TBA. It'll be released this year though.
The game takes place between the events of
The Hobbit and
The Lord of The Rings, as written by
J.R.R. Tolkien[SUP]
.[/SUP] The family of ranger Talion is killed by
Sauron's armies, and he himself is also killed, but soon revived with "wraith-like abilities" and heads to
Mordor to exact his revenge.Mordor is not yet a barren wasteland in this story.
The story involves the
Rings of Power, but the story is separate to
The Lord of the Rings canon. However, Warner Bros. maintains that the stories will align.The player will encounter
Gollum in the game, discovering that Talion and Gollum have a lot in common.