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The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar. Book 11: Defenders of Eriador continues the epic story of The Lord of the Rings Online adding over 100 new quests, a new 12-player raid, two new areas in Middle-earth and introduces the player housing system. Book 11: Defenders of Eriador will be available Oct 25 2007.
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.