Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor “Weapons and Runes” Trailer and Pre-order Bonuses Announced

It’s been a while since we last heard about Monolith’s upcoming action-RPG Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, set in Tolkien’s seminal fictional universe, but today we get not only a trailer focused on the game’s weapons and the upgrade runes system:

But also learn about the retailer-exclusive pre-order bonuses:

• Deadly Archer Rune
  • Talion will deal extra damage when executing ranged headshots against Sauron’s Captains
• Flame of Arnor Rune
  • Talion can ignite his blade by achieving a high combo count and incinerate his enemies
• Captain of the Watch / Hidden Blade Rune
  • (Captain of the Watch) character skin and the Hidden Blade Rune Talion can deal extra damage when executing stealth attacks against Sauron’s Captains
• Orc Slayer Rune
  • Talion will decimate Sauron’s Captains with increased damage from special attacks

All those who pre-order Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor will also receive access at the game’s launch to The Dark Ranger exclusive bonus pack, per the previously announced news.

You can learn more about what retailer has your favore pre-order bonuses via the game’s official website, in case you happen to be interested. I personally genuinely fail to see the appeal this time around, but perhaps that’s a good thing as it means that a player can safely decide not to pre-order the game and still get what is more or less the full experience.