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Codemasters wants your feedback on Mines of Moria

01 Dec 2008 12:00:00 PST

Written by Shawn Schuster
You've now had almost two weeks to get your feet wet in Lord of the Rings Online's Mines of Moria expansion, and now Codemasters and Turbine want to know what you think. Do you enjoy the new Legendary Weapons? Do you hate the new combat system? Do you want to scream every time you see a pack of War...

Original story at Massively .

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RoleCraft: Roleplaying Moria

01 Dec 2008 07:51:50 PST

Written by Jim H. Moreno
In this week's RoleCraft, Jim Moreno looks at how Lord of the Rings Online roleplayers could delve into the Mines of Moria.

Original story at WarCry Network .

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LotRO: Mines of Moria Patch 1 Notes

01 Dec 2008 07:39:00 PST

Written by Suzie Ford
Lord of the Rings Online is currently undergoing a maintenance period to update Mines of Moria with patch 1. There are a lot of changes and fixes in store for players that can be checked out after the jump.

Original story at WarCry Network .

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Lord of the Rings Online down for first post-Moria patch

30 Nov 2008 21:30:00 PST

Written by Michael Zenke
Turbine's games are all down for maintenance today, with Lord of the Rings Online getting the full treatment during its downtime. The first post Mines of Moria patch to drop onto the live service hits today, with an impressively lengthy list of changes. We discussed these patch notes initi...

Original story at Massively .

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Mines of Moria Patch 1 Incoming - Ten Ton Hammer

30 Nov 2008 11:59:29 PST

Written by Morvelaira
Turbine is implementing a lot of little fixes into its game, Lord of the Rings Online, tomorrow - Monday, December 1st - with Mines of Moria patch 1. This patch runs the gamut from class re-balances to crafting recipe tweaks. It's much too long to post in its entirety here, but here's a taste. Th...

Original story at Ten Ton Hammer Headlines .

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Comparing the expansion launches for WoW, EQ2, and LotRO

29 Nov 2008 13:00:00 PST

Written by Michael Zenke
World of Warcraft's second expansion did pretty well. Like, 2.8 million units in the first 24 hours well. This, we all know. The important question is, what sort of impact did Lich King have on the WoW playerbase? What kind of impact did the expansions for EverQuest 2 (The Shadow Odyssey) and Lo...

Original story at Massively .

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The Lord of the Rings news and blogs - December 02, 2008

02 Dec 2008 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit The Lord of the Rings news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Guillermo del Toro: "We’ll be pushing the Goblin Kingdom" -- by Jane Boursaw from Film Gecko
• TNT to show Lord of the Rings Trilogy this Weekend -- by Altaira from Hobbit Movie News and Rumors | TheOneRing.net™ | The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings Movie News and Rumors
• The Golden Compass -- by Canadian Cinephile from the-golden-compass « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• Asheron's Call Looks Forward to Year #10 - Ten Ton Hammer -- by Medeor from Ten Ton Hammer Headlines
• The hero of Moria's guide to Nud-melek -- by Shawn Schuster from Massively
• Separated At Birth -- by Cliff from lord-of-the-rings « WordPress.com Tag Feed
• No Thanks Required for 20 Worst Turkeys of the Year -- by John Scott Lewinski from The Underwire
• Ellen To Mariah: Admit It, You're Knocked Up -- by Dodai from Jezebel: Bono
• Lille Fnugg: We may yet, Mr. Frodo -- by tone almhjell from Lille Fnugg
• More Prop 8 Blues -- from Culture11

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Mines of Moria Patch 1 release notes show Turbine's humorous side

26 Nov 2008 13:00:00 PST

Written by Shawn Schuster
Now that Lord of the Rings Online's Mines of Moria expansion is out, the bug fixes will commence! Even though the launch was extremely smooth, it's inevitable to find small bugs in the game after any launch. In the most recent Patch 1 for Mines of Moria, these small bugs are addressed and the p...

Original story at Massively .

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Massively week in Review

25 Nov 2008 19:30:00 PST

Written by Joystiq Staff
Massively chats with Jeffrey Steefel, Executive Producer for Lord of the Rings Online the night before the release of LotRO's first expansion. Mines of Moria is now live, and from the sounds of things the servers and players are having a great time of it.Massively's ArenaNet interview: Th...

Original story at Joystiq .

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Review: The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria

25 Nov 2008 05:25:00 PST

There's too much panic in this town.

Original story at Eurogamer .

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Sohaib Awan Talks to Illustrator Michael Hague on The Hobbit

23 Nov 2008 12:50:45 PST

Written by Elven
What did you think about the – because obviously your work on The Hobbit came quite a long time before the films reached the big screen, as far of the Lord of the Rings trilogy is concerned – What was your take on Peter Jacksons vision of Tolkien’s seminal work.

Original story at TheOneRing.net .

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Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria launches!

18 Nov 2008 05:30:00 PST

Written by Michael Zenke
s exclusive Mines of Moria dev tour So you are enjoying Lord of the Rings Online, and are looking forward to the Mines of Moria expansion tomorrow, but you're wondering if it will actually have anything for you, as a low-level casual player.

