The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar News & Interviews

LotRO celebrates second anniversary
04/24/2009
Turbine’s MMO keeps getting bigger and better

Book 7 for LotRO brings a major new zone and lore to the MMO
03/17/2009
Lorien, elves add to the depth of the gameplay

Turbine Unveils Book 14: Ring-Forge of Eregion for The Lord of the Rings Online
07/23/2008
2007 PC MMO Game of the Year* Introduces Sixth Content Update for Subscribers

The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar Reaches Alpha
05/22/2008
Over 125,000 Players Registered for Upcoming Beta Program

Turbine Celebrates Lord of the Rings Online 1st Anniversary with "Welcome Back Weekend"
05/07/2008
Turbine invites all former North American subscribers back to Middle-earth to play for free.

Turbine And Codemasters To Unveil Book 13: Doom Of The Last-King
05/01/2008
2007 MMO of the Year* Introduces Fifth Content Update for Subscribers

Turbine Celebrates 1st Anniversary of Lord of the Rings Online
04/24/2008
Turbine, Inc. announced today a special promotion featuring limited time pricing offers and a series of in-game events to celebrate the first anniversary of The Lord of the Rings Online

Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria Interview with Jeffrey Steefel
04/02/2008

Codemasters to Unveil Book 12: The Ashen Wastes for The Lord of the Rings Online
02/13/2008
2007 MMO of the Year Introduces New Free Content Update for Subscribers

Turbine Partners with IT Territory to Bring The Lord of the Rings Online to Russia
01/28/2008
Turbine, Inc. and IT Territory LLC (ITT) today announced a new relationship for the distribution of The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar

Codemasters Online to Unveil New MMO at Forthcoming Connect Event
01/15/2008
New MMO to be fully playable at forthcoming Codemasters Online Connect Event

Lord of the Rings Online - A Look Ahead with Jeff Steefel
01/08/2008

Turbine's Online Game is First to Support Microsoft's DirectX 10
01/07/2008
Award-Winning Online Game Now Features Industry-Leading Graphics

Turbine Partners with NHN Corporation to Bring The Lord of the Rings Online to Korea
12/10/2007
2007 PC Game of the Year is Coming to World's Largest Market for Online Games

Trial or Error?: A Seven Day Look at Lord of the Rings Online
11/27/2007

Lord of the Rings Online: Housing Overview
11/01/2007

The Lord of the Rings Online Named 2007 PC Game of the Year!
10/30/2007
Top Honor Awarded at the 25th Annual Golden Joystick Awards

Turbine and Codemasters Online to Celebrate the Harvest Festival in Middle-earth
10/25/2007
Two-Week Celebration Kicks off on October 26th!

Book 11: Defenders of Eriador for The Lord of the Rings Online Releases
10/24/2007
Biggest Content Update Yet for the Hottest Online Game of the Year

Turbine and Codemasters Online Gaming to Unveil Book 11: Defenders of Eriador for The Lord of the Rings Online
10/18/2007
Codemasters announced the details of the third free content update for subscribers to TLOTR

Jeff Anderson & Allan Maki Interview
10/01/2007

AGDC 07: Lord of the Rings Online Interview Jeff Anderson
09/18/2007

Turbine Releases Book 10: The City of the Kings for The Lord of the Rings Online
08/20/2007
Book 10: The City of the Kings, the second of many planned free updates to the world of Middle-earth

Codemasters Spotlights Stellar Lineup at Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany
08/15/2007
Playable Premiers for Clive Barker's Jericho, Turning Point: Fall of Liberty and More at World's Largest Videogame Exhibition

Book 10: The City of the Kings for The Lord of the Rings Online Unveiled
08/13/2007
Major Content Update to Hit MMO to be Available on August 20th

Lord of the Rings Online: Interview with Jeff Steefle
08/06/2007

Turbine and Codemasters Online Gaming to Celebrate the Summer Solstice Festival in Middle-earth
06/15/2007
Three-Week Celebration Kicks off on June 20th!

Turbine Releases Book 9: Shores of Evendim for The Lord of the Rings Online
06/13/2007
Beginning today, heroes can adventure to the Shores of Evendim in The Lord of the Rings Online

GZ Interview: Turbine’s Jeffrey Steefel talks about turning a popular license into a successful MMO
06/12/2007
“Our content updates will be regular part of what we do”

New Free Update Coming to The Lord of the Rings Online
06/05/2007
Tubrine and Codemasters Online Gaming unveil Book 9: Shores of Evendim for The Lord of the Rings Online

The Shores of Evendim Announced
05/15/2007
The Next Chapter for The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of AngmarT

The Lord of the Rings Online is the #1 Game in North America and Europe
05/10/2007
The Lord of the Rings Online has outsold all other PC games across North America, Germany, United Kingdom and France

Lord of the Rings Online: A Review of Its Launch
04/26/2007

The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar Launches
04/24/2007
The Most Anticipated New MMO of the Year Now Available

Based on interview with Jeffrey Steefel (Exec. Producer)
04/24/2007

Lord of the Rings Online Midnight Madness Launch Events
04/20/2007
To celebrate the launch of The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar Turbine has partnered with GameStop to host “Midnight Madness” launch events across the United States

The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar Early Access Goes Live
04/16/2007
It's time to pack your bags and move to Middle-earth as pre-order head start access goes live across Europe

Free World Tour of Middle Earth for The Lord of the Rings Online
04/06/2007
Over Two Weeks of Free Game Play Leading Up to April 24th Launch

