Lord of the Rings: Shadows of Angmar

By Stephany Nunneley With World of Warcraft and Lord of the Rings Online getting expansions in November and Age of Conan starting to feel the pressure of maintaining its core players, this year is providing a fascinating collision of MMOs. Who do you think will be the big winner in the end?

Turbine CEO Jim Crowley said the MMO genre of games must effectively reach all viable console platforms, while also saying that cross-platform play for a specific game may not be necessary due to console tech differences. Speaking at the Tokyo Game Show Forum, Crowley said, "The MMO need...

On November 18, Codemasters and Turbine will release >Mines of Moria, the first expansion to The Lord of the Rings Online. But only a dedicated fan is going to have time, given that its chief competitor, World of Warcraft, releases its own expansion a few days earlier.

By Isaac C. No, it's not dead yet. But this new development won't help it recover any. News has come in that Codemasters has left the Entertainment Software Association, the organization behind E3. Codemasters is the company behind Clive Barker's Jericho, the Colin McRae series, Overlord, and Lord o...

On November 18, Codemasters and Turbine will release Mines of Moria, the first expansion to The Lord of the Rings Online. But only a dedicated fan is going to have time, given that its chief competitor, World of Warcraft, releases its own expansion a few days earlier.

By Kyle Horner Eurogamer is reporting that Turbine has revealed their plans for a Facebook-like social networking site centered around Lord of the Rings Online. The website would launch sometime in Q4 and basically track everything a player does across multiple characters by being directly connect...

By Shawn Schuster It's been quite a long time since we've reported on a House of Commons dev chat with Lord of the Rings Online's Turbine and Codemasters devs, so this latest one should come as a special treat. In it, we get word of a few new features for the first expansion, Mines of Moria, which was just announc...

By Kyle Stallock That's right. The World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King expansion comes out exactly five days before Mines of Moria. We're curious to see if sales of either will be affected by such a close release proximity. While we were big fans of LOTRO, we can't help but feel that this is something of a sc...

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Turbine Announces The Treasures of Moria™ Instant Win and Sweepstakes A new contest for the Mines of Moria release! WESTWOOD, MA – October 9, 2008—In conjunction with today’s launch of The Lord of the Rings Online™: Mines of Moria™ Pre-order Program, Turbine, Inc. announced the start of...

By RadarX WESTWOOD, MA – October 9, 2008-- Turbine, Inc. announced today the details of the launch of The Lord of the Rings Online™: Mines of Moria™. On November 18, 2008 The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria will be available in stores across North America and Europe allowing players to begin th...

In commemoration of the date, Turbine and select retailers are offering several pre-order bonuses, including lower subscription costs--$9.99 for multi-month, $199 lifetime subscription--and other goodies. For all the details, hit up the expansion's official page.

By Kyle Horner Filed under: Lord of the Rings Online, Expansions, News itemsMines of Moria, the first expansion for Lord of the Rings Online, has been given a release date of November 18th for both the NA and EU today. That means we're only about a month away from ten new levels, two new classes, legendary w...

By Shawn Schuster Believe it or not, there's a lot more to Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria than just the Rune-keeper and the Warden. Chances are, if you already have a favorite class that you've leveled to 50, you're going to be more interested in getting that character through the mines and onto 60. Tur...

 CA - Though Tolkien only describes one path through the Mines, Turbine has fleshed out Moria so that it feels like a real kingdom, complete with gardens, ...

By Cody Bye Dungeons are a gamer's best friend. Most massively multiplayer online gamers take pride in the number of dungeons they've traversed and are eager to tell their friends and neighbors about it. The developers at Turbine know this to be the case, and to take advantage they've created the larg...

By Medeor The Lord of the Rings Online™ is always growing and evolving, and you should be a part of it! With the upcoming release of the Mines of Moria™ expansion for LOTRO, we want to make sure you are ready to take advantage of everything that Moria offers.

