middle earth shadow of war license key number

Middle earth shadow of war license key number Ps4#

The original game gained strong critical acclaim over time as the press lauded its Nemesis system of in-game opponents, it had a highly successful GOTY edition and was heavily discounted at digital as well.Īll of that made it look as though the franchise had gained considerable momentum since its initial outing in 2014, but it now looks as though our gut feeling on the franchise’s establishment as a ‘big game’ may have been a little off the mark. Even taking into account a certain amount of ‘digital shift’, this is most surprising to us.

Middle earth shadow of war license key number Ps4#

However, we can’t see any reason why Shadow of War would have a larger percentage of digital sales than similar titles in its genre – unlike, say, Overwatch or Destiny 2 where the long-term play pattern can make having a disc an annoyance.Ĭomparing physical sales to similar titles, Shadow of War is behind PS4 exclusives such as Horizon: Zero Dawn and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, despite it benefiting from additional sales on the Xbox One, which amounted to 39 per cent of its total.įinally, we can reveal that the new game was down in Week One on its 2014 predecessor. Now, it must be noted that those pre-order figures may have been largely digital, creating a wealth of sales that we can’t see in our figures. Indeed, while Shadow of Mordor fans were clearly super-keen to play the game and pre-ordered it in large numbers, it didn’t then drive the mass of sales Warner Bros was hoping.Īrguably, that’s because even a good license like Middle-earth (putting aside for one minute the merits of not using the more-widely recognised ‘Lord of the Rings’ moniker) simply can’t compete with a cultural behemoth such as Batman.

While we can’t reveal exact figures, we can say that Shadow of War sold a fraction of what Arkham Knight went on to sell at launch back in June 2015.