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March 14, 2008
Turbine announces the Mines of Moria™, the first retail expansion to The Lord of the Rings Online™! Set for release in fall of 2008, the expansion will bring many exciting new features and vast amounts of new content. All of the details can be found here
January 9, 2008
IGN praises The Lord of the Rings Online™ and announces it as the winner of the Best Persistent World Game of 2007 award. Jim Crowley, the CEO of Turbine, states that they are honored by this and are "... dedicated to our continued delivery of the best persistent online experience in 2008 and beyond." Read More
December 06, 2007
Tired of running around Eriador on foot until level 35? Can't afford a mount yet? If you are the holder of a LOTRO Founders or Lifetime account, you're in luck! Turbine makes the following announcement: "As a token of our appreciation for your loyalty, we'd like to present you with a special gift - the Bree Horse! Useable at level 25, it's just a little something to help your alts make their way around Eriador. We don't recommend you try racing the level 35 horse, though... unless you want to lose!" Read More
December 06, 2007
Turbine announces Special Holiday Promotional Pricing! Players who sign up for the offer, starting now through January 31, 2008, will be able to play LOTRO for only $9.99 a month, adding up to $29.97 over three months, for as long as they keep their LOTRO account active with the same subscription plan. More Info
November 14, 2007
Playing on a machine that runs The Lord of the Rings Online™ with the new DirectX 10? Want to show off all those beautiful screenshots from your travels through Middle-Earth? Get them featured on lotro.com! With support for the new DirectX 10 in the Book 11: Defenders of Eriador update, Turbine announces the LOTRO DirectX 10 Screenshot Contest. Read More
October 26, 2007
Thanks to all the players who voted, The Lord of the Rings Online™ received the esteemed PC Game of the Year award at the 2007 Golden Joystick Awards! Read More
October 25, 2007 Turbine kicks off the first annual Harvest Festival, which is set to last for three weeks. Play some games of chance, compete in horse races, harvest crop planted in the summer or learn how to dance like a hobbit! Celebrate the Harvest Festival!
October 24, 2007
Defenders of Eriador The Biggest Content Update Yet to The Lord of the Rings Online™, the third free expansion to the greatest fantasy of all time brings with it many welcome changes and a ton of new content. The update introduces over a hundred quests, player housing, class updates, a new raid dungeon, and much more! Read More
June 14, 2007 How to be politically correct in Middle Earth by understanding the overlapping holidays: Lithe Festival, Summerdays, Summerfest and Festival of Enedhin. Turbine writes an etiquette guide Celebrate with the Summer Festival!
May 29, 2007 Have a seat, puff your favorite pipe-weed and gloat about playing Tag or Freeze Tag while enjoying your favorite musical riff in the background. If you don't mind gaining some weight sign up for the pie eating contest. Turbine Discusses Leisure Activities
May 1, 2007 Turbine talks Dread: "The question is, though, how do you convey emotion like that in the game? What we needed to do was derive a game mechanic from this book concept, and that is where the Mood system comes from." Keith Full LOTRO Article
April 24, 2007
Shadows of Angmar Launches! WESTWOOD, MA and CHICAGO, IL ‐ Turbine, Inc. and Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY) announced today that The Lord of the Rings OnlineTM: Shadows of AngmarTM is now available for purchase across North America. The game is the first and only massively-multiplayer online game based on the Books of J.R.R. Tolkien. In development for over four years, the game opens up the mystical world of Middle-earth and creates the opportunity for endless adventure. Read More
April 20, 2007
Shores of Evendim The First Update to The Lord of the Rings Online™ The greatest fantasy of all time continues to expand! Beginning in June, heroes can adventure to the Shores of Evendim, the first of many free updates to The Lord of the Rings Online™. Read More
April 17, 2007
Express Yourself Self-expression is an essential part of any MMO, and "emotes," character actions accompanied by a description, and often an animation, are a fun way to emphasize your character's mood and convey information. Read More
April 12, 2007
LOTRO Special Edition WESTWOOD, MA and CHICAGO, IL – Turbine, Inc. and Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY) today unveiled the Special Edition of The Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar™. This Special Edition of the highly anticipated massively multiplayer... Read More
