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Lord of the Rings Online News

Latest Headlines for Lord of the Rings Online

  • A Look at Kinships

    MMORPG.com Lord of the Rings Online Correspondent Allie Springett writes this look at the kinship feature in Turbine's Lord of the Rings Online.

    Reported on Nov 07, 2008
  • Making Monsters

    Turbine has published a new dev diary which delves into the process of creating new monsters for Lord of the Rings Online: The Mines of Moria.

    Reported on Nov 06, 2008
  • The Art of Middle-earth

    Turbine has published a new developer diary which looks into the art direction of Lord of the Rings Online: The Mines of Moria.

    Reported on Nov 06, 2008
  • Developer Diary: Anatomy of a Cluster

    Turbine has posted a new dev journal which looks at the game design principals behind the new content in The Mines of Moria, the next expansion for Lord of the Rings Online.

    Reported on Nov 05, 2008
  • Get a Free In Game Gift!

    MMORPG.com and Turbine have partnered on a special offer just for our community! We have been given special gift keys which will enable players to claim an in-game free item: Hauberk of the Mithril Guard!

    Reported on Nov 05, 2008
  • Ettenmoors Revamp Dev Journal

    Turbine has posted the next installment of their dev journal series which looks into upcoming changes to the Ettenmoors with the Mines of Moria expansion for Lord of the Rings Online.

    Reported on Nov 03, 2008
  • Legendary Item System Dev Journal

    Turbine has posted a new dev journal which takes a look at the Legendary Item System which will be implemented in Lord of the Rings Online with the game's first expansion, The Mines of Moria.

    Reported on Oct 31, 2008
  • New Skills and Traits for Monster Play

    The Lord of the Rings Online official site has been updated with a look at all of the new skills that will be added for Monster Players when the Mines of Moria launches in November.

    Reported on Oct 31, 2008
  • A Look at the Guardian

    MMORPG.com Lord of the Rings Online Correspondent Malcom Calivar writes this overview of the Guardian class in Turbine's Lord of the Rings Online.

    Reported on Oct 31, 2008
  • Mines of Moria Developer Diary Video

    Today Turbine unveiled a new developer diary video for The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria, the first expansion for the award-winning massively multiplayer online game, which will release on November 18th. In this new video Cardell Kerr, Creative Director, and Ryan Bednar, Lead Game Systems Designer, discuss the two new classes to be added to the game with Mines of Moria - the Warden and the Rune-keeper.

    Reported on Oct 31, 2008
  • Dev Journal: Monster Play Improvements

    Turbine has published a dev journal which gives insight into upcoming changes to the mechanics behind PvP and Monster Play.

    Reported on Oct 30, 2008
  • Waterworks and Flaming Deeps Screens

    The folks from Turbine have been kind enough to provide us with these eleven new screenshots featuring the Waterworks and Flaming Deep areas of the upcoming Mines of Moria Expansion.

    Reported on Oct 30, 2008
  • The Ettenmoors Re-vamp

    The folks at Turbine have been working hard on the Mines of Moria, the first expansion for The Lord of the Rings Online, and they've been even busier getting the word out about all of the changes and new features that they've been crafting for us. Today they share some of the changes and improvements that will be showing up when they bring another round of re-vamps to the Ettenmoors.

    Reported on Oct 28, 2008
  • Crafting Legends Dev Diary

    Turbine has posted a new dev diary which details the construction of Legendary Items in Lord of the Rings Online.

    Reported on Oct 28, 2008
  • Legendary Item Overview

    Turbine ha posted a new dev diary which looks at the new Legendary Item System coming in the Mines of Moria Expansion for Lord of the Rings Online.

    Reported on Oct 27, 2008
  • Changes to Traits in Moria

    With the launch of The Mines of Moria looming closer, the folks at Lord of the Rings Online Have written a new dev diary about changes to the trait system, specifically the addition of Class Trait Set pairings, allowing players the ability to customize their characters to be more effective at certain aspects of their class.

    Reported on Oct 24, 2008
  • Durin's Way Video

    Turbine has released this fly through video of Durin's Way from the new Mines of Moria expansion.

    Reported on Oct 23, 2008
  • Warden Advancement Beyond Level 50

    The folks at Turbine have prepared a series of Dev Journals which take a class by class look at level advancement past level 50 in the Lord of the Rings Online's Mines of Moria expansion. Today we take a look at the Warden, one of the two new classes to be added with the expansion.

    Reported on Oct 22, 2008
  • Future of Combat Dev Diary

    The Lord of the Rings Online official site has been updated with a dev diary which details upcoming and future changes to lotro's combat system.

    Reported on Oct 22, 2008
  • Guardian Advancement Beyond Level 50

    The folks at Turbine have prepared a series of Dev Journals which take a class by class look at level advancement past level 50 in the Lord of the Rings Online's Mines of Moria expansion. Today we take a look at the Guardian.

    Reported on Oct 21, 2008
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