Lord of the Rings Online Articles

After a short delay, Before the Shadow and Update 34 are now live for The Lord of the Rings Online

We'll be waiting a little bit longer for Before the Shadow and Update 34, as The Lord of the Rings Online team has delayed both a week to November 15th.

The Lord of the Rings Online is hosting an Extra Life stream for charity this weekend like many game companies out there, however, they are taking the time during the event to showcase the next major addition to the MMO.

Standing Stone Games has been giving away content after content pack for free over the last few years, and the most recent one for The Lord of the Rings Online ends today.

The Lord of the Rings Online is ramping up towards the release of its upcoming mini-expansion, Before the Shadow, and one of the first major features to be tested is on the Bullroarer test server as of today.

Standing Stone Games is previewing Cardolan, a zone featured in the upcoming Before the Shadow mini-expansion for The Lord of the Rings Online, diving into its history, structures, and lore.

The annual Harvestmath festival is now in full swing in The Lord of the Rings Online, bringing the annual fall festival to Middle-earth once more.

The Lord of the Rings Online Previews the Lore-Rich Region of Swanfleet, Coming in Before the Shadow
Preview the upcoming brand new region of Swanfleet coming in the Before the Shadow mini expansion for The Lord of the Rings Online.

Before the Shadow, the new mini-expansion is on the way, and The Lord of the Rings Online is giving away a number of quest packs for free again.

The team at Standing Stone Games is taking an iconic phrase from Tolkien's work and turning it into its own game mechanic in The Lord of the Rings Online. The Delving feature debuts with the upcoming Before the Shadow mini-expansion.

It's Hobbit Day, September 22nd, and The Lord of the Rings Online is getting in on the festivities. In celebration of Frodo and Bilbo's shared birthday, the MMO is hosting a party of special magnificence now through September 26th.

Before the Shadow, the upcoming mini-expansion for The Lord of the Rings Online, is now open for preorder. The content includes all new quests aimed at levels 1-32, with a Delving difficulty system to let higher levels increase difficulty, a new instance, new Skirmish, and two new regions.

Last Friday during a Q&A with Lord of the Rings Online executive producer Rob "Severlin" Ciccolini, we got a tease of next year's fall expansion. The 'smell of salt water' has Bradford really interested in where LotRO could go here, possibly bringing the story back to more familiar roots.

Earlier this morning, the Lord of the Rings Online team streamed a Q&A with executive producer Rob "Severlin" Ciccolini, touching on a broad range of subjects from the upcoming Before the Shadow mini-expansion, server lag, character customization and more.

The Lord of the Rings Online is saying goodbye to its first Legendary Server. Anor, which launched as a way for players to re-experience the progression of LotRO throughout the years, is shutting down, and players with characters on the server can transfer to a different server through the end of the year.