(Note: If you think, ‘This seems like a lot of posts smashed into a single post?’ then you are thinking well. I have a plane to catch but this is must read stuff!)

Like always, Comic-Con is set to open with hoards and masses about to storm the white towers of the San Diego Convention Center. Somewhere around 140,000 people will decend on the convention in the next week and TheOneRing.net will be there and bring as much of it to you as we can. We have shirts, panels, podcasts, Peter Jackson, Richard Taylor, Weta and contests to tell you about so read on! Continue reading “TORn podcast! Comic-con! Shirts! Contests! PJ!”

lotrocontest-150x150Our LOTR Collector’s Edition Giveaway is officially over! As of 10 minutes ago, we’ve sent out the email to our ten lucky winners. We’d like to thank ‘The Lord of the Rings Online’ for sponsoring this special giveaway and all the fans who participated. It goes without saying, if you haven’t tried ‘The Lord of the Rings Online,’ you should! There is even a 10 day free trial period available, which makes giving a chance all the easier. Immerse yourself in Middle-earth today! [LOTRO]

CULVER CITY, Calif., June 15 /PRNewswire/ — In IGN’s District 9 VIP Access Sweepstakes, two moviegoers can win a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to interview Oscar®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson, as well as District 9’s director, Neill Blomkamp, and star, Sharlto Copley. The grand prize winners will get the unique chance to learn exclusive details about the highly-anticipated science-fiction thriller District 9 during a two-day trip to San Diego, California as they cover Comic-Con for IGN.com.

As special correspondents for IGN, the winners will cover District 9 events, including attending the District 9 panel and interviewing the cast and filmmakers. Jackson, who produced the film, is attending Comic-Con for the first time to support District 9. To enter the sweepstakes visit www.ign.com/d9. District 9 will be released in theaters nationwide on August 14, 2009. More..

lotrocontest-150x150TheOneRing.net and The Lord Of The Rings Online are celebrating the game’s second birthday by giving away ten “Collector’s Editions” and entering couldn’t be easier. This edition of the game includes 30 days of free game play, both complete volumes of the game (Shadows of Angmar and Mines of Moria) in-game tokens, a gold-plated One Ring replica, a Mines of Moria map, a poster, a LOTRO art and music collection and a Collector’s Edition Starter Guide. What a great birthday mathom! Enter the contest and learn more about LOTRO [Contest Page] [LOTRO official site]

Reclaiming the BladeWell, its April 3rd and that means it is time to announce the winner of the ‘Reclaiming the Blade’ Giveaway! As you know, TheOneRing.net teamed up with Galatia Films to celebrate the DVD release of ‘Reclaiming the Blade’ by giving away the ‘Late 15th Century Bastard Sword’ from Albion Swords! Entering the contest was easy via email or on our message board. We collected near a thousand entries and the randomly chosen winner is…

Patricia Lozon

Congrats to Patricia! We’d like to thank all of those who entered our giveaway. Your participation ensures we will do these types of giveaways in the future! And don’t forget to support our sponsor Galatia Films by purchasing your copy of ‘Reclaiming the Blade’ asap! [Contest Page] [Pre-Order the DVD]