Meghan, Online Community Manager for The Lord of the Rings Online writes: This week we’ve updated our Playable Classes page with more information on the Guardian class. We’ll continue to update the classes each week through the end of January. Let me take this opportunity to wish everyone Happy Holidays, and best wishes on the coming New Year! 2005 brought a lot of changes to LOTRO and our community, and we expect 2006 to be an exciting time for everyone as we begin to roll out more information and move closer to launching the game. [More]
Month: December 2005
The cast of `Lost,’ ABC’s hit drama of air crash survivors marooned on a mysterious island, have won one battle – they beat a 40-year-old virgin and King Kong’s girlfriend for the title of ‘Entertainer of the Year.” Entertainment Weekly named what it called a group of `treasured islanders,’ the cast of `Lost,’ as its Entertainer of the Year, calling the show one of the “biggest cult breakouts since The X-Files.” [More]
LOTR: ONE RING CELEBRATION: THE OFFICIAL CONVENTION FOR LORD OF THE RINGS FANS UPDATE: PHOTO OPS ALMOST SOLD OUT!*
Happy Holidays to all, and plans are going great for the upcoming *ONE RING CELEBRATION* coming to PASADENA, CALIFORNIA on *Fri., Sat. & Sun. January 20-22. 2006.*
We wanted to let fans know that some of our PHOTO OPs are almost sold out! The sample PHOTO OPS pictured here were taken at our ELF Convention, held in Orlando Florida this past summer. We think they came out awesomely and fans really loved the friendly atmosphere provided during the shoot by professional photographer Christopher Schmelke. We’re flying Christopher out to ORC to take all the PHOTO OPS there and wanted to give you this info as well as show you the samples of his fine work. Really, this is the souvenir that is to be treasured forever!
At the upcoming ONE RING CELEBRATION we’re offering a great opportunity for fans: you can have a gorgeous full color 8 by 10 photo of yourself with the celebrity of your choice! We should be able to supply you your photo back at the convention if you are attending all three days. So, if you want a photo with:
*ELIJAH WOOD* Frodo
*SEAN ASTIN* Sam
*BILLY BOYD* Pippin
*MIRANDA OTTO* Eowyn
*JOHN NOBLE* Denethor
*NOW IS THE TIME TO GRAB THEM! CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP AND GET SET!*
IN OTHER GOOD NEWS, GAMES WORKSHOP AND ELECTRONIC ARTS ARE SPONSORING THE ONE RING CELEBRATION: THE LORD OF THE RINGS FAN CONVENTION
Games Workshop will be on hand running Mines of Moria demo games and painting lessons. Visitors to the Games Workshop area will be encouraged to play the Mine of Moria Strategy Battle Game as well as paint a model
to take home as a complimentary souvenir. Three participation games (all models supplied) will be ongoing throughout the weekend:
“The Battle of Pelenor Fields” – Gondor and Rohan vs. Mordor
“Ambush of the Rohirrim” – Rohan vs. Wargs and
“At the Gates of Moria” – Dwarves vs. Goblins
The latest Games Workshop Lord of the Rings releases will also be available at the convention.
FROM: ELECTRONIC ARTS: Be the first to play LORD OF THE RINGS: THE BATTLE FOR MIDDLE-EARTH II on multiple high-end PCs supplied by NVIDIA.
*CLICK HERE FOR ALL THE DETAILS ON THE ONE RING CELEBRATION: GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY!*
Thanks,
Your friends at Creation Entertainment and TheOneRing.net for THE ONE RING CELEBRATION 2006
Fri., Sat. & Sun. January 20-22. 2006
Pasadena Center
300 E. Green St.
A long awaited announcement is coming for collectors. Ever since Sideshow Collectibles picked up the Premium Format LOTR license, we’ve all been wondering which character will be produced first! In less than 24 hours, we’ll know – And of course, we’ll post as soon as we get the announcement. [Click Here]
A few months ago we saw Viggo Mortensen sporting the most impressive moustache in film history. Now the first trailer for his Spanish language film Alatriste features ‘The Stash’ in its full glory! [More]
The folks from TOPPS send along some more details of thier ‘Lord of the Rings: Evolution’ series. Similar to the Star Wars – Evolution set from 2001, this is an all-character series (a first for Lord of the Rings, as all 7 past sets have been story-based). It will be printed on silver-foil stock and will feature double-image front designs (a primary big image, and a secondary, smaller image). There will be 72 cards, which will be broken into Character, Races and Creatures subsets (plus a title/checklist card). [More] [Visit Topps.com]