There are others I could mention, but the Nemesis System will forever stand above them.

Where Is The Nemesis System Now?

So why havent we seen the Nemesis System since Shadow of War in 2017?

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Then it didnt bother to.

Theres a lot to unpack here, so Ill start with the patent itself.

We missed out on a whole generation of cool games because Warner Bros. decided to patent the Nemesis System.

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And, if that wasnt bad enough, Warner Bros. didnt even use it in that time.

I cant imagine Quantic Dreams Star Wars game will use it.

Hang on, make thatthreeteams of brilliant developers.

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To borrow a metaphor, Warner Bros. is the Orc overlord at the top of the pile.

Many will struggle to find work seeing as so many layoffs have happened over the past few years.

Many more will leave the industry voluntarily.

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Warner Bros. is coming out of this looking worse than Azog post-beheading.

But it doesnt care.

It didnt care when it patented the Nemesis System in one of the most anti-consumer moves in gaming history.

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Its time to mourn the Nemesis System.

Its time to think about what could have been.

And its time to be furious for all the developers impacted by this companys decade of selfish decisions.

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Wonder Woman can’t catch a break.

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