Original story at Massively . Related stories include: Massively's exclusive pre-launch Moria interview with Jeffrey Steefel - Massively , Unboxing the Mines of Moria Collector's Edition - Massively , Patch: LOTRO Server Downtime Thursday - Book 13 Incoming! [Lord of the ... - Allakhazam.com News (full)

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Opinion: Challenge progress

16 Nov 2008 22:44:00 PST

Written by blaney1129@gmail.com (Becky)
Note: I've read 18 books so far. I had initially wanted to read The Once and Future King by T.H. White and The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. But I just don't see that happening. Note: I've read 9 books. I'm lacking the Lord of the Rings trilogy, however.

Original story at Becky's Book Reviews .

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Live Chat with Alan Lee!

10 Nov 2008 08:55:21 PST

Written by Altaira
The Children of Húrin from Amazon: The first complete book by J.R.R. Tolkien in three decades–since the publication of The Silmarillion in 1977–The Children of Húrin reunites fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, dragons and Dwarves, Eagles and Orcs. Presented for t...

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Essay: The Magic of Faerie Stories

28 Oct 2008 19:00:55 PDT

Written by xoanon
Share This Claudia Riiff Finseth contacted us a while ago offering her articles on Tolkien, here is her second article ‘The Magic of Faerie Stories’. Riiff Finseth is a freelance writer and author. Among her favorite works of literature is Lord of the Rings, which she has read over twenty ti...

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Dark Knight Director Raps Crappy Third Films

28 Oct 2008 14:10:00 PDT

Written by Scott Thill
That said, Nolan is just being evasive, because there are many exceptions to the rule. The third Harry Potter film, Alfonso Cuaron's masterful Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, was a creepy classic and the best of the franchise, which is still expanding. Star Wars' prequel finale R...

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Review: Re-Release of the BBC The Lord of the Rings

07 Oct 2008 08:51:59 PDT

Written by greendragon
The Lord of the Rings - BBC As the world of Tolkien fandom eagerly prepares for the coming of The Hobbit movie(s), the BBC is helping us to fill in our time by re-releasing its fabulous radio dramatization of The Lord of the Rings. Now on Sale - The Lord of the Rings, The Complete Trilogy. 12CDs,...

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"one small garden of a free gardener"

21 Sep 2008 17:29:18 PDT

Happy birthday to Bilbo and Frodo Baggins! Today is the anniversary of the Long-Expected Party celebrating Bilbo's eleventy-first birthday and Frodo's coming of age in The Lord of the Rings. My thoughts are with the Lómelindi Smial of the Tolkien Society and everyone else who will be cel...

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Lord of the Rings Online new player guide wrapup

22 Jul 2008 09:00:00 PDT

Written 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...

Original story at Massively .

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Opinion: LotRO Class Tips Guide

10 Jun 2008 08:57:57 PDT

Written by Morvelaira
This lovely guide to the classes in Lord of the Rings Online is mainly aimed at selecting a class and less on how to play one. It also offers handy information on how much of the population plays that class so you can figure out where you might be needed.

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"Ringers: Lord of the Fans" Review!

21 Feb 2008 03:18:43 PST

Written by Gary
Late last year, a small group of independent filmmakers put together a documentary tribute to the fans of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings”. The project, titled “Ringers: Lord of the Fans” was picked up by Sony Pictures and distributed on DVD. I happened to rent a copy through Netflix rec...

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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Watch Movie Online

25 Jan 2008 01:08:45 PST

Written by Dev Hudson
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) Watch the Full Movie Online. Plot Outline: While Frodo & Sam continue to approach Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring, unaware of the path Gollum is leading them, the former Fellowship ...

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Lord of the Rings Online free 7-day trial

29 Aug 2007 11:31:00 PDT

Written by Alexander Sliwinski
Turbine announced today that they're offering a free 7-day trial for their successful Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar. The offer is available for North America, Australia and New Zealand. The press release finally gives us ...

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Opinion: EQ2 vs. LotRO

13 Aug 2007 23:53:00 PDT

Written by Tobold@GMail.com
Lord of the Rings Online is the more accessible game of the two. I would also say it has the prettier graphics, but beauty being in the eye of the beholder I'm sure of getting some comments disagreeing with that statement. LotRO's ultimate strength is it's Tolkien license. LotRO does an excell...

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Book Review: The Children of Hurin by JRR Tolkien

12 Jun 2007 13:40:23 PDT

Written by Asgard
The Children of Hurin is an assemblage of Tolkien's assorted writings, put together in novel format by son Christopher. The story was begun by JRR Tolkien in 1918, but never assembled as a complete novel. Christopher Tolkien has organized the work into novel format without altering his fa...

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PC Game Review: Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar

16 May 2007 18:53:14 PDT

Written by Kaonashi
Turbine's long awaited The Lord of the Rings: Shadows of Angmar (LOTRO) was released on April 24, much to the delight of Tolkien and MMORPG fans alike. For $14.99 a month, anyone can assist Frodo, Gandalf, and the rest of the Fellowship in preventing Sauron and his armies from enslaving the F...

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