MIDDLE EARTH SHADOW OF WAR Gameplay Trailer - First Gameplay Demo Walkthrough ( 2017 ) About Middle Earth: Shadow of War: Middle - earth: Shadow of Wartrade; is the sequel to the critically - acclaimed Middle - earth: Shadow of Mordortrade; , winner of more than 50 industry awards, including 2015 Game Developers Choice Awardsrsquo; Game of the Year, Outstanding Innovation in Gaming at the 2015 D. I. C. E. Awards and the BAFTA for Game Design. In Middle - earth: Shadow of War, players wield a new Ring of Power and