Middle-earth: Shadow of War Definitive Edition announced

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Published on August 1, 2018

published on August 1, 2018

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Warner Bros. Interactive has announced that Middle-earth: Shadow of War will be getting a Definitive Edition soon. In a press release, the company revealed that the Definitive Edition would include the base game along with all DLC content and free updates that the game has received since launch.

This content includes:

Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™ Main Game
Slaughter Tribe Nemesis Expansion
Outlaw Tribe Nemesis Expansion
Blade of Galadriel Story Expansion
Desolation of Mordor Story Expansion

In addition, these are the updates that have released for the game since it launched:

Market Closure: Complete removal of the market and microtransactions.
Updated Post-Game: Streamlined post-game Epilogue (formerly Shadow Wars) with new narration from Shelob, the Witch-king and Dark Talion, plus new Masks of the Nazgûl player rewards.
Nemesis System Enhancements: Numerous improvements bringing further depth to combat encounters and player interactions, along with added traits and behaviours for Orc enemies, more Legendary Orcs to encounter and more ways to get Training Orders.
Powering Up: Follower level cap has been increased to 80, enemy Captain level cap has been increased to 85, greater XP rewards, new Prestige skills, upgrades and more.
Gear Upgrades: Players can now use Mirian to raise the level of a piece of gear to their current level and use gems to re-roll abilities.
Skins: Added player skins for Celebrimbor, Eltariel, Dark Eltariel, Baranor and Serka.
Online Pit Fights & Conquests: Added search feature to challenge specific players’ Overlords and fortresses in Friendly Mode.
Endless Siege: Added feature to defend fortresses against never-ending waves of Sauron’s forces.
Rebellion: Added feature to crush rebel Ologs and Uruks who undermine the Bright Lord.
Photo Mode Upgrades: Capture every battle with new filters, frames and textures
Difficulty Levels: Added Brutal and Gravewalker difficulty levels.
Player Stats: Added player stats page to track in-game enemy kills, dominations and betrayals.

Middle-earth: Shadow of War Definitive Edition is due out on August 28, 2018 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC for $59.99. It will release a few days later on August 31 in the UK where it will cost £49.99.