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
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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”
The folks from Turbine write: We’re pleased to announce that the 10 day Free Trial for The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria is now open! If you have friends who have been waiting for an opportunity to try the game voted Best MMORPG of 2008*, let them know they can start their free trial by visiting lotro.com/trial
Turbine has teamed up with Xfire to offer players great prizes for playing The Lord of the Rings Online™ (Full Game and Free trial) and Joining the Official Xfire LOTRO Clan while signed into Xfire from January 28th to February 11th! 30 Winners will be chosen for prizes including free play time and T-Shirts. Continue reading “Assorted ‘Mines of Moria’ News”
From THE CANADIAN PRESS: TORONTO – The most popular game rentals (all platforms) according to Rogers Video for the period ending Jan. 25.
1 Lord of the Rings: Conquest (Xbox 360)
6 Lord of the Rings: Conquest (PlayStation 3)
From Suzie Ford at warcry.com: All Lord of the Rings Online servers will be brought down for scheduled maintenance on Monday, January 26th. From Turbine: “The Turbine Game Servers and http://myaccount.turbine.com will be offline for maintenance on Monday, January 26 from 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM Eastern (-5 GMT). The forums and wikis will remain up, but players may not be able to log in. Thanks for your patience, and we’ll see you back in the game soon!”
WESTWOOD, MA – January 22, 2009 – Turbine, Inc. announced today that The Lord of the Rings Online™: Mines of Moria™ was named “Best MMORPG” in the 1up.com 2008 Reader’s Choice Awards. Mines of Moria, Turbine’s latest expansion to the increasingly popular massively multiplayer online game (MMO) The Lord of the Rings Online dominated the results, securing nearly half of all votes in the “Best MMORPG” category over nominees including World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures and Pirates of the Burning Sea. 1up.com is a leading online destination for videogame news, reviews, previews, features and additional content. Continue reading “THE LORD OF THE RINGS ONLINE™: MINES OF MORIA™ NAMED BEST MMORPG OF 2008”