 UK - The case for a console version of Turbine's Lord of the Rings Online MMO is strengthening, if a job the company is advertising is anything to go by. ... Lord of the Rings Online set for consoles? Play.tm all 2 news articles

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By RedFlame(noreply@blogger.com) Lord of the Rings Online has been in development..for almost 6 years publicly. It started as "Middle Earth Online" being produced by Vivendi Universal. However, after a few years, they decided (not sure of the reason) to pass the game onto a company called Turbine. Turbine had

By Tobold(noreply@blogger.com) Lore: The Warhammer lore has a quarter of a century of accumulated material, a miniature game, a roleplaying game, and lots of books. It is considerably richer than WoW's lore, and more mature. Not Age of Conan's bare nipples kind of mature, but grim and serious. You won't meet any Haris Pilto...

By Shawn Schuster Often times, players want to know why there's no open or "proper" PvP in Lord of the Rings Online. The system they have in place now is very unlike what most other games consider a player vs player environment. To many, this is a good thing, but to others, it detracts from the game. To fully unders...

By Morvelaira Ø The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria Digital Expansion is a digital upgrade that will allow existing subscribers to The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar to continue the ultimate interactive adventure into the vast, terrifying and unparalleled world beneath Middle-...

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By WyldKard While Wolfshead’s distaste for a magic-less fantasy setting may be distasteful to him and players of other fantasy games, the fact is, Tolkien’s Middle-earth is a world with diminishing magic, what with the elvish diaspora from the land and the fact that magic, as wielded by Gandalf, is...

By Shawn Schuster Filed under: Fantasy, Lord of the Rings Online, Expansions, Forums, Game mechanics, Patches, OpinionIn the latest forum round-up over at Ten Ton Hammer's Lord of the Rings Online division, it's no surprise that the focus is on Book 14's new content. There are gleeful praises and there ar...

By Morvelaira WESTWOOD, MA – July 23, 2008 - Turbine, Inc. announced the details of the sixth content update for subscribers to The Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar™. Book 14: Ring-forge of Eregion delivers the climax to the epic story from Volume I of The Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO). The sto...

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By Shawn Schuster Filed under: At a glance, Fantasy, Lord of the Rings OnlineWe've created a nice range of guides for Lord of the Rings Online so far, from the very basics to some rather intermediate. While these guides will continue to get more advanced, we wanted to take this opportunity to catch readers up...

By Lindsey Phillips So far I have explained the common naming conventions for the Race of Men, the Hobbits, the Elves, the Dwarves, and Monster Characters. But what if you are planning to role-play a character in the Lord of the Rings Online that doesn't fit within the boundaries of creation set by Turbine? For...

 CA - Turbine and Blizzard handled this issue a lot better with Lord of the Rings Online and World of Warcraft in terms of offering players numerous distinct ...

By Mike Fahey Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach developers Turbine recently received a $40 million cash infusion from Time Warner that they announced would go in part towards expanding the platforms they support. MMORPG.com has posted an interview with Turbine C...

By Mike Fahey WESTWOOD, MA - April 24, 2008 - Turbine, Inc. announced today a special promotion featuring limited time pricing offers and a series of in-game events to celebrate the first anniversary of The Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar™ (LOTRO), the award-winning massively multiplay...

By Wilhelm2451 Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar launched last year on April 24th. MS Paint is the work of the devil. Use it for your entry only if all else fails. Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar launched last year on April 24th. While those of us who pre-ordered

By Mike Fahey BIRMINGHAM, UK - March 14, 2008 - Turbine, Inc. and Codemasters Online today unveiled Volume II of The Lord of the Rings Online™, the first retail expansion for the award-winning massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG). Announced in Birmingham, the childhood home of J.R.R....

By William Dobson That's right, more free stuff for those lucky enough to attend Codemasters' Connect '08 on the 14th and 15th of March. The European Lord of the Rings Online website has made it known that everyone attending the event will receive an in-game Ranger cloak for LotRO. This will be the first time t...

By Dan O'Halloran Filed under: Fantasy, Lord of the Rings Online, Interviews, Patches, Previews, Grouping, Player Housing At the end of every month the Lord of the Rings Online Europe team sits down for a dev chat. February's happened last night at Stratics and this time we got some juice on the upcoming Boo...

