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.
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Today, Turbine has released Volume II, Book 8: Scourge of Khazad-dum, the latest major content update for subscribers of The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria (LOTRO). Book 8, which is now available to North American subscribers (available in Europe on 6/25), delivers the next installment to the epic story for Volume II of LOTRO, a new 12-player raid, several rich new instances for small fellowships, major gameplay enhancements, and the Summer Festival. An official press release follows. Turbine has also just released a new Book 8 teaser video and batch of screenshots. Continue reading “Turbine Releases Book 8 Update for LOTR Online; New Video and Screens!”
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WESTWOOD, MA – June 18, 2009 – Turbine, Inc., the premier creator and operator of massive, persistent online worlds that foster powerful social gaming communities, today announced that The Lord of the Rings Online™: Mines of Moria™ has been named the winner in the “Gaming” category for the 2009 Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange (MITX) Awards. The MITX annual awards program recognizes achievements in the development and implementation of innovative technologies. The Lord of the Rings Online, the award-winning massively multiplayer online game, expanded in the fall of 2008 with the launch of the critically acclaimed Mines of Moria, taking players into one of the largest and most dangerous online underground environments ever created.
“We are honored to be named among the best in New England technology by the MITX organization,” said Jim Crowley, president and CEO of Turbine. “It has been an exciting year for Turbine and this recognition is yet another validation of our vision for being the best in online entertainment.” More..
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From Stephany Nunneley at vg247.com: Unlike other MMOs that have had to merge servers, the same cannot be said for Lord of the Rings Online because the user base is expanding, according to Turbine. We asked Aaron Campbell, live producer for the game, if the company had seen a drop off in player activity on certain servers or if there were plans to merge servers in the future. “If anything, The Lord of the Rings Online is growing,” he told us. “We have no plans to merge servers. More..
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Turbine has just released new batches of screenshots for the upcoming Volume II: Book 8: Scourge of Khazad-dum, the next free content update for Turbine’s The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria. The new LOTRO screenshots depict a new instance to be added with Book 8 – the Hall of Mirrors – which will go live in June. Continue reading “New LOTRO: Scourge of Khazad-dum Screenshots”
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Turbine has just released the first batch of screenshots for the upcoming Volume II: Book 8: Scourge of Khazad-dum, the next upcoming free content update for The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria which will go live in June. The new screenshots illustrate the Water Wheels, which will be added with Book 8. We will have more news and assets for Volume II: Book 8: Scourge of Khazad-dum soon and will be sure to keep you updated! Continue reading “LOTR Online: Book 8: Scourge of Khazad-dum Screenshots!”
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