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The Lord of the Rings Online Q&A

by Maarten Goldstein Apr 17, 2007 8:39am CST tags: Lord of the Rings
Over at Game Informer they have the latest Q&A on The Lord of the Rings Online. Turbine's Jeffrey Steefel is asked about the game's story elements, players who want to explore their darker side, appealing to hardcore and casual players, use of the rights to The Hobbit, the deed system and more.
"Interesting.. I didn't know they had the rights for The Hobbit too. Gives me more hope they will ..."24 Comments

The Lord of the Rings Online Special Edition Announced

by Maarten Goldstein Apr 12, 2007 11:46am CST tags: Lord of the Rings
Turbine and Midway have announced plans for a Special Edition release of The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, which can now be pre-ordered at select retail stores. The $59.99 Special Edition includes a making-of DVD, the game's soundtrack, an exclusive in-game item and a map of Middle-Earth. The Lord of the Rings Online launches April 24.

"I feel like very much that I am at the end of my MMO days. WoW has very much recently lost almos..."28 Comments

Lord of the Rings Online Video Diary

by Maarten Goldstein Apr 12, 2007 9:05am CST tags: Lord of the Rings
A new The Lord of the Rings Online movie is now available at FileShack. The video development diary runs for two minutes, discussing the monsters found in Middle-Earth.
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The Lord of the Rings Online Preview

by Maarten Goldstein Apr 10, 2007 9:03am CST tags: Lord of the Rings
IGN reports from Middle-Earth, as they have a new Lord of the Rings Online preview with hands-on impressions. New screenshots are included.
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Lord of the Rings Online Q&A

by Maarten Goldstein Apr 08, 2007 11:00am CST tags: ESRB, Lord of the Rings
Ask Turbine #6 on WarCry offers the latest Lord of the Rings Online Q&A. The article format interview touches on allowing US and EU players to play together, gold farming operations and item sales, the ESRB rating and the game's cinematic intro movie.
"Played it during beta I like it, but I'm not going to buy it was tempted for a few weeks but I ju..."20 Comments

Lord of The Rings Online Intro Movie

by Maarten Goldstein Apr 04, 2007 10:47am CST tags: Lord of the Rings
The cinematic intro movie of The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar has been released, and you can find the 67mb download on FileShack. Thanks Blues News.
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Lord of the Rings Online Preview

by Maarten Goldstein Apr 03, 2007 1:07pm CST tags: Lord of the Rings
At Eurogamer you can find the latest Lord of the Rings Online preview, travelling to Turbine's version of Middle-earth and offering hands-on impressions.
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Lord of the Rings Online Q&A

by Maarten Goldstein Mar 29, 2007 8:41am CST tags: MMO, Lord of the Rings
Eurogamer is the latest site with a Lord of the Rings Online interview, asking Turbine's Jeff Steefel about the soon to launch Middle-earth MMORPG. Meanwhile WarCry has a new preview.
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Lord of the Rings Online Interview

by Maarten Goldstein Mar 26, 2007 4:19pm CST tags: MMO, Lord of the Rings, Interview
The Warcry has yet another Lord of the Rings Online interview, this time offering one in the form of an MP3 download. Turbine's Jeff Anderson is the one answer questions about the upcoming MMORPG.
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On The Lord of the Rings Online's Traits

by Maarten Goldstein Mar 21, 2007 8:37am CST tags: Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings Online website has been updated again, this time this time with an article on Traits. "Simply put, Traits are new skills, bonuses, and other enhancements that benefit your character".
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Lord of the Rings Online Q&A

by Maarten Goldstein Mar 19, 2007 6:39pm CST tags: Lord of the Rings
The fifth Ask Turbine - Jeff Anderson Q&A is up at the Lord of the Rings Online WarCry. The Turbine CEO is asked about recent beta issues, PvP, end game content, recipes and more.
"If it's anything like asheron's call, those who bitch the loudest on the message boards get the m..."2 Comments

On Lord of the Rings Online Title System

by Maarten Goldstein Mar 16, 2007 8:39am CST tags: Lord of the Rings
Turbine's The Lord of the Rings Online website has been updated, offering information on the game's Title System. This allows people to get titles of distinction and renown based on their Middle-Earth adventures.
"The title system is not that bad, I just wish there were titles for more off the wall things. So..."2 Comments

Battle for Middle-Earth Anthology Shipping Soon

by Maarten Goldstein Mar 07, 2007 11:08am CST tags: Lord of the Rings
EA sends along this press release announcing the upcomng release of the The Lord of the Rings(TM), The Battle for Middle-earth Anthology. The $39.99 collection, which will ship March 20, includes the original Battle for Middle-Earth, the sequel, and the Rise of the Witch-King expansion for the sequel.
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Lord of the Rings Online Q&A

by Maarten Goldstein Mar 03, 2007 2:50pm CST tags: Lord of the Rings
The latest Lord of the Rings Online Q&A is up at the WarCry. This week producer Jeffrey Steefe is asked about the beta ending event, sound development, money spending opportunities, and VOIP options.
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Lord of the Rings Online Previews

by Maarten Goldstein Mar 01, 2007 9:53am CST tags: Lord of the Rings
GameSpy is the latest site with a preview of The Lord of the Rings Online, checking out a current build of the game. IGN checks out the Minstrel class.
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Lord of the Rings Online Preview

by Maarten Goldstein Feb 28, 2007 9:05am CST tags: Lord of the Rings
The official Lord of the Rings Online website has been updated, offering another exploring Middle-Earth article. This time we get to see the Fields of Fornost. There are also more previews at Gameworld Network and SciFi.com.
"Having played a TON of MMO's in my time, I have to say that this game is really slow. The environ..."3 Comments

Lord of the Rings Online Preview

by Maarten Goldstein Feb 27, 2007 10:51am CST tags: MMO, Lord of the Rings
GamersInfo.net has a new Lord of the Rings Online preview, offering the latest beta build impressions. There's also an article format interview with Turbine CEO Jeff Anderson at MMORPG.com. Turbine's latest MMORPG is due out late April.
"I dunno I feel the exact opposite. Yes I am violating my NDA but I find the game to be a shitload..."7 Comments

Lord of the Rings Online Q&A

by Maarten Goldstein Feb 23, 2007 5:10pm CST tags: Lord of the Rings
The third Ask Turbine feature is up at WarCry today, asking producer Jeffrey Steefel more about Lord of the Rings Online. Topics include statistical differences between races, the game economy, live events and Monster Play.
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Lord of the Rings Online Q&A

by Maarten Goldstein Feb 20, 2007 1:37pm CST tags: MMO, Lord of the Rings
The second part of MMORPG.com's article format Lord of the Rings Online Q&A is now up. This installment focuses on the game's Monster Play feature.
"The playing a monster is a great idea, but I don't see anything about the ability to group with o..."4 Comments

Lord of the Rings Online Previews

by Maarten Goldstein Feb 20, 2007 8:05am CST tags: MMO, Lord of the Rings, Games for Windows
Stratics Central, Kotaku and Games for Windows editor Jeff Green's blog all have new Lord of the Rings Online writeups, offering hands-on impressions of this new Turbine MMORPG.
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