WESTWOOD, MA – AUGUST 3, 2006 – Turbine, Inc. announced today that the highly-anticipated The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar has entered the alpha phase of development. The first and only massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) based on the literary works of J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings Online will allow players to explore Middle-earth, the most famous fantasy world of all time. The company also announced that over 125,000 fans have already signed up for the Beta Program. [More]