Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor Release Date, Trailer, and More

In addition to announcing some pre-order incentives for their much anticipated stealth-focused RPG Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Warner Bros. sent us over a new "Banished from Death" story trailer for the game and confirmed their plans to release the game on October 7th. Check it out:



And then we'll move into the pre-order incentive details:

Witness the return of Sauron's army to Mordor, the attack on the Black Gate and the origins behind Talion's quest for vengeance in the Official Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Story Trailer Banished from Death.

Also today, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Monolith Productions confirmed the Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor ship date for 7th October 2014, and revealed the game's official box art and pre-order bonus pack.

Pre-order bonus details:

Fans who pre-order Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor will get access at the game's launch to The Dark Ranger exclusive bonus pack. Available at all participating retailers, the pack will provide exclusive content and challenges for players including:

Dark Ranger Character Skin
- Begin your own quest for vengeance with a new Dark Ranger character skin that embodies Talion's darker side

"Test of Power" Challenge Mode
- Face Sauron's Captains and defeat them to earn powerful Runes and gain a head start in the game
- Test your speed, skill and strategy and measure yourself against your friends on the leaderboards
- Access to Exclusive Leaderboards for "Test of Power" Challenge Mode
- Test your speed, skill and strategy and measure yourself against your friends on the leaderboards in this challenge mode