The folks at Turbine write: Turbine has just released the first batch of screenshots for the upcoming Volume…
Continue ReadingThe folks at Turbine write: Turbine has just released the first batch of screenshots for the upcoming Volume II: Book 7: Leaves of Lürien, the first free content update for The Lord of the Rings Online since the award-winning game expansion, Mines of Moria, was released last fall.
Tamer from www.incgamers.com writes: I just thought you might like to know that we’ve done an interview with the Saul Zaentz Company, the guys that hold the license for the Tolkien Estate’s digital and videogame arm, regarding recent LotR titles for consoles and PCs, as well as the variety of things they license from board games to shop names. It’s a really insightful interview and can be found here. Saul Zaentz Company Interview
A non-profit group dedicated to the advancement of audio in games has nominated LOTRO: Mines of Moria for a couple of music awards including game Music Of The Year. You can read more about it right here as well as listen to excerpts. The track Khazad Dum is up for best coral song as well. The full list of nominations can be found here.
Rick from Turbine writes: The latest entry in our Hero’s series takes us beneath the Redhorn. Far below the peak—beneath its namesake pass, below and between the gates of mighty Khazad-dûm, in the roots of the mountain—the Dwarves mined the ruddy stones of the Redhorn. They hollowed out a hole in the mountain and left it hollow. Continue reading “Latest LOTR Online Updates”
In case you were wondering how the man who portrayed Gollum in the Lord of the Rings films feels about videogames, Babble put up a fascinating interview with Andy Serkis (via Ars Technica) in which the actor discusses storytelling in games, the challenges of parenting as an atheist vegetarian, and, uh, being eaten alive by an enormous, toothy phallus. Seriously. “Games — there’s no heart in them,” asserted Serkis — himself a veteran of Heavenly Sword’s development. “They’re not about anything that is lasting,” he continued, and whether or not you agree with that assessment of gaming’s current state, the actor has some interesting thoughts on the future of the medium. Andy Serkis Talks Storytelling in Games
Rick “Sapience” Heaton sends this in: The LOTRO development team recently participated in a live chat hosted by Xfire. Producer Rowan, Art Director Floon, and designers Jalessa, Amlug, and Constant Gardener shared some new info about Volume II, Book 7; the first free content update to Mines of Moria ™! Continue reading “Various LOTR Online Updates”
