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

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“It’s not new, However, in some ways it’s gotten worse.

With the then-upcoming Lord of the Rings game, the publisher wanted to combat second-hand sales.

So, the Nemesis System was thought up as a solution.

There’s still plenty more coming down the pipeline, though.

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