Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Release Date Pushed Forward One Week

<p>Developer Monolith Productions has announced its highly anticipated title&comma; <em>Middle-earth&colon; Shadow of Mordor<&sol;em>&comma; will be moved one week ahead of its initial release date&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>September 30th is now the release date for PlayStation 3&comma; PlayStation 4&comma; Xbox 360 and Xbox One&comma; while PC and Steam users will be receiving the title on October 2nd&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Publisher Warner Bros&period; released a statement saying that the decision to move <em>Middle-earth&colon; Shadow of Mordor<&sol;em>’s release date ahead of its initial schedule was due to &&num;8220&semi;hearing fans&&num;8217&semi; excitement&&num;8221&semi; for the title&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-youtube layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"500" height&equals;"281" data-videoid&equals;"exDclDyafAw" title&equals;"Official Middle-earth&colon; Shadow of Mordor Story Trailer - Banished From Death"><a placeholder href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;watch&quest;v&equals;exDclDyafAw"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;exDclDyafAw&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" layout&equals;"fill" object-fit&equals;"cover" alt&equals;"Official Middle-earth&colon; Shadow of Mordor Story Trailer - Banished From Death"><&sol;a><&sol;amp-youtube><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Middle-earth&colon; Shadow of Mordor<&sol;em> takes place between the events of J&period;R&period;R&period; Tolkien&&num;8217&semi;s <em>The Hobbit<&sol;em> and <em>The Lord of the Rings<&sol;em>&comma; as the player assumes the role of a ranger&comma; Talion &lpar;voiced by Troy Baker&rpar;&comma; who is resurrected by a Wraith and embarks on his quest for revenge against the Dark Lord Sauron&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Via&colon; <a title&equals;"Middle-earth&colon; Shadow of Mordor will now launch one week earlier" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;polygon&period;com&sol;2014&sol;7&sol;25&sol;5936401&sol;middle-earth-shadow-of-mordor-launching-sept-30" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">Polygon<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>What are your thoughts on the news&quest; Excited that Middle-earth&colon; Shadow of Mordor’s release date has been pushed forward&quest; Let us know in the comments&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;