WESTWOOD, MA – October 9, 2008– Turbine, Inc. announced today the details of the launch of The Lord of the Rings Online™: Mines of Moria™. On November 18, 2008 The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria will be available in stores across North America and Europe allowing players to begin their journey to the vast, terrifying and unparalleled world beneath Middle-earth. Turbine also announced the launch of the Mines of Moria Pre-Order and Early Upgrade Programs. Players in North America can pre-order Mines of Moria at participating retailers nationwide beginning today or can purchase an early upgrade of Mines of Moria by visiting www.lotro.com/moria and get special benefits — including a special $9.99 per month subscription when purchasing a multi-month plan and special in-game items. Turbine Unveils Launch Date, Pre-order and Early Upgrade Programs for The Lord of the Rings Online™: Mines of Moria™
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Amid ongoing reports of doom and gloom, Flagship Studios CEO and cofounder Bill Roper confirmed the worst in July, saying that his studio had undergone wide-scale layoffs. In the wake of that announcement, former Flagship staffers Travis Baldree and Max Schaefer joined several other castaways in forming a new studio devoted to online action role-playing games, Runic Games. Now, a few more ex-Flagship castaways have found a safe harbor. Today, massively multiplayer online gaming specialists Turbine Inc. announced the opening of a new West Coast studio, and in so doing, conscripted former Flagship chief visionary officer Dave Brevik as well as Jeff Lind, who led the team that built Hellgate’s online platform. With Brevik slotting into the studios’ chief creative position and Lind assuming the director-of-engineering role, Turbine has appointed former Sniper Studios head Matt McKnight as studio director. Flagship alums opening Turbine West
The folks at Turbine write: The first article in our new Heroes Guide series is now live at lotro.com! Long have the thoughts of Dwarves been haunted by an idea. They dream of returning to the glorious halls of Moria, to Khazad-dûm, the masterpiece of Dwarf-delvings, now locked behind the Walls of Moria and the waters of the Black Pool. Read more about a new expedition of hopeful Dwarves as they set out to brave the deep places of the mine in the feature article Heroes Guide to the Hollin Gate. LOTRO Heroes Guide Launches
Today Turbine unveiled the first in-game footage for The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria, the first expansion for the award-winning massively multiplayer online game, which is expected to release later this fall. This video provides a first look at The Flaming Deeps, a new region to be added with the expansion. Continue reading “First Look: LOTR Online Mines of Moria”
Oli Welsh writes: With Lord of the Rings Online, Turbine may not have delivered the World of Warcraft rival some were expecting – but it did deliver a superior MMORPG, and then serve it with so much new content that we thought it was worth 9/10 not once but twice. Now it’s winding up to the release of LOTRO’s first expansion, and after getting the lowdown on Mines of Moria, we spoke to executive producer Jeffrey Steefel about where he sees the game’s present, and future. Eurogamer Talks to Turbine’s Jeffrey Steefel
The folks from Turbine write: Turbine, Inc. announced today that The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria, the first expansion for the award-winning massively multiplayer online game, has entered the final stages of its Beta Program. Players across North America and Europe are invited to sign up for a chance to participate in the Beta Program at unlocktheminesofmoria.com. More details follow in the official press release. In addition, Turbine has released new screenshots for the upcoming expansion. Continue reading “LOTR Online: Mines of Moria News”