Orcs. The craggly-faced brutes of the fantasy RPG world. Scarred by countless battles, these hideous creatures are…
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Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor was a game about attachment in the face of decapitation. You came to love certain…
The Bright Lord, Shadow of Mordor's new DLC campaign, promises an epic showdown with Lord of the Rings head honcho…
Is there anything more menacing than Shadow of Mordor's grisly assortment of orcs and uruks—especially the ones with …
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Even since the game got its snazzy new photo editor, Shadow of Mordor fans have been doing their best to capture the…
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Ah, Shadow of Mordor orcs. So silly. And also so, so creepy when they want to be. Reddit user ootinii captured…
Last week, I wrote about a strange issue Shadow of Mordor players have been reporting since the game came out: Orcs…
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Ever since Shadow of Mordor came out, many gamers have taken to its unique brand of orc-killing with a gusto.…
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A whir, a pop, and then the head explodes. Ceases to exist, really. Ropy tendrils of gray-black goop spiral…
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Over twenty orcs, annihilated in one go. Holy shit.
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Things don't always go according to plan when you're trying to hunt an orc. Sometimes, things can get a little…
It's so easy to resort to lazy and hurtful stereotypes whenever we talk about orcs. If nothing else, Middle-Earth:…
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We've been slaying lots of orcs lately around the Kotaku office/converted anti-orc nemesis death fortress…
Rangers of Gondor! Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor is upon us. The time has come to stand up to Sauron's evil forces.…
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If you like your fantasy comics grimy, roguish, and filled with orcs trying to lop each other's dorks off, you'll…
The Scottish Sun - "Scottish Newspaper of the Year" mind you - reports that a woman gave her 42-year-old husband an…