3 years since reveal, open-world Wonder Woman game from Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor devs reportedly $100 million in the hole and struggling with tech and leadership

A brightened screenshot from the reveal trailer for the Monolith Productions Wonder Woman game.
(Image credit: Monolith Productions)

Over three years since its reveal, the mysterious Wonder Woman game from Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor dev Monolith Productions is apparently still years away from its release, if it ever happens at all, as it's reportedly been facing issues behind the scenes.

In a new report from Bloomberg's Jason Schreier, it's claimed that – according to anonymous individuals familiar with the situation – the devs are struggling to bring the project together, despite the fact that $100 million has apparently been spent on it. Reportedly, the game – which was pitched as being a single-player, open-world action game at its reveal during The Game Awards 2021 – switched directors early last year, at which point it was also rebooted.

According to the report, while an early version of the Wonder Woman game included a reimagining of the Nemesis system seen in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor – allowing the titular hero to go about befriending her foes – we shouldn't expect it in a final release. It's claimed that Monolith Productions scrapped that idea, and is instead focusing on making a regular ol' action-adventure title.

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