With the recent release of the Lord of the Rings expansion, Rise of Isengard, interest has once again been sparked by Turbine's venerable game. In our latest look at LOTRO, MMORPG.com's Lori May checks out the game, its F2P revenue model and more. Read on!
Reported on Nov 06, 2011Turbine has posted a new article on the Lord of the Rings Online community site detailing the possible forum security breach and what the team has done to end the issue.
Reported on Oct 18, 2011Lord of the Rings Online expanded earlier this week with the Rise of Isengard expansion. To celebrate the launch, MMORPG.com Community Manager Mike Bitton had the opportunity to chat with Turbine's Communications Director Adam Mersky and Live Producer Aaron Campbell. Check out what they have to say about LOTRO: Rise of Isengard!
Reported on Sep 29, 2011The full list of patch notes for The Lord of the Rings Online's Rise of Isengard expansion, which launches tomorrow, are now available.
Reported on Sep 26, 2011The Lord of the Rings Online team has penned a new developer diary featuring upcoming changes to the Fellowship Maneuver system coming with the Rise of Isengard expansion.
Reported on Sep 26, 2011Turbine and the Lord of the Rings Online team have released a new video developer diary with a sneak peek at Isengard. It's a terrific look at the zone featured in the Rise of Isengard expansion coming September 27th.
Reported on Sep 21, 2011Folks with a creative bent will want to check out the new Lord of the Rings Online photo contest called "Have You Seen the White Hand of Saruman?"
Reported on Sep 20, 2011Turbine and the Lord of the Rings Online team have released eight new screenshots from the Rise of Isengard expansion that is set to hit servers later this month. Check them all out in our Lord of the Rings Online screenshot gallery.
Reported on Sep 14, 2011A new video developer diary from Turbine features members of the development team speaking about the new Gap of Rohan region in Lord of the Rings Online.
Reported on Sep 09, 2011In the latest Turbine developer diary, Lord of the Rings Online's Ken "Graalx2" Burd takes a look upcoming changes to the Guardian class with the arrival of the Rise of Isengard expansion at the end of September.
Reported on Aug 30, 2011Turbine 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, 2011