10 Upcoming Video Games That Will Definitely Flop

6. Middle-Earth: Shadow Of War

Middle Earth Shadow Of War
Monolith

Release Date: October 10

Why It Will Flop: Though 2014's Shadow of Mordor remains the best-selling Lord of the Rings-themed game, there's no guarantee the sequel will certainly follow suit, especially as the game's marketing has done so little to convince that it's going to build on what came before.

Shadow of War looks like a competent continuation of Shadow of Mordor, but where's the "specialness" and technical leap that players typically expect with years-gestating sequels?

Releasing in the busiest time of year for games definitely won't help it, especially as it was originally set to launch in August, where it surely would've fared a Hell of a lot better.

For Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment to not just release the unfinished game in August and patch it at a later date is at least admirable, even if the new date could end up killing the franchise outright.

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