<s>
Middle-earth	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mordor	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2014	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Monolith	O
Productions	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
introduces	O
the	O
Nemesis	O
System	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
of	O
non-playable	O
characters	O
to	O
remember	O
their	O
prior	O
actions	O
against	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
protagonist	O
and	O
react	O
accordingly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monolith	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
was	O
outsourced	O
to	O
Behaviour	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
September	O
2014	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
in	O
November	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Middle-earth	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mordor	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mordor	I-Application
marked	O
the	O
biggest	O
launch	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
based	O
upon	O
Tolkien	O
's	O
universe	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
go	O
on	O
to	O
win	O
several	O
awards	O
from	O
video	O
gaming	O
publications	O
,	O
including	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
supported	O
by	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Middle-earth	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Middle-earth	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mordor	I-Application
is	O
a	O
third-person	O
open	O
world	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
ranger	O
by	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
Talion	O
who	O
seeks	O
revenge	O
on	O
the	O
forces	O
of	O
Sauron	O
after	O
his	O
family	O
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
his	O
wife	O
and	O
son	O
,	O
are	O
killed	B-Application
by	O
those	O
that	O
lead	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Missions	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
feature	O
main	O
story	O
missions	O
that	O
follow	O
Talion	O
's	O
quest	O
for	O
revenge	O
,	O
side	O
missions	O
that	O
involve	O
following	O
Gollum	B-Application
to	O
find	O
artifacts	O
that	O
are	O
tied	O
to	O
Celebrimbor	O
's	O
past	O
,	O
missions	O
to	O
free	O
the	O
human	O
slaves	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
captured	O
by	O
the	O
Uruk	O
armies	O
and	O
forced	O
to	O
work	O
for	O
Sauron	O
,	O
and	O
additional	O
quests	O
to	O
help	O
forge	O
new	O
abilities	O
for	O
Talion	O
's	O
sword	O
,	O
bow	O
,	O
and	O
dagger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
also	O
has	O
the	O
freedom	O
to	O
pursue	O
side	O
quests	O
and	O
roam	O
around	O
Mordor	B-Application
,	O
with	O
special	O
activities	O
to	O
collect	O
specific	O
flora	O
or	O
to	O
hunt	O
certain	O
creatures	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
find	O
old	O
artifacts	O
or	O
Elvish	O
seals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
core	O
feature	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mordor	I-Application
is	O
the	O
Nemesis	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alternatively	O
,	O
being	O
killed	B-Application
by	O
a	O
leader	O
will	O
cause	O
the	O
current	O
mission	O
to	O
be	O
cancelled	O
and	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
a	O
safe	O
point	O
to	O
continue	O
exploring	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
leader	O
will	O
gain	O
additional	O
power	O
,	O
making	O
him	O
more	O
difficult	O
to	O
defeat	O
in	O
the	O
next	O
encounter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mordor	I-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
Tolkien	O
's	O
Middle-earth	O
legendarium	O
and	O
Peter	O
Jackson	O
's	O
movie	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
family	O
of	O
Talion	O
(	O
voiced	O
and	O
motion	O
captured	O
by	O
Troy	O
Baker	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
ranger	O
of	O
Gondor	O
responsible	O
for	O
guarding	O
the	O
Black	O
Gate	O
of	O
Mordor	B-Application
,	O
is	O
killed	B-Application
by	O
the	O
armies	O
of	O
Sauron	O
,	O
but	O
Talion	O
is	O
revived	O
with	O
"	O
wraith-like	O
abilities	O
"	O
and	O
heads	O
into	O
Mordor	B-Application
to	O
exact	O
his	O
revenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mordor	B-Application
is	O
not	O
yet	O
a	O
barren	O
wasteland	O
in	O
this	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
will	O
encounter	O
Gollum	B-Application
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
Liam	O
O'Brien	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Talion	O
is	O
a	O
captain	O
of	O
Gondor	O
at	O
the	O
Black	O
Gate	O
of	O
Mordor	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
their	O
travels	O
,	O
Talion	O
and	O
Celebrimbor	O
encounter	O
Gollum	B-Application
multiple	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gollum	B-Application
possesses	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
see	O
and	O
speak	O
with	O
Celebrimbor	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
prior	O
contact	O
with	O
the	O
One	O
Ring	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hoping	O
that	O
Celebrimbor	O
might	O
lead	O
him	O
to	O
the	O
One	O
Ring	O
,	O
Gollum	B-Application
leads	O
Celebrimbor	O
to	O
relics	O
of	O
his	O
past	O
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
restores	O
parts	O
of	O
his	O
lost	O
memories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Celebrimbor	O
proclaimed	O
himself	O
the	O
Bright	O
Lord	O
of	O
Mordor	B-Application
and	O
raised	O
an	O
army	O
of	O
Orcs	O
against	O
Sauron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
his	O
search	O
for	O
the	O
Black	O
Hand	O
,	O
Talion	O
allies	O
himself	O
with	O
Hirgon	O
,	O
a	O
ranger	O
deserter	O
who	O
leads	O
a	O
community	O
of	O
Gondorian	O
outcasts	O
choosing	O
to	O
settle	O
in	O
Mordor	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Ratbag	O
the	O
Coward	O
,	O
an	O
Orc	O
who	O
offers	O
to	O
bring	O
Talion	O
closer	O
to	O
the	O
Black	O
Hand	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
his	O
assistance	O
in	O
the	O
military	O
hierarchy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marwen	O
