{"id":63022,"date":"2014-04-03T10:22:59","date_gmt":"2014-04-03T08:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=63022"},"modified":"2014-04-03T10:23:56","modified_gmt":"2014-04-03T08:23:56","slug":"shadow-of-mordor-gets-release-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/63022-shadow-of-mordor-gets-release-date","title":{"rendered":"Shadow of Mordor gets release date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The battle against Sauron and and his orc army will begin, again, on 7 October 2014 with the launch of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor.<\/p>\n<p>The game is set for Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC, PS3, and PS4, will be <a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/62123-shadow-of-mordor-will-be-gimped-on-xbox-360-ps3.html\">heavily focused on the next-gen experience<\/a>, with current-gen consoles set to lose out on the &#8220;level of depth and variety and\u00a0simulation within the Nemesis system&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Shadow of Mordor follows the story of Tailon, a ranger who, along with his family, was killed by the evil forces of Mordor. You are brought back to life by a mysterious spirit of vengeance and must exact revenge on those who dared to cross you.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_63023\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"Shadow of Mordor\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Shadow-of-Mordor.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63023\" class=\"size-large wp-image-63023\" title=\"Shadow of Mordor\" alt=\"Shadow of Mordor\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Shadow-of-Mordor-600x329.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Shadow-of-Mordor-600x329.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Shadow-of-Mordor.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-63023\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shadow of Mordor<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Those who pre-order the game will get their hands on &#8220;The Dark Ranger&#8221; pack, which will give gamers a Dark Ranger character skin, challenge modes to earn bonus Runes, and access to leaderboards.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QHUQ3j3p-OA?list=UUQNvfJzlrEDGRhG6nwG315A\" height=\"338\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Does this game tickle your fancy? 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