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Siege of Mirkwood Pre-Order Details Unveiled

Lord of the Rings Online might not be as popular as World of Warcraft but it has a steady player base that seems intent on seeing how the MMO proceeds in its quest to follow the Fellowship of the Ring in its adventures. The next step will come with the Siege of Mirkwood expansion, which is set to be delivered on Dece...

19 October 2009
03:15 GMT

Turbine Is Thinking about Console MMOs

Even while it's getting ready to launch an expansion for The Lord of the Rings Online, called Mines of Moria, Turbine is thinking ahead about the future of MMOs and how it can evolve as a company in order to provide what players want. One of the most interesting development opportunities seems to be taking MMOs ...

14 October 2008
15:31 GMT

Mines of Moria Release Date Nailed Down

Turbine and Codemasters Online are confirming that November 18 is the day their Lord of the Rings Online MMO gets its first expansion, Mines of Moria. As the title announces, the main idea behind this expansion is to allow players to explore and fight their way through the mines, one of the most terrifying spaces in ...

13 October 2008
06:08 GMT

Turbine and Warner Bros. Partner for Lords of the Rings Online Expansion

Turbine and Warner Bros. announce that they are partnering up to release The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria for retail in North America. It seems that the announcement is a direct result of Warner Bros. pumping more than 50 million dollars into the development of Turbine earlier this year. The announcement ...

4 August 2008
16:11 GMT

Subscriptions Bring In 1 Billion Dollars

The NPD, already well known for the sales charts that it puts out every month regarding the console market and the games market, is creating a new report that deals with the online subscription market. The results of the first study of this kind are now out and they paint a very interesting picture of the state of th...

14 May 2008
14:41 GMT

Codemasters Developing MMOs In-House

As Codemasters is preparing for the launch of the NetDevil-developed MMO Jumpgate, which it hopes will capture MMO players that love space more than they love orcs and elfs, David Solari, vice president of the company, has made a few remarks regarding the future of Codemasters as a player in the MMO market. As he put...

8 May 2008
03:25 GMT

Turbine Gets More Money, Prepares for Big Announcement

Turbine, the developer of the MMO Lord of the Rings Online, is announcing that it secured a further 40 million dollars in a financing drive. All of the money comes from venture capital funds, with firm Granite Global Ventures taking the lead in the financing round and other previous investors in the MMO creator also ...

7 May 2008
02:38 GMT

Book 13: Doom of the Last-King Comes to LOTRO

The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar subscribers have every reason to be happy now, since Codemasters and Turbine have announced the release of Book 13: Doom of the Last-King, the fifth content update since the MMORPG was launched. Unfortunately for the European players, this update is available only for t...

25 April 2008
04:02 GMT

Turbine Talks Lord of the Rings Future

Recently, Turbine has executed a move many in the MMO industry thought could not be done. They extended their agreement with the Tolkien Enterprises regarding the use of the intellectual properties related to Middle Earth. The extension was not only of a temporal nature, sealing Turbine's rights to the IP until ...

18 March 2008
07:01 GMT


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