is	O
the	O
ruler	O
of	O
Núrn	O
,	O
a	O
kingdom	O
of	O
sea	O
raiders	O
located	O
in	O
the	O
south	O
of	O
Mordor	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Middle-earth	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mordor	I-Application
,	O
which	O
took	O
about	O
three	O
years	O
,	O
began	O
in	O
late	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
lead	O
developer	O
was	O
Monolith	O
Productions	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
experience	O
on	O
a	O
Middle-earth	O
game	O
with	O
Guardians	B-Application
of	I-Application
Middle-earth	I-Application
(	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
battle	O
arena	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
design	O
director	O
Michael	O
de	O
Plater	O
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mordor	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
in	O
parallel	O
with	O
Guardians	B-Application
of	I-Application
Middle-earth	I-Application
but	O
handled	O
by	O
a	O
separate	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Warner	O
Bros.	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
published	O
the	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
game	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
de	O
Plater	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
with	O
Creative	O
Assembly	O
on	O
Rome	B-Application
:	I-Application
Total	I-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
Ubisoft	O
on	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
EndWar	I-Application
and	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Recon	I-Application
:	I-Application
Future	I-Application
Soldier	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mordor	I-Application
was	O
Monolith	O
's	O
first	O
third-person	O
open-world	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
eighth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
de	O
Plater	O
considered	O
its	O
development	O
an	O
educational	O
experience	O
for	O
the	O
studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Monolith	O
's	O
introduction	O
to	O
the	O
genre	O
,	O
many	O
core	O
mechanics	O
were	O
built	O
from	O
scratch	O
and	O
the	O
studio	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
successful	O
video	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
series	O
created	O
by	O
Rocksteady	O
Studios	O
;	O
those	O
games	O
inspired	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mordor	I-Application
stealth	O
and	O
free-flow	O
combat	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Monolith	O
team	O
considered	O
themselves	O
experts	O
in	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
push	O
its	O
boundaries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mordor	I-Application
bridges	O
the	O
gap	O
between	O
The	O
Hobbit	O
and	O
The	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Rings	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
team	O
wanting	O
to	O
show	O
iconic	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
universe	O
in	O
an	O
original	O
way	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mordor	I-Application
is	O
set	O
before	O
The	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Rings	O
,	O
its	O
landscape	O
is	O
less	O
post-apocalyptic	O
;	O
environments	O
also	O
vary	O
by	O
weather	O
,	O
lighting	O
and	O
atmosphere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Christian	O
Cantamessa	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
lead	O
writer	O
and	O
lead	O
designer	O
for	O
Rockstar	O
San	O
Diego	O
's	O
Red	B-Application
Dead	I-Application
Redemption	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
important	O
component	O
was	O
Mordor	B-Application
tone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
narrative	O
was	O
also	O
inspired	O
by	O
BioShock	B-Application
,	O
which	O
according	O
to	O
de	O
Plater	O
,	O
has	O
successfully	O
incorporated	O
systemic	O
stories	O
with	O
players	O
 '	O
choices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monolith	O
focused	O
on	O
developing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
,	O
with	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
outsourced	O
to	O
Behaviour	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
core	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
story	O
and	O
narrative	O
are	O
unchanged	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
ports	O
,	O
some	O
features	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Nemesis	O
system	O
)	O
are	O
less	O
complex	O
than	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Middle-earth	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mordor	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Garry	O
Schyman	O
and	O
Nathan	O
Grigg	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
album	O
was	O
released	O
digitally	O
by	O
WaterTower	O
Music	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2013	O
an	O
artist	O
mentioned	O
that	O
Monolith	O
Productions	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
AAA	O
title	O
separate	O
from	O
Guardians	B-Application
of	I-Application
Middle-earth	I-Application
,	O
and	O
on	O
November	O
12	O
its	O
title	O
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
18	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
November	O
21	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Hunt	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mordor	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
The	O
Bright	O
Lord	O
,	O
is	O
set	O
3,000	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
main	O
campaign	O
and	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
control	O
Talion	O
's	O
companion	O
,	O
Celebrimbor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
adds	O
a	O
chapter	O
to	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mordor	I-Application
in	O
which	O
players	O
can	O
complete	O
ten	O
more	O
missions	O
and	O
fight	O
Sauron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
content	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
edition	O
with	O
DLC	B-Protocol
was	O
announced	O
on	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
