Voting is slated to end tonight at midnight (ET) for the LOTRO Video Game contest! Get your votes in now! Vote

TheOneRing.net and Turbine Inc. want your best gameplay videos! Do you kick orc butt? Can you take out an entire goblin village single-handed? We want to see it! Simply record your best Lord of the Rings Online action and send it to us! The top selected videos will then be put online for YOU to vote on!

What do you get for your killer LOTRO skills video?

-The video with the most votes will receive 6000 Turbine points to be used in LOTRO
-Second place received 3000 Points
-Third Place 1000 points

So get on your game! Load up LOTRO to hack and slash your way to winning 6000 Turbine Points!
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From joystiq.com: It may sound counterintuitive, but it seems that going free is a great way to make money. On the Ten Ton Hammer podcast, Turbine’s Adam Mersky announced that monthly revenue has tripled for Lord of the Rings Online since the game went free-to-play in September — “which is obviously making us very happy.” The effects of the freemium transition were already noticeable in October, when revenue doubled. Executive producer Kate Paiz said that Turbine is “super-pleased” with the response to the change. “We’re getting so many new players in and the world feels alive and vibrant.” We’re convinced. Starting right now, Joystiq is going free-to-read. No longer will you have to pay a monthly subscription fee to read our content. We’re looking into microtransaction-based quests and weapons.

Beginning today (December 14th), the residents of Winter-home invite you to celebrate the season with them during this year’s Yule Festival – and what a celebration it will be!

The town of Winter-home is a beautiful new Winter Festival region and this year’s LOTRO Yule Festival is a winter wonderland of activities:

  • New Quests – Help the residents of Winter-home with the final touches for the celebration
  • Snowball Fight – Check out the Snowball arena where you can challenge your friends to a frosty duel
  • Theatre Event – Head over to the local playhouse to catch the seasonal show
  • Eating Contest – Get your fill of pies, eggs, mushrooms and more in the Winter-home eating contest
  • Festival Square – Check out the local vendor, meet up with your fellows, or raise a mug to toast the season

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Today, Turbine announced the release of the newest content update for The Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO). The November Update brings in the holidays with more free content and a wide range of additions and improvements, giving players access to more quests, content and adventure than ever before, including:

  • More Free Content! Players can now play the epic story in Moria, Lothlórien and Mirkwood all the way to level 65
  • Improved Skills & Traits for the Lore-master & Rune-keeper
  • Updated Elf & Dwarf starter regions
  • Updates to the Crafting System and Vault UI
  • A completely new Yule Festival set in Winter-home that will go live in December

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