Categories Posted inin Gameplay Middle-earth: Shadow of War postmortem — Monolith’s Michael de Plater explains it all Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 17, 2017 14 min Middle-earth: Shadow of War is one of the biggest games of the fall, and it made a big splash when it debuted on October... Continue Reading 14 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Middle-earth: Shadow of War: Creative director explains controversial endings (spoilers) Posted byby Dean Takahashi October 14, 2017 5 min Middle-earth: Shadow of War is getting a some flack for the way its story ends. But the ending isn’t the problem. Rather, it’s the fact that... Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay How the ubiquitous game actor Troy Baker plays Talion in Middle-earth: Shadow of War Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 22, 2017 7 min Troy Baker is the ubiquitous video game actor. He’s coming back this year as the voice of Talion, the hero known as The Bright... Continue Reading 7 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay How Shadow of War will test your skill in breaking fortresses Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 22, 2017 9 min For those who miss The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit movies, Warner Bros.’ games based on the J.R.R. Tolkien universe of Middle-earth... Continue Reading 9 min
Categories Posted inin Gameplay Shadow of War: Hands-on assault of an Orc fortress in Mordor Posted byby Dean Takahashi May 22, 2017 6 min Middle-earth: Shadow of War is one of the most anticipated titles of the year for me the many millions of fans of the J.R.R. Tolkien... Continue Reading 6 min
Categories Posted inin Business Shadow of Mordor’s Nemesis system draws from Burnout, football, and an architecture book Posted byby GamesBeat February 9, 2015 6 min What do sports and architecture have to do with open-world RPGs? Continue Reading 6 min
Categories Posted inin Business Candid moments of the ‘who’s who’ at gaming’s red carpet event Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 9, 2015 5 min The video game digerati walked the red carpet at the Dice Awards. Here's what they told us. Continue Reading 5 min
Categories Posted inin Business Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor originally featured a giant, climbable beast Posted byby GamesBeat January 21, 2015 2 min The epic beast was cut during development, along with some large wilderness areas. Continue Reading 2 min