Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor is an action role-playing video game set within Tolkien's legendarium, developed by Monolith Productions and released by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.[1][2] The story of the game takes place between the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. It was released on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in September 2014 and released on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in November 2014.[1][2]