7/03/07 - Latest News

LOTR Online: Sneak Peek: Session Play
Xoanon @ 8:20 pm EST

Vanessa "Saffron" Price, Online Community Representative for The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar writes: Take a brief sneak peek into our next content update and learn more about a new feature called Session Play! We’re egg-static to present this sneak peek to you and we hope you enjoy it! [More]

6/21/07 - Latest News

"LOTR is a platform we can build from," says exec producer
Xoanon @ 7:44 pm EST

Turbine Entertainment is not ruling out a console version of its MMO The Lord of the Rings Online, exec producer Jeffrey Steefel has revealed. "I actually think Lord of the Rings is a platform we can build from. Our license is to build massively multiplayer online games based on the books on all platforms, all across the world, so we want to leverage that over time," Steefel explained in a recent interview. [More]

6/20/07 - Latest News

Character of Middle-earth: Gildor
Xoanon @ 3:11 pm EST

Vanessa "Saffron" Price, Online Community Representative for The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, writes: Learn more about the noble and respected Gildor Inglorion of the House of Finrod, one of the eldest of the Elves yet remaining in Middle-earth. [More]

6/15/07 - Latest News

LOTR Online: Announcing the Summer Solstice Festival!
Xoanon @ 3:31 pm EST

Vanessa "Saffron" Price, Online Community Representative for The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, writes: We’re happy to announce that from June 20th to July 10th, Middle-earth will be celebrating with its Summer Solstice Festival! [More]

6/14/07 - Latest News

Lord of the Rings Online Music Interview
Xoanon @ 10:11 pm EST

From music4games.net: Developed by Turbine, Inc. (Asheron’s Call) and published by Midway Games Inc. The Lord of the Rings Online: The Shadows of Angmar (LOTRO) is the first massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) set in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings." In development for over four years, LOTRO opens up the mystical world of Middle-earth and creates the opportunity for endless adventure. To match the epic ambition and stature of this long awaited release the game’s extensive soundtrack demanded the musical talents of several talented composers including HUGEsound’s Audio Director/Composer Chance Thomas, Turbine Entertainment’s Lead Composer Stephen DiGregorio, Turbine Entertainment Audio Director/Composer Geoff Scott, and freelance composer Brad Spear. M4G recently managed to round up two of the game’s composers, Brad Spear and Chance Thomas, to discuss their respective contributions and overall musical spectrum for the game’s soundtrack. [More]

6/13/07 - Latest News

Jeffrey Steefel Interview
Xoanon @ 7:24 pm EST

Steve writes: One of my favorite podcasts (Gamers With Jobs Conference Call) has a great interview with Jeffrey Steefel, the executive producer for Lord of The Rings Online. There's some good info in there about where the game is headed and what the game might have been. He actually talked about Mordor, which was cool, because I really wanted to know if we were ever going to end up there. [More]

6/12/07 - Latest News

Fellowship rules in 'Lord of the Rings Online'
Xoanon @ 10:37 pm EST

If ever there was a massively multiplayer role-playing game to take the uninitiated by the hand and lead the way, it’s Turbine's “The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar.” Part of the game’s welcoming nature owes thanks to its source, the undisputed godfather of fantasy fiction, J. R. R. Tolkien. (Did anyone not have to read “The Hobbit” in high school?) And whether you went on to read the whole “Lord of the Rings” series or see the movies, it doesn’t matter. You can still enjoy “Lord of the Rings Online,” even if you don’t know the difference between a Hobbit and a ham sandwich. [More]