From Dave Taylor at gamerzines.com: Rather than starting a new Volume and a new Epic story line with an expansion pack, Siege of Mirkwood will conclude the current Volume II and Volume III will be started via a free content update out early in the new year instead. Adam Mersky, PR Manager at Turbien told us: “Volume III will kick off with our first content update of 2010. With our expansion this year we’ve changed the model; you can still expect to receive regular (free) content updates, but they may not map directly to the launch of a new Epic Story. The story will progress and proceed!” More..
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From our friends at LOTRO: A new digital expansion for The Lord of The Rings Online has been announced today. The new expansion, entitled “Siege of Mirkwood”, will bring the culmination of the epic storyline that began with the Mines of Moria, or more specifically bring the game to Book II Chapter 9, and will include the Epilogue as well. In addition to the story content, the expansion will bring a level cap bump to 65, introduce a new 12 man raid, and a smattering of three to six man instances.
“Seige of Mirkwood” will be available in the fall (just around the corner). In the mean time, check out the cool intro here.
“The Lord of the Rings Online,” launched two years ago, gives players a chance to explore first-hand, a gaming interpretation of Middle-earth. TORn checked in with three of the individuals behind the game: (Jeffrey Steefel, LOTRO Executive Producer; Harry Teasly, LOTRO Art Director for LOTRO; Adam Mersky, Director of Communications for parent company Turbine) to talk about the game’s past and its future. There are several promotions in place right now for the game, lots of game details at the end of the article including an exclusive giveaway for TORn readers!
For two years now, via a home computer, you can walk and run around Middle-earth (and LOTRO always correctly uses the lower-case “e” in earth, a good sign) and experience the sights, sounds, races, spaces and dangers of Tolkien’s fictional creation during the time of his “Lord Of The Rings,” books. Continue reading “TORn talks with LOTRO for game’s 2nd birthday”
Turbine, Inc. announced today its partnership with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment to distribute The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria, the first retail expansion for the award-winning massively multiplayer online game, in North America. In conjunction with this announcement, Turbine also unveiled its fall product lineup including two titles to be available at retail and a digital-only title for existing subscribers. More details follow in the official press release.
In addition, Turbine has released new concept art for the upcoming expansion, which depicts some of the environments, monsters and the Lothlorien region to be added in the fall.
Continue reading “Turbine Announces Fall Expansion Partnership with Warner Bros.”
Meghan Rodberg, Online Community Manager for Turbine, Inc., writes: We’re pleased to announce that the latest free content for The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar Book 14: The Ring-forges of Eregion, is now live on the Turbine servers! Book 14 brings us one step closer to The Mines of Moria with the Volume II prologue. Players can witness the Fellowship departing Rivendell for Mordor! Book 14 also offers many new features, quests, and enhancements to both the PVE game and monster play. The full release notes are available on the LOTRO Lorebook, LOTRO’s official wiki, here!.
Turbine has also released a handful of new Book 14 screenshots depicting the new Moria prelude quests.
The folks from Turbine write: Now you can download over 50 tunes from The Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar™ in .mp3 format! Featuring award-winning artist Chance Thomas as well as original compositions by Turbine, LOTRO has received wide-spread critical acclaim for its high audio quality and variety. Continue reading “LOTR Online Soundtrack Download Now Available”