Lord of the Rings Online - Shadows of Angmar KEY Giveaway
04/05/2007
Visitors to TheOneRing.net will have a chance to participate in the "World Tour of Middle-earth" event in the "Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar," the anticipated massively multiplayer online game

Translations of Common Elven Name Suffixes and Prefixes
04/04/2007

Free Event for The Lord of the Rings Online Announced
03/27/2007
Over 1,000,000 Players To Be Invited To Free "World Tour of Middle-earth" For The Lord of the Rings Online

LOTR MMODB
03/19/2007

Lord of the Rings Online rules MMORPG.com today with the second part of Jon Wood's Interview with Turbine CEO Jeff Anderson about Monster Play:
02/20/2007

Xbox 360 Gears Up for Its Second Holiday Season and Beyond
02/07/2007

Turbine and Midway Unveil Revolutionary Pre-Order Founder's Program for The Lord of The Rings Online
01/25/2007
Highly-Anticipated MMO Currently Scheduled to Launch on April 24, 2007

Windows Vista Ushers in New Era of Gameplay
01/08/2007
Microsoft unveils powerful Games for Windows lineup and more at 2007 CES

COG Launches Second Podcast “The COGcast 2.0”
11/06/2006
Following on from the first hugely successful COGcast, Codemasters Online Gaming is pleased to finally unveil the "COGcast 2.0" which is now available

Turbine Expands Chinese Distribution for The Lord of the Rings: Online
10/03/2006
Under the terms of the deal, Turbine will work closely with CDC Games to localize The Lord of the Rings Online for the fast-growing Chinese market

Turbine Expands Global Distribution for The Lord of the Rings Online
09/22/2006
SAKURA Internet Chosen To Distribute Highly Anticipated MMO in Japan

The Lord of the Rings Online Goes Beta
09/08/2006
Nearly 200,000 Players Have Signed-up Worldwide

Codemasters Online Gaming Launches First Podcast “The COGcast”
08/31/2006
Codemasters Online Gaming unveils monthly “COGcasts” featuring exclusive interviews, news and information

Microsoft Showcases PC and 360 Line-up at Leipzig
08/24/2006
Playable games, demonstrations, and exclusive announcements for Xbox 360 and Games for Windows take over the Games Convention

The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar to Premiere at EIEF06
08/07/2006
The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar confirmed as part of "Game Screenings" at the Edinburgh Interactive Entertainment Festival

The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar to Premiere at EIEF06
08/07/2006
The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar confirmed as part of "Game Screenings" at the Edinburgh Interactive Entertainment Festival

The Lord of the Rings Online European Beta Program Sign-ups Approaching 100,000
07/11/2006
100,000th signup set to clean up and win limited edition copy of the books

Turbine hosts IRC, Java Chat Q&A for Lord of the Rings Online
07/10/2006
Executive Producer Jeffrey Steefel fields community questions

Codemasters Online Gaming Reveal Further Details on Forthcoming Codemasters Campzone Event
06/21/2006
The Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar™ & ArchLord™ to be shown for the first time to the general public at Codemasters Campzone

Codemasters Announces New Payment Option for Online Games
06/20/2006
Codemasters Online Gaming signs partnership with leading payment solution provider Click&Buy

The Lord of the Rings Online(tm): Shadows of Angmar(tm) Beta Program Applications Heating Up
05/22/2006
Register your interest now

European website for The Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar™ goes live with Beta signups.
05/10/2006
Codemasters Online Gaming is today pleased to announce the launch of the official European website for TLOR Online

Turbine to Showcase Highly Anticipated The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar at E3 2006
05/05/2006
Leading MMO Publisher to Offer Playable Demos at E3

Turbine Offers 60-Day Game Cards for Dungeons & Dragons Online™: Stormreach™
05/05/2006
Game Cards are Now Available at Major Retailers Nationwide

MIDWAY Unveils High Powered Lineup For 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo
05/03/2006
Unveiling one of the most diversified and high powered lineups in company history, Midway Game announced today its product portfolio

Turbine Picks Codemasters For Lord of the Rings Online European Launch
03/03/2006
Codemasters Will Distribute and Support the Massively Multiplayer Online Game

Turbine Grants Midway North American Rights to Distribute The Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar™
02/23/2006
Midway To Co-Publish and Distribute Turbine's Much-Anticipated Massively Multiplayer Online Game

Turbine Takes Over MMP License for Games Based on J.R.R. Tolkien Works
03/24/2005
Turbine Acquires License from Tolkien Enterprises and Becomes the Exclusive Online Worlds Publisher

Middle-earth Online Announces New Class for Race of Men
05/27/2004
Squire will lead players to Knight, Tyrant professions

GZ Interview: Chance Thomas composes a collection of masterpieces for “Lord of the Rings”
05/29/2003
Legendary composer Chance Thomas has lent his talents to Vivendi-Universal’s entire Lord of the Rings lineup.  We chat with Chance about his creations, a man that should now be called “The Lord of the Music.”

MMOs, eye-popping graphics were the hallmarks of 2003 E3
05/22/2003
Massively multiplayer games were a big part of this year’s E3. The industry, while increasingly heading in that direction, took some giant strides forward.

Turbine to Develop VU Games' Middle-Earth Online
05/09/2003
The game will be developed as part of VU Games' long-term agreement with Tolkien Enterprises to create interactive entertainment based on J.R.R. Tolkien's epic novel "The Lord of the Rings."

Vivendi anounces new titles based on J.R.R Tolkiens The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit
09/23/2002
Vivendi Universal Publishing (VU Publishing) announced today several new games