It's not very often that a new gaming mechanic system is introduced into the industry that acts as a revolutionary source of inspiration. However, there was one system that came into effect which ...

Warner Bros will retain the rights to Shadow of Mordor's Nemesis system until 2036 The system was set to be used in Monolith Productions' Wonder Woman game Warner Bros shut down Monolith this week, ...

TL;DR: Warner Bros. Games will continue to use the Nemesis System from the Shadow of Mordor franchise, even though Monolith Productions has been officially shut down. Warner Bros. Games announced the ...

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Jason Schreier has revealed during an appearance on the Kinda Funny Games podcast that Monolith Production was struggling to implement the Nemesis System in the now-cancelled Wonder Woman game. The ...

Although Monolith isn’t the only casualty of WB Games’ latest restructuring, it sticks out the most because of the studio’s 30-year history during which it created franchises like F.E.A.R., Condemned, ...

Earlier this year, Warner Bros. closed down Monolith, the developer behind 2014's Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and its 2017 sequel, Middle-earth: Shadow of War. Those LOTR games were beloved by fans ...

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TL;DR: After Monolith was folded into WB Games, new context from a former executive reveals how the Nemesis System was created to counter resale drop-offs in singleplayer titles. Since Monolith ...

The gameplay engine that powers Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor draws from a kaleidoscopic mix of influences, with some pretty removed from Tolkien’s works. Michael de Plater, creative director at ...

Third Person Shooters Take a bow, Arc Raiders players: your degeneracy surprised even Embark, which didn't expect all the wallhacking – "We have to continuously find ways to waterproof the experience" ...