The Last of Us is no more likely to ever assimilate the Nemesis System or manifest its own take on one, either, and yet such a marriage could be incredibly rewarding with Part 2’s enemy factions ...

The Nemesis System Was One Of The Best Things Gaming Ever Did, And WB Just Killed It Warner Bros. is shutting down the team responsible for one of the most interesting narrative design mechanics ...

With its popularity, WB Games decided to lock it down by patenting it, which prevents any developer from implementing a similar system into their game. The Nemesis System was scheduled to make a ...

After the runaway success of Shadow of Mordor, WB started mobilizing to patent the Nemesis system so no one else could use it ...

A former WB exec reveals the Nemesis System was built to keep players engaged longer - and keep games from entering the resale market. News. All News AI Business, Financial & Legal Cases, ...

Shadow of Mordor's Nemesis System was only created because WB Games wanted something to combat Batman Arkham Asylum's second-hand sales, exec says. News. By Kaan Serin published 23 March 2025 ...

The Nemesis system was featured in both 2014’s Shadow of Mordor and the follow-up Middle-earth: Shadow of War. Simply put, it’s a gameplay mechanic in which enemies remember previous ...

While players on social media mourned the apparent loss of the Nemesis system for the next 11 years, attorney Richard Hoeg pointed out that WB could potentially license the patent out to another ...

As WB looks to sell off various pieces of its video game portfolio, it’s easy to see a situation where the Nemesis System gets forgotten entirely. If Wonder Woman is hitting any kind of ...

Our Xbox crew discusses the awful news of WB Games closing down Shadow of Mordor developer Monolith Productions along with two other studios. Is their patented Nemesis System dead forever? But ...

(Image credit: Monolith Productions, WB Games) The Nemesis System first appeared in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor in 2014, and then again in a much expanded form in sequel Shadow of War in 2017, ...

WB announced a Wonder Woman game in 2021, ... but now that’s not happening and the nemesis system may not be in the game at all, as it will be a “more traditional action-adventure game. ...