Lord of the Rings Online Articles

Fate of Gundabad, the latest expansion from The Lord of the Rings Online, has been out for almost a month now, and we wanted to know a bit more about its creation. We chatted with Executive Producer Rob Ciccolini at Standing Stone Games about the Dwarvish-themed expansion to the MMO.

With Gundabad and the future on the horizon for The Lord of the Rings Online, we sat down with the team's executive producer, Rob Ciccolini, for an interview last week. This is part two of our chat, where we dive into EG7, graphic upgrades, and the Brawler inspiration.

We recently sat down with LotRO's Executive Producer, Rob Ciccolini to talk about the recently released Legendary servers, as well as what the future might hold for LotRO's storytelling beyond Gundabad.

As the team at Standing Stone Games celebrates another festival, this time tied to Aragorn and Arwen's wedding, we sat down with executive producer Rob Ciccolini to discuss festivals and the future of The Lord of the Rings Online.

Our team recently had the privilege to hang out with some of the Lord of the Rings Online team to talk about and tour Update 10: Against the Shadows. We were joined by Hannah Foell, Leo Tan and Todd DeMelle for a firsthand look at the new content. Tell us what you think in the comments.

Last week, Turbine developers took our own Rob Lashley on a guided tour of the Lord of the Rings Online expansion, Riders of Rohan. We have a write up and a great video to show off the expansion. Check it out!

Lord 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!

Jordan 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!

Lord of the Rings Online recently announced some changes to the base game as well as a completely new Yule festival. MMORPG.com writer Michael Lafferty had the chance to talk with Turbine producer Aaron Campbell about what these changes entail. Check it out and then leave a few comments below.

Lord of the Rings Online is one of the more popular subscription-based MMOs on the 'Net today. Recently, however, Turbine announced that LOTRO will be moving to a free to play model beginning this fall. MMORPG.com's Garrett Fuller caught up with Turbine to talk about the changes. Check it out!

MMORPG.com's Michael Bitton got a chance to catch up with Turbine's Executive Director of Communications Adam Mersky and LOTRO Executive Producer Kate Paiz to discuss today's big announcement that The Lord of the Rings Online would be re-launching as a hybrid Free-to-Play game.

Garrett Fuller recently spoke with Turbine's Michael Jablonn about the most recent update to their Lord of the Rings Online MMORPG.

MMORPG.com Lord of the Rings Online reporter Jason Parmele writes this report on his decision to leave the popular World of Warcraft for Turbine's adaptation of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings franchise.

Garrett Fuller spoke with Aaron Campbell of Turbine to talk about the game after Mirkwood.

The team from Turbine has provided us with these three new screenshots from the upcoming LotRO expansion, Siege of Mirkwood.