of Power or supernatural abilities of any kind is like strutting around naked. But playing as Baranor and his absurd array of weapons and ...

Shadow of War has gone through some changes since it launched last October. The much-criticised loot box marketplace is gone, leaving a fairly unsullied orc murder/management sim. Now, there's a free ...

Instead of spending real currency to unlock powerful loot boxes in Shadow of War, the only way to earn better orcs and gear is by actually playing the game — a novel concept, we know. The Garrison ...

Update, July 17: Middle-earth: Shadow of War has dropped the microtransaction market and rebalanced the endgame in a new update. Middle-earth: Shadow of War is free from the remnants of ...