And that's just the first tier.

Running around Mordor slicing up Orcs is still plenty of fun, especially when it costs less than a fancy sandwich to get stuck in.

This is not photoshop, this is Jechts splitting himself in two for some A++ Shadow of Mordor cosplay. The results are even more impressive when you see the rest of him.

When Shadow of Mordor released in 2014, its "nemesis system" was brilliant enough that many people hoped it would define a new generation of games. Years later, that vision of industry-wide character hierarchies that learn, evolve, and remember the player never came to pass.

Good Old Games is having a solid sale right now, but they're not the only ones offering bargains.

Last week's feel-good news that Shadow Of War developer Monolith is commemorating the game's late executive producer Michael Forgey with a piece of charitable DLC has taken a turn amid concerns of where some of the proceeds are going.

Do you really hate your Shadow of Mordor nemesis and wish you could kick their arse again? The newly launched Nemesis Forge will let players import their orc rivals to fight once more in Shadow of War.

The sequel to Shadow of Mordor is called Shadow of War. Warner Bros. hasn't quite announced this yet, but Target spilled the news early (lol) along with the box art and some info (via NeoGAF). 

Congratulations - you've just built your first gaming PC. Or maybe you're like Cecilia and you've just bought your first pre-built rig. Either way, you've got some fresh new hardware and now it's time to put it through its paces.

Question is, what should you play? Here's 12 games to put a new gaming PC through its paces.

The US Federal Trade Commission came out hard against Warner Bros. today, banning the game publisher from misrepresenting sponsored content as part of a settlement that will force Warner Bros. to offer clearer disclosure practices in their marketing campaigns.

Today on Highlight Reel we have loads of kills, hammer time, sick rocket mopeds and cowardly uruks!

Briefly: Earlier this year, Shadow of Mordor executive producer Michael Forgey learned that he has a malignant form of brain cancer. Although the tumour is inoperable, Forgey is doing everything he can to battle against the disease. Forgey's family and friends at Monolith Productions are raising money to help him cover medical expenses and support his three children, and Monolith plans to start a social media campaign called #ForForgey tomorrow. You can find the fundraiser on YouCare right here.

On today's Highlight Reel we have sad Bloodborne monsters, dancing GTA plants, gorgeous Crota kills and more!

Shadow of Mordor is already a pretty funny video game. Still, I'm glad that hasn't stopped Mega64 from taking it into the real world and trying for a few more laughs.

The Bright Lord, Shadow of Mordor's new DLC campaign, promises an epic showdown with Lord of the Rings head honcho Sauron. It was designed in part to address a common fan complaint about the original game's anticlimactic ending. But while it does give players a chance to fight Sauron, I'd hardly call it an epic battle.

Dragon Age Inquisition may have taken Game of The Year at last night's 18th annual DICE Awards, but how about Shadow of Mordor winning for Outstanding Achievement In Story? The scripted story wasn't so hot, but if they were judging by the stories that emerged as players sparred with enemies who became tougher through the game's Nemesis system? Then, well-deserved!

Shadow of Mordor surprised everyone with its unique features like the oft-praised "nemesis system". The game's novelty and ambition meant that it couldn't accomplish everything it set out to though. Developer Monolith opened up this week about some things that were left on the cutting room floor.

Conventional wisdom suggests the longer it takes to finish a game, the better -- especially RPGs. We even have websites, such as How Long to Beat, tasked with cataloging the length of games. The clock on my just-finished Dragon Age: Inquisition save reads 64 hours and four minutes. How come, then, after so many hours with Inquisition, I feel so empty, and glad it's all over?

Briefly: "It's chess meets Hamlet. OK, maybe not Hamlet. But it's a start." Ken Levine, of BioShock and System Shock 2 fame, wrote an interesting review of Shadow of Mordor this week in which he praises its novel ability to tell stories that players "build for themselves simply by playing the game." Read it over at Matter.