From the folks at Turbine: A most-requested feature has finally arrived: Fishing! What better way to relax and enjoy the world of Middle-earth than by finding a nice spot along the bank of a river, casting your line into the water nearby, and basking in the glory of the day while trying to nab a prize-winning fish – or perhaps your next meal! Read more with this developer diary! Book 13: Doom of the Last-king – All in Mail, Never Clinking – Fishing in LOTRO
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From the folks at Lord of the Rings Online: In the southern reaches of the Barrow-downs lies the Great Barrow, Othrongroth, one of the oldest and largest of the Edain mounds. As the Witch-king’s power has grown, fell spirits have taken possession of the rotting remains of the dead in his name. What was once a sacred place of solemnity is now the home to evil lurking in the shadows. Exploring Middle-earth: Othrongroth
Book 13: Doom of the Last-king introduces a new area to explore – Forochel! Join Content Designer Rhidden as he discusses the creation of the brand new region. Read his Developer Diary to learn more about the upcoming free content update! Book 13: Crafting the Content of Forochel
Vanessa “Saffron” Price, Online Community Representative for Turbine, Inc. writes: The dwarf Dwalin, son of Fundin and brother of Balin, was one of Thorin Oakenshield’s faithful companions on the Quest of Erebor. Now, he is stationed as the new Master of Thorin’s Hall. Learn more about Dwalin in the latest addition to our Exploring Middle-earth series! Characters of Middle-earth: Dwalin
From addict3d.org (via Kotaku): The developers of the original Neverwinter Nights, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and Blood Wake has closed its doors, ending twenty years of Stormfront Studios. We’d heard from a number of ex-employees over the past 24 hours who tipped us off to the closing, telling us that Stormfront prez Don Daglow announced during the studio’s weekly meeting that it would be shutting its doors forever, offering no severance and no further health benefits. The studio was said to have a staff of about 30 full-time employees at its closure. According to Next-Gen report on the shuttering, Stormfront reps confirmed the rumor, saying that its current project “made no revenue.” It’s unclear whether that project was the recently shipped The Spiderwick Chronicles, but we have an e-mail in with Stormfront to learn more.
Several of you let us know that our freinds over at LOTRO introduced a new race to the inhabitants of Middle-earth today, especially for April 1st. Leave it to them to think of something so fowl. Read More