Monolith Productions and Warner Bros. officially announce Middle-earth: Shadow of War, the sequel to Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor.
Middle-earth: Shadow of War is released worldwide for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows.
Celebrimbor, the Elf Lord, forges the Rings of Power, including the Rings given to Elves, Dwarves, and Men, attempting to rival the power of Sauron.
Sauron secretly forges the One Ring to control the other Rings of Power and dominate Middle-earth.
Elves and Men form the Last Alliance and wage a great war against Sauron to defeat him and take the One Ring.
Sauron is defeated when Isildur cuts the One Ring from his hand; the Ring is lost in the River Anduin.
Talion, a Gondorian ranger of the Black Gate, and his family are killed by Sauron's forces; Talion is resurrected by the spirit of the Elven Lord Celebrimbor, who was bound to the One Ring.
Talion and Celebrimbor set out to build a new army to challenge Sauron's forces and reclaim Mordor from his control.
Sauron's forces seize Minas Ithil (later known as Minas Morgul), a key fortress near Mordor.
Celebrimbor reforges the broken Sword of the High Elves into a new Ring of Power to challenge Sauron.
Talion leads his forces to retake fortresses and build an army using the Nemesis system, rallying Orcs to his cause.
Talion confronts and defeats powerful Orc Warchiefs and Captains loyal to Sauron.
Talion encounters the Black Hand, Sauron's lieutenant responsible for his family's death, and defeats him.
Talion and Celebrimbor face off against Sauron in Mordor in an effort to destroy his reign and free Middle-earth.