5	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mordor	I-Application
online	O
servers	O
were	O
shuttered	O
on	O
January	O
12	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
final	O
update	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
removed	O
some	O
features	O
that	O
were	O
tied	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Vendetta	O
system	O
and	O
leaderboards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Middle-earth	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mordor	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Lucas	O
Sullivan	O
of	O
GamesRadar	O
,	O
the	O
system	O
elevated	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mordor	I-Application
to	O
excellence	O
by	O
making	O
its	O
villains	O
memorable	O
and	O
adding	O
personality	O
to	O
its	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mordor	I-Application
combat	O
was	O
considered	O
excellent	O
by	O
most	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shoemaker	O
and	O
Sliwinski	O
compared	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
rhythm-based	O
combat	O
system	O
of	O
the	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
game	O
series	O
;	O
both	O
found	O
it	O
engaging	O
and	O
fluid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Matt	O
Miller	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
found	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
focus	O
on	O
killing	O
made	O
it	O
repetitive	O
,	O
failing	O
to	O
capture	O
the	O
charm	O
of	O
its	O
inspirations	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
and	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
,	O
Kevin	O
VanOrd	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
called	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mordor	I-Application
combat	O
an	O
improvement	O
of	O
the	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
formula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Shoemaker	O
and	O
Sliwinski	O
praised	O
its	O
"	O
dark	O
"	O
tone	O
,	O
Shoemaker	O
found	O
some	O
story	O
elements	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Gollum	B-Application
's	O
introduction	O
)	O
forced	O
and	O
designed	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
a	O
particular	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Game	O
Informer	O
Matt	O
Miller	O
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mordor	I-Application
fails	O
to	O
successfully	O
tie	O
together	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
various	O
plot	O
threads	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
conclusion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
aspects	O
of	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mordor	I-Application
were	O
praised	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miller	O
wrote	O
that	O
some	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mordor	I-Application
features	O
are	O
too	O
complex	O
and	O
inaccessible	O
for	O
new	O
players	O
or	O
those	O
unwilling	O
to	O
use	O
strategy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mordor	I-Application
current-generation	O
versions	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
received	O
mixed-to-negative	O
reviews	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
technical	O
problems	O
were	O
noted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Morgan	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
developers	O
spent	O
little	O
effort	O
on	O
the	O
port	O
,	O
and	O
LeJacq	O
questioned	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
at	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mordor	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
BioShock	B-Application
series	I-Application
creator	O
Ken	O
Levine	O
,	O
who	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
first	O
open-world	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
non-linear	O
story	O
and	O
narrative	O
and	O
said	O
he	O
would	O
bring	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
elements	O
to	O
his	O
upcoming	O
science-fiction	O
project	O
,	O
Judas	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mordor	I-Application
release	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
for	O
a	O
Lord	O
of	O
the	O
Rings-based	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
debuted	O
at	O
number	O
two	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
retail	O
software	O
sales	O
chart	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
(	O
behind	O
FIFA	B-Application
15	I-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
ninth-bestselling	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
October	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2017	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
sold	O
2.88	O
million	O
copies	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
alone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
387,000	O
copies	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mordor	I-Application
was	O
introduced	O
,	O
Monolith	O
was	O
accused	O
by	O
former	O
Ubisoft	O
employee	O
Charles	O
Randall	O
of	O
using	O
assets	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
protagonist-animation	O
code	O
)	O
from	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2014	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
usual	O
video	O
game	O
review	O
outlets	O
were	O
unable	O
to	O
obtain	O
early	O
access	O
to	O
Shadow	B-Application
of	I-Application
Mordor	I-Application
,	O
John	O
Bain	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
TotalBiscuit	O
)	O
said	O
that	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
video	I-General_Concept
creators	O
had	O
been	O
offered	O
early	O
access	O
in	O
exchange	O
for	O
agreeing	O
to	O
a	O
contract	O
requiring	O
them	O
to	O
describe	O
it	O
positively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
sequel	O
,	O
Middle-earth	B-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
February	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
sequel	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Monolith	O
Productions	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
</s>
