WESTWOOD, MA – September 29, 2009– Turbine, Inc. announced today that The Lord of the Rings Online™: Siege of Mirkwood™, the new digital expansion to the 2008 MMO of the Year will launch on December 1st in North America. Turbine also unveiled The Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO) Adventurer’s Pack which contains what every player needs to survive in the chaos of Mirkwood! Siege of Mirkwood and the LOTRO Adventurer’s Pack are scheduled to launch on December 1, 2009. Continue reading “THE LORD OF THE RINGS ONLINE™: SIEGE OF MIRKWOOD™ TO LAUNCH ON DECEMBER 1ST”
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Bareandir writes: MMORPG.com’s Carolyn Koh has just posted the first preview of the upcomming expansion for LOTRO and I thought you would like to share this interesting read with the other ringers out there. More..
Turbine, maker of Dungeons & Dragons Online, has a busy legal department of late. In addition to suing Atari, it’s being sued – along with Sony and Blizzard – by a holding firm alleging infringement of their patented realtime technology. The company, Paltalk Holdings Inc., has successfully settled claims against Microsoft, alleging it infringed the same patents in Halo. The technology in question concerns how multiple players in different locations still see the same events – explosions, monsters, etc. – in real time. More..
From our friends at LOTRO: A new digital expansion for The Lord of The Rings Online has been announced today. The new expansion, entitled “Siege of Mirkwood”, will bring the culmination of the epic storyline that began with the Mines of Moria, or more specifically bring the game to Book II Chapter 9, and will include the Epilogue as well. In addition to the story content, the expansion will bring a level cap bump to 65, introduce a new 12 man raid, and a smattering of three to six man instances.
“Seige of Mirkwood” will be available in the fall (just around the corner). In the mean time, check out the cool intro here.
EDINBURGH–According to Turbine executive Nathan Jones, the massively multiplayer online gaming genre is only going to expand. Speaking at the Edinburgh Interactive Festival today, the Lord of the Rings Online developer’s vice president of corporate and business development gave his views on the future of massively multiplayer online games, pointing to social networks and consoles as two expanding frontiers. More..
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment confirms The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest will launch in Spring 2010 on Wii™, Nintendo DS™, PlayStation®2 and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable). The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest is the first videogame offering an authentic The Lord of the Rings gameplay experience designed for all ages to enjoy. In The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest, players assume the role of Aragorn to take on his greatest quests from The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Wielding a sword, shield, bow and spear, fans will battle enemies, lead armies and journey through a colourful and fresh rendition of Middle-earth. More..