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Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - Lord of the Hunt

Lord of Hunt introduces the new Beastmaster Warchiefs into the game, and involves Talion joining with Torvin using his powers of Domination to turn these new beasts against the Warchiefs, proving that Mordor…

16 December 2014

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - Lord of the Hunt is an adventure developed by Monolith Productions, released 16 December 2014 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

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What Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - Lord of the Hunt is

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - Lord of the Hunt is an adventure game developed by Monolith Productions and released in 2014. It was published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on LithTech 6.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Together Torvin and Talion hunt the wildest beasts of Mordor turning them against Sauron's forces. Hunt new monsters, uncover hidden lairs, earn unique runes and dominate deadly creatures to turn against your enemies.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, open world and stealth. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the The Lord of the Rings series

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - Lord of the Hunt is the 49th of 69 entries we hold in the The Lord of the Rings series. The next entry was Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - The Bright Lord in 2015.

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What it launched against

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - Lord of the Hunt launched on 16 December 2014, within three weeks of Tales from the Borderlands, The Talos Principle, Resident Evil and Elite: Dangerous. It arrived 1 year into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Tales from the Borderlands, The Talos Principle, Resident Evil, Elite: Dangerous.

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When did Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - Lord of the Hunt come out?
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor - Lord of the Hunt was released on 16 December 2014 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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