Yesterday’s shock news that Warner Bros. had shut down three studios and canceled its Wonder Woman game sent shockwaves throughout the industry and the gaming community at large. And as the dust ...

Now that Shadow of Mordor publisher Warner Brothers' has managed to, after several years of attempts, patent the Nemesis system utilized in the Shadow of Mordor and Shadow of War games, it owns rights ...

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Monolith Productions‘ acclaimed Nemesis system, which was used to great success in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, is still in possession of Warner Bros. thanks to a patent filed by the company that ...

The Nemesis System creates dynamic, memorable rivals for players with intense virtual enemies. Warner Brothers patented the system, leading to its absence in games like Cyberpunk 2077 and Hogwarts ...

Warner Bros. Games seems to be in crisis. It’s been hemorrhaging money left and right and shutting down its studios. The most recent batch of WB studio closures hit pretty hard as the publisher ...

The patent doesn’t expire until 2036. If you played either of the Middle-earth games, you probably recall the Nemesis system. Even if you didn’t play those games, you’ve likely still heard about this ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. As reported by journalist Stephen Totilo, Monolith's Nemesis system patent--which remains the property of Warner Bros.--was filed in 2016, and it ...

TL;DR: Warner Bros. Games will continue to use the Nemesis System from the Shadow of Mordor franchise, even though Monolith Productions has been officially shut down. Warner Bros. Games announced the ...

Warner Bros Discovery recently shut down a trio of game studios, including the well-regarded Monolith Productions. This has put one of the coolest game mechanics of the 2010s in limbo. Middle-earth: ...