10/07/06 - Latest News

LOTR Online Update
Xoanon @ 8:51 pm EST

Lorien "Ramen" Carney, Community Relations Specialist for The Lord of the Rings Online writes: We're having a great week here at The Lord of the Rings Online! On Tuesday, we updated the avatars in our Classes section with all new models, and added a skill description to each Class page. Today, we’ve just posted a new batch of Beta Journals, in which we ask players to talk about playing a Hobbit in LOTRO.

Dev Chat October 9th!

Don't miss the upcoming House of Commons dev chat on Stratics next Monday, October 9th starting at 8 PM Eastern! Our own Mithril_Miser will be stopping by, and who knows what he’ll reveal!

LOTRO Beta Player Journals

We've just posted a new set of Beta Journals! This time, we asked participants to talk about what it's like being a Hobbit in LOTRO. [More]

Classes and Skills Update

Take a look at the new models in our LOTRO classes section, and visit each class for a peek at one of their skills! [More]

9/27/06 - Latest News

X06: Peter Jackson Forms a Game Studio
Xoanon @ 1:25 pm EST

From 1up.com: At its X06 event in Barcelona today, Microsoft announced a partnership with Peter Jackson to form a new studio called Wingnut Interactive to develop "world-class interactive entertainment." In addition, the announcement mentions that Peter Jackson is involved with Halo 3 and a future title based on an original property from Microsoft. Look for further details on Wingnut Interactive and these projects as X06 continues.

9/24/06 - Latest News

LOTR Online Update
Xoanon @ 11:59 am EST

Lorien "Ramen" Carney, Community Relations Specialist for The Lord of the Rings Online writes: This week, we released new screenshots on Tuesday, including Rivendell, the Trollshaws, and a glimpse of a rainbow in LOTRO. Thursday brought a new point of interest, the famous Prancing Pony Inn of Bree.

New Screenshots in the LOTRO Galleries

Check out the latest additions to the LOTRO Galleries and an additional new render in the Neekerbreeker profile! [More]

Exploring Middle-earth: The Prancing Pony

When visiting the town of Bree, it would be unthinkable not to stop by The Prancing Pony and enjoy the hospitality of the renowned Barliman Butterbur. [More]

9/14/06 - Latest News

LOTR Online Updates
Xoanon @ 2:00 pm EST

Ramen, Community Relations Specialist for The Lord of the Rings Online writes: This has been another busy week for LOTRO! On Tuesday, Nik Davidson shared a developer diary discussing the hot topic of monster play. On Thursday, we presented a new point of interest, the bustling town of Bree, and an additional announcement about our Guild Beta Invitation program.

Nik Davidson – Disambiguation

Lead Systems Designer Nik "Mithril_Miser" Davidson brings up the highly anticipated topic of monster play! [More]

LOTRO Guild Beta Invites & Gaming Website Promotion!

With LOTRO entering the Beta phase of development, we are about one month away from sending out our special Guild invitations. As part of a special promotion, we’re going to be sending an additional round of Beta invitations to the top 100 guilds who sign up the most people for the LOTRO Beta Program. The top 10 guilds will automatically receive up to 100 Beta invites and the remaining top 90 will get up to 20 invites! [More]

Exploring Middle-earth: Bree

Welcome to the bustling town of Bree, home of The Prancing Pony and a pivotal stop on Frodo's journey. [More]

9/09/06 - Latest News

The Lord of the Rings Online Goes Beta!
Xoanon @ 10:46 pm EST

WESTWOOD, MA – SEPTEMBER 8, 2006 – Turbine and Midway announced today that The Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar™ (LOTRO) has officially entered Beta in North America. Codemasters Online Gaming is pleased to announce the simultaneous launch of Pre-Beta in Europe. [More]

8/30/06 - Latest News

LOTR Online Update: Alpha Journals
Xoanon @ 3:57 pm EST

Ramen, Community Relations Specialist for The Lord of the Rings Online writes: We've posted the first in our series of Alpha Journals today, containing the first impressions of some of our LOTRO Alpha Program participants: We simply couldn't wait any longer to bring you Thursday's update, so we decided to post it today. Take a look at some of the first impressions of LOTRO from members of our Alpha Program! [More]

8/24/06 - Latest News

LOTR Online Update: Party Tree
Xoanon @ 1:14 pm EST

Ramen, Community Relations Specialist for The Lord of the Rings Online writes: We've just posted a new Point of Interest on the official LOTRO site, Hobbiton’s famous Party Tree! Bilbo's long-expected party may have passed, but Hobbiton's Party Tree still provides a suitably festive location for gatherings of all sorts. [More]