Turbine and the Lord of the Rings Online team have released a new developer diary featuring Dunland which will make its appearance in the upcoming Return to Isengard expansion set to go live at the end of September. Check out the video below and the screens in our Lord of the Rings Online screenshot gallery.
Reported on Aug 26, 2011Turbine has release three new screenshots from the Lord of the Rings Online expansion, Rise of Isengard. The screens show off a fiery dragon, Draigoch, from a 24-player raid. Check them out in our Lord of the Rings Online screenshot gallery.
Reported on Aug 17, 2011Turbine and MMORPG.com have partnered to give away 10 codes to the closed beta of the upcoming 'Rise of Isengard' expansion to The Lord of the Rings Online.
Reported on Aug 17, 2011Turbine and the Lord of the Rings Online team have released six new screenshots from the upcoming Rise of Isengard expansion. The screens feature Saruman as well as several nice looking environment and battle screens. Check them out in our Lord of the Rings Online gallery.
Reported on Aug 11, 2011Turbine has released four new screenshots for the upcoming 'Rise of Isengard' expansion to The Lord of the Rings Online. The new shots give us a taste of monster play in the upcoming expansion.
Reported on Aug 04, 2011A new developer post has cropped up on the Lord of the Rings Online site that addresses changes to itemization coming with the Rise of Isengard expansion. The team identified two main areas of concern and lays out exactly how those will be addressed and how the changes will affect all types of players.
Reported on Jul 28, 2011The Lord of the Rings Online dev team has released six new screenshots from the upcoming Rise of Isengard expansion. The screens feature the Tower of Orthanc, as well as the Gap of Rohan. Rise of Isengard is scheduled to be released on September 27th. Check the screenshots out in our Lord of the Rings Online gallery.
Reported on Jul 27, 2011Turbine announced today that Rise of Isengard, the third expansion pack for free-to-play giant Lord of the Rings Online, is set to enter into its Beta Testing phase on Wednesday, July 27th. The beta is by invitation only, but if you pre-purchase the expansion, you'll get preferred access.
Reported on Jul 22, 2011Turbine has released a new batch of screenshots from the upcoming Lord of the Rings Online Expansion pack, Rise of Isengard. The screens detail the brand-new region of Dunland, one of the three new regions coming with the expansion pack coming on September 27th this year.
Reported on Jul 20, 2011The Turbine team has released a new piece of concept art for the Lord of the Rings Online's upcoming expansion, The Rise of Isengard. The art depicts Draigoch, one of the most powerful living creatures in all of Middle Earth.
Reported on Jul 14, 2011Jordan Wayne Long contacted MMORPG.com Managing Editor Bill Murphy via e-mail to share a project he's beginning in July. He's a performance artist from Arkansas and as a piece on trauma and the ways to deal with it, he'll be shipping himself in a tiny box across country armed with only Lord of the Rings Online to keep him company. We sat down with Jordan to discuss the project and the motivation behind it. Take a look!
Reported on Jun 25, 2011As an avid Lord of the Rings Online player and arts, Jordan Long is taking his theories about in-game communities and their benefits for those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to new levels. Long has 'mailed' himself from his home in Arkansas to a final destination in Oregon locked in a crate with nothing but his computer and his LOTRO companions along for the ride.
Reported on Jun 20, 2011With the announcement that Lord of the Rings Online would be expanding this fall, Turbine generated a lot of excitement as players would finally get to Isengard. MMORPG.com's Drew Wood had the opportunity to check out some of the Rise of Isengard expansion and has some impressions to offer. Check it out and then let us know what you're looking forward to in the comments.
Reported on Jun 15, 2011Turbine has announced the release date for the Rise of Isengard expansion for Lord of the Rings Online. Rise of Isengard will officially launch on September 27th and the expansion is ready for pre-order. The expansion will bring three new zones, a new 24-player raid dungeon and a level cap increase to 75.
Reported on Jun 07, 2011The folks over at LotRO have announced a super special deal for anyone who's looking to be a VIP subscriber of Lord of the Rings Online. Invest in a full year for only $99.99, an almost $80 discount from the month-by-month payments of $14.99 a month. Check it out!
Reported on Jun 05, 2011Turbine has announced that the latest update to Lord of the Rings Online has been released. Called 'Lost Legends of Eriador', the new patch brings a boatload of changes not the least of which are new scaled instances, new skirmishes and other bug fixes and enhancements.
Reported on May 24, 2011Turbine and the Lord of the Rings development team have been working quite hard during the first half of 2011 to bring to large updates into the game. MMORPG.com Lead Writer Bill Murphy recently had the opportunity to participate in a developer walkthrough of Update 3 with Turbine developers Linda Currie and Aaron Campbell. See what Bill discovered during his guided tour.
Reported on May 22, 2011Turbine devs Bob "Maurath" Hess and Joe "jwbarry" Barry have posted a pair of blogs dedicated to the new skirmishes that Lord of the Rings Online players will find in Update 3. Hess details Attack at Dawn, with Barry introduces players to The Icy Crevasse.
Reported on May 23, 2011Turbine has announced that the Lord of the Rings Online Update 3: Legends of Eriador patch is scheduled to be released on May 23rd. Update Three features two new 3-player instances and two new skirmishes as well as new Turbine Store items.
Reported on May 17, 2011RipperX is at it again and has created a great new video featured on the Lord of the Rings Online overview page. These videos are part of MMORPG.com's continuing commitment to enhance our games list with the information that is most helpful to our readers. Check it out!
Reported on May 02, 2011