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”
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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”
Levi Buchanan writes: I admit, the title Middle-Earth Defense made me laugh a little. Probably because I spent so much time grinding on the ridiculous Xbox 360 action game Earth Defense Force. But this Lord of the Rings game is very much a serious tower defense affair. You play out seven battle scenes straight from the film trilogy – Weathertop Mountain, Mines of Moria, Helm’s Deep, etc. – but instead of rushing in with Aragorn, you instead spread the fellowship across the map to thin herd after herd of Sauron’s evil forces.
By now, you know how a tower defense game works, right? Middle-Earth Defense is built on the genre conventions, but Glu is making some key tweaks that stand to make this tower defender fresher than its contemporaries. More..
Come commune with your inner fantasy fan or gaming geek with “Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks: An Epic Quest for Reality Among Role Players, Online Gamers, and Other Dwellers of Imaginary Realms.” The award-winning travel memoir-pop culture investigation is a funny, poignant, and enlightening road trip through fantasy and gaming subcultures, from Dungeons & Dragons gamers and live-action role-players, to Harry Potter wizard rockers and World of Warcraft players. It also explores Gilsdorf’s own lifelong (and at times twisted) relationship to fantasy and gaming. Continue reading ““Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks” Hits Paperback”
TheOneRing.net will be at the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) in Seattle next month! The awesome folks from WB Games have invited me to hang out at their booth all weekend! Warner Bros. games are making several LOTR themed games including ‘The War in the North’, be sure to check out their website! PAX Prime runs from September 2nd to 5th in downtown Seattle.
If you are attending PAX please drop on by to say ‘Hi!’, if you aren’t attending PAX but are in the area drop me a line, I’d love to hook up with some Ringers while I’m out west!
WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES THE LORD OF THE RINGS ONLINE™ WILL BE FREE TO PLAY STARTING SEPTEMBER 10, 2010
Turbine and Codemasters to Release Free-to-Play Version of Award-winning Online Game Across North America and Europe
WESTWOOD, MA – August 18, 2010 – Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced today that Turbine’s The Lord of the Rings Online™ (LOTRO) will introduce its innovative new pricing model, allowing players to download the game and play for free and purchase expansions, quest packs, items, and account services a la carte from the new LOTRO Store starting September 10, 2010.
Extending its award-winning story, LOTRO delivers the ultimate adventure featuring the massive world of Middle-earth brought to life through state-of-the-art graphics and gameplay, and a rich set of features that until now could only be found in premium subscription-based online games. Continue reading “LOTR Online will be Free To Play September 10th!”