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 ...

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 ...

The Nemesis System creates unique storylines with enemy orcs that react to player actions. The patent on the system limits its use in other games until 2036. Warner Bros. not using the system as a ...

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 ...

LB Beistad is a writer and musician based in Nashville, TN. Her love of gaming began with her cousin introducing her to Banjo Kazooie and Jak and Daxter when she was five years old. Since then, she ...

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 ...

Jared is a writer, editor, and Communications Studies graduate who loves popular nerd culture (almost anything to do with Marvel, DC, Star Wars, or The Lord of the Rings) and the interactive ...

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, ...

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 ...

Action-adventure games are oftentimes stuffed with similar mechanics, making it nearly impossible for any one system to stand out in a very saturated genre. However, when one feature does get some ...

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 ...