Hi all, Xoanon here from a cafe very near the center of geekdom known as PAX Prime. The doors opened to the public today and all the gaming companies were in top form showing off their wares. There were costumes a plenty, and some of them were jaw dropping! Dayne from Warner Bros. Games and I walked across most of the showroom to meet Warner’s latest investment in the gaming industry, Turbine inc. Continue reading “PAX Day 2: Doors Open & LOTRO”
Month: September 2010
Our thoughts and prayers go out to our friends in New Zealand today as news comes of a very large earthquake in Christchurch. [Read More]
Xoanon here, having landed in Seattle for PAX this afternoon and visiting the hardworking folks at the WB Games booth. WB has several titles on display here, from ‘Aragorn’s Quest’ and WB/Turbine’s ‘Lord of the Rings Online’. The main attraction here is ‘Lord of the Rings: War in the North’. WB has setup a huge booth complete with a WETA Ringwraith and 3 massive screens. Dev teams will be playing a Mirkwood level from ‘War in the North’ and answering questions from press and fans alike. Be sure to check out the contests running all weekend long and stop by the booth and ask for me! I’d love to chat with you! Take a look at this first series of pics below. Continue reading “PAX Day 1: WB Games”
September 2nd 1973 was a sad day as the world learned of the passing of J.R.R. Tolkien. To honor his memory, we hope you will join us in taking a moment out of your day to reflect on how this great man affected your life. Feel free to share via the discuss link or comment area below.
TheOneRing.net readers and all Tolkien and fantasy fans and gamers who are headed to DragonCon in Atlanta and Pax in Seattle over Labor Day weekend have a chance to win free autographed copies of Ethan Gilsdorf’s award-winning travel memoir-pop culture investigation “Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks: An Epic Quest for Reality Among Role Players, Online Gamers, and Other Dwellers of Imaginary Realms,” now out in paperback.
At DragonCon, follow the Tolkien Track schedule and head to the TORN
‘Hobbit’ panel (Friday, 10:00 am, Hyatt Regency VI – VII) for a chance
to win. Also, at the Evening in Bree party (Friday, 08:30 pm Hyatt
Centennial I), Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks will be awarded as a
prize for the costume contest. Continue reading “Free Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks book giveaway at DragonCon and Pax this weekend”
The folks from Badali Jewelry write: We thought your readers may be interested to know that we are having a contest this month in celebrations of Billbo Baggins’ Birthday. We will be giving away A Titanium One Ring of Power. This is a limited edition, 1 of Only 9 Titanium Badali Jewelry One Rings that have ever been made and will ever be made.
To enter to win the ring all you have to do is make a retail purchase with us between 9/01/10 to 9/30/10, either online at www.badalijewelry.com, by email, by phone or by mail order. Your name will automatically be entered into a drawing for the ring. Orders must be received by 9/30/10 to be eligible to win. Continue reading “Badali Jewelry Contest”