WESTWOOD, MA – October 9, 2008– Turbine, Inc. announced today the details of the launch of The Lord of the Rings Online™: Mines of Moria™. On November 18, 2008 The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria will be available in stores across North America and Europe allowing players to begin their journey to the vast, terrifying and unparalleled world beneath Middle-earth. Turbine also announced the launch of the Mines of Moria Pre-Order and Early Upgrade Programs. Players in North America can pre-order Mines of Moria at participating retailers nationwide beginning today or can purchase an early upgrade of Mines of Moria by visiting www.lotro.com/moria and get special benefits — including a special $9.99 per month subscription when purchasing a multi-month plan and special in-game items. Turbine Unveils Launch Date, Pre-order and Early Upgrade Programs for The Lord of the Rings Online™: Mines of Moria™
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The folks at Turbine write: The first article in our new Heroes Guide series is now live at lotro.com! Long have the thoughts of Dwarves been haunted by an idea. They dream of returning to the glorious halls of Moria, to Khazad-dûm, the masterpiece of Dwarf-delvings, now locked behind the Walls of Moria and the waters of the Black Pool. Read more about a new expedition of hopeful Dwarves as they set out to brave the deep places of the mine in the feature article Heroes Guide to the Hollin Gate. LOTRO Heroes Guide Launches
Today Turbine unveiled the first in-game footage for The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria, the first expansion for the award-winning massively multiplayer online game, which is expected to release later this fall. This video provides a first look at The Flaming Deeps, a new region to be added with the expansion. Continue reading “First Look: LOTR Online Mines of Moria”
Oli Welsh writes: With Lord of the Rings Online, Turbine may not have delivered the World of Warcraft rival some were expecting – but it did deliver a superior MMORPG, and then serve it with so much new content that we thought it was worth 9/10 not once but twice. Now it’s winding up to the release of LOTRO’s first expansion, and after getting the lowdown on Mines of Moria, we spoke to executive producer Jeffrey Steefel about where he sees the game’s present, and future. Eurogamer Talks to Turbine’s Jeffrey Steefel
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.