Codemasters has revealed that Gollum is set to make his first appearance in Book 11 of LOTRO: Shadows of Angmar and IGN got the first ever exclusive artwork.
Turbine announced today that they're offering a free 7-day trial for their successful Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar. The offer is available for North America, Australia and New Zealand. The press release finally gives us some numbers for LoTRO and says there are "4 million characters calling Middle-earth their home." That's a pretty slick way of avoiding how many actual accounts there are, but Joystiq will totally believe them that it's the "second largest MMORPG" behind the unfathomably successful World of Warcraft. In that race, second place is a perfectly respectable place to be.
The Developer's Corner section of LotRO.com has revealed a few details about Book 10: The City of the Kings - Battle for the Ettenmoors, the second content update for Turbine Inc.'s The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar.
Codemasters has revealed details of the first annual Summer Solstice Festival in The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar. The Summer Solstice Festival, the first of many planned seasonal celebrations in Middle-earth, will offer players a variety of quests, vendors and events to highlight this special time of year.
Kotaku reports:
Issue 5 of PCGZine has a review of The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows on Angmar, and is surprised to find that the final build has polished off the flaws from the beta. The issue also has a hands-on preview of Enemy Territory: Quake Wars and an exclusive interview with the developer of World in Conflict, the stunning RTS arriving later this year. As usual, the magazine is free to download and full of PC games previews and reviews.
Turbine and Midway today announced plans for a Special Edition of The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, revealing the special-ness that will be included in the MMORPG SE. The Lord of the Rings Online Special Edition will be available in limited quantities and contains a number of benefits & bonuses priced at just $59.99 MSRP. The Special Edition includes:
The road goes ever onward and our Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar coverage is building to fever pitch tomorrow, with a massive allocation of 10k worth of beta keys to give away, plus a chance to meet CVG in-game in a special Middle-earth event where the combined forces of CVG, PC Zone and PC Gamer unite in the fellowship to end all fellowships.
Electronic Arts have confirmed that they have agreed to extend the licensing deal with New Line Cinema for The Lord of the Rings franchise.