By lepidus Book 12 hits the Lord of the Rings Online live servers tomorrow and after a recent interview with Executive Producer Jeffrey Steefel and Director of Communications Adam Mersky as well as a hands-on demonstration of the new content, we provide this preview.

By Isaac C. The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, more info on Book 12 The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, more info on Book 12. Gearing up for the release of Book 12, Turbine Inc. has been releasing quite a bit of new info ...

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By Michael Zenke Filed under: Features, PC, Microsoft Xbox 360, CES, MMO Sitting down with Age of Conan: Hyborean Adventures today was something of a wakeup call for me. I've enjoyed my previous exposure to the game, but I've never had that 'I get it' moment. You know that moment, every MMO has it. In World of Wa...

By Alex Taldren Alice has a really interesting post regarding the ability to play instruments in Lord of the Rings Online.  Here's an excerpt: Check out migthefig's YouTube profile. Alice has a really interesting post regarding the ability to play instruments in Lord of the Rings Online.  Here’s an

By Mike Fahey The Lord of the Rings Online delivers an interactive experience brimming with life and filled with the familiar people, places, and monsters from the most beloved fantasy adventure of all time. From the quaint surroundings of the Shire to Angmar, the vile kingdom of the Witch-king, play...

By Mike Fahey Thursday, 18th October (2pm GMT) - Codemasters Online and Turbine, Inc. announced the details of the third free content update for subscribers to The Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar™. Book 11: Defenders of Eriador continues the epic story of The Lord of the Rings Online adding...

By Mike Fahey WESTWOOD, MA - August 29, 2007 - Turbine, Inc. has launched the official 7-day free trial of The Lord of the Rings Online(TM): Shadows of Angmar(TM) (LOTRO). Beginning today, fans in North America, Australia, and New Zealand can play the best online game for free by visiting http://trial.l...

By Mike Fahey Monday, 13th August (2pm GMT) - Codemasters Online and Turbine, Inc. announced the details of the second free content update for subscribers to The Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar™. Book 10: The City of the Kings continues the epic story, adds over 100 new quests, implements si...

By Mike Fahey Monday 18th of June (2pm GMT) - Today, Codemasters Online Gaming and Turbine, Inc announced the details of the first annual Summer Solstice Festival in The Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar™, the hit MMO that has taken North America and Europe by storm. The Summer Solstice Festi...

Tuesday, 5th June (2PM GMT) - Today, Codemasters Online Gaming and Turbine, Inc. announced the details of the first free update for subscribers to The Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar™, the Number 1 selling PC title in North America, Germany, UK and France. Book 9: Shores of Even...

By Kaonashi I've spent the past weeks traveling through Middle-Earth. Sometimes I wander around as a burly Dwarf, hacking and slashing my enemies with my trusty axe. Other times I'm a graceful Elf, swift and sure with her powerful bow. Recently I've been protecting my fellow Hobbitses in the Shire from...

By Enrico S. One of the coolest things in Turbine Soft and Codemaster's The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar is the addition of Monster Play classes. In a recent developer's corner post on the main site, they covered the Orc-reaver, Spider-weaver, Uruk-Blackarrow, Uruk-Warleader, and bl...

Arrows have been nocked, swords have been drawn, and Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar has gone live. As I type this hundreds of new Hobbits are being created, along with thousands of elves with names like Llegolass, Regorass, Orlando, et cetera. Expect a handful of dwarves. People...

By Zonk The Beta has been going on for some time now, and for all intents and purposes Lord of the Rings Online has launched. Pre-order players will be able to move their characters to the live game when the title officially lights up on April 24th, and commentators on Massively Multiplayer games ha...

By Tim Y. Given that Turbine's Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar MMORPG is set in the massive world of Middle-earth, expect yourself immersed in all the fascinating adventures and creatures this realm will offer. Now, in case you may find yourself more lost in Middle-earth than the prove...

By Brian Crecente Having said that, Lord of the Rings Online: Shadow of Angmar is quite palatable. I'm sure tons of people are going to pick it up and say it's World of Warcraft or Guild Wars with a Lord of the Rings flavor, but you could say WoW didn't do much in the way of innovation either.