BOSTON, MA – Plenty has been said on TheOneRing about the new online Middle-earth game, “The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadow of Angmar“. It is a business story, a pop-culture story, a gaming story and an adaptation story. Finally at the dawn of the game’s hard release date, it is about time for a real review of the game. So here you go. [Read Full Review]
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Brought to life on film, J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings trilogy ruled in theaters and on DVD. Now the classic tale of hobbits, dwarves, elves, men and magic moves into the world of online role-playing. Fantasy role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons owe a debt to Tolkien’s intricate world. With today’s arrival of The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, gamers can finally play their own role in a game based on Tolkien’s work. [More]
WESTWOOD, MA and CHICAGO, IL – April 24, 2007 — Turbine, Inc. and Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY) announced today that The Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar™ is now available for purchase across North America. The game is the first and only massively-multiplayer online game based on the Books of J.R.R. Tolkien. In development for over four years, the game opens up the mystical world of Middle-earth and creates the opportunity for endless adventure. [More]
Peter Jackson was offered to shoot 4K footage for RED to use at NAB 2007. What started out as a test session quickly turned into a movie. Peter and his team shot RED Alpha prototypes, “Boris” and “Natasha”, for 2 days in New Zealand just two weeks before the opening of NAB. All footage was shot using RED’s proprietary REDCODE RAW 4K codec and recorded to RED DRIVES. Click on the image above for 2 more cool pics! And cmon RED…lets put up the whole film for the fans!
From the website: Explore Tolkien’s Middle-earth in a 10-week on-line course hosted by the Centre for Lifelong Learning at Cardiff University. The course will examine Tolkien’s awareness of northern European mythologies and languages as well as other aspects of his scholarly background, by concentrating on The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and The Silmarillion. [More]
Take an early look on our ‘DVD Tuesday’ feature…every Monday! Check out some TV on DVD goodies like ‘Planet Earth – The Complete BBC Series’, ‘WKRP in Cincinnati – S1’ & ‘The Odd Couple – S1’. There are a few compilations out tomorrow including; ‘Biography: Mafia Legends’ & ‘David Bowie: Spiders from Mars Interviews’. The big releases of the week are ‘Deja Vu’, ‘Night at the Museum’ & ‘The Queen’. Personally I’m interested in ‘Ultimate Avengers Collection’ & ‘John Cleese Comedy Collection’! Check out the whole list here! [More]