Middle-earth: Shadow of War’s free updates include a higher difficulty and orc fighting pits

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Warner Bros. have announced their free update schedule for Middle-earth: Shadow of War. Over the next two weeks, players will get access to a handful of new features for free, as well as two new expansions.

Here’s what you need to know about Middle-earth: Shadow of War’s expansion pass.

The first wave of new content arrives on November 21. As well as the Slaughter Tribe expansion, players will get access to Endless Siege, a fortress defence mode, and Rebellion, which sows disobedience within the ranks of your own forces. There’s also a new, enhanced photo mode.

After that, there’s Online fight pits, where player’s Overlord orcs can face off against each other in a fight to the death for rewards and upgrades. There’s also a new ‘Brutal’ difficulty level, which offers no last chances. Those are available from November 21 and December 12, respectively. Warner Bros.’ press release says there’ll be more free content, which will likely arrive in early 2018.

On top of the free content, the game’s expansion pass kicks off from November 21 with Slaughter Tribe, who’ll be joined by Outlaw Tribe on December 12. Both expansions bring new tribes, missions, and fortresses to the game. Those will be followed up early next year by two story expansions. Blade of Galadriel arrives in February 2018, while Desolation of Mordor will be out in May.