PRESS RELEASE: THE LORD OF THE RINGS ONLINE™: SHADOWS OF ANGMAR™ NAMED PC MMO GAME OF THE YEAR

Leading MMORPG Also Honored as One of the PC Top 10 Games of 2007

WESTWOOD, MA – December 18, 2007 – Turbine, Inc. announced today that The Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar™ was awarded PC MMO Game of the Year of 2007 by the editorial staff of GameSpy, the web’s leading destination for online information, entertainment and communities serving the enthusiast gamer worldwide. The editors also named the critically acclaimed massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG) as one of the PC Top 10 Games of 2007. Continue reading “LOTR Online Nabs ‘MMO Game of the Year’”

Contrary to previous reports location scouting is currently *not* taking place anywhere, including New Zealand. Peter’s camp is firmly in ‘Lovely Bones’ completion stage, then a short summer holiday before any work will begin on ‘The Hobbit’. More to some soon!

Kiwi FM Talks 'Hobbit' with MrCere Kirsty from KiwiFM interviewed none other than our very own MrCere about all things ‘Hobbit’ take a listen to the MP3! [Listen] [KiwiFM]

PJ“The Hobbit” is finally happening.

After settling a lawsuit with Peter Jackson on “The Lord of the Rings,” New Line co-chairmen/co-CEOs Bob Shaye and Michael Lynne announced jointly with MGM chairman Harry Sloan that the way is clear to turn J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Hobbit” into two live-action films.

The resolution clears the way for “Spider-Man” helmer Sam Raimi to direct. While Shaye said no creative alignments have yet been made, Raimi has long been interested — as long as Jackson was involved or gave his blessing.Complete Article