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HarperCollins is to publish a new book by the late Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien. The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun, edited and introduced by Tolkien’s son Christopher, will be published on 5 May 2009. When did J.R.R. … Continue reading →

The Game Servers and http://myaccount.turbine.com will be offline for maintenance on Monday, May 4th from 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM Eastern (-4 GMT). The forums, website, My LOTRO and the lorebook will also be down from 8:00 to 10:30 AM.

Few days ago Graalx2 has announced some Warden’s corrections and today there is another Book 8 Release Note for Wardens: "Warden Damage over Time and Morale Transfer effects will now stack per caster. That is each Warden can apply one … Continue reading →

To continue Lotro 2nd anniversary celebrations, all players will continue to receive +10% bonus XP on mob kills from now through the end of June! Have fun!

Exultation of Battle Threat Legacy This is just a heads up that we found some issues with this legacy. It is adding much more threat than it is supposed to, especially at high ranks. This is going to be corrected … Continue reading →

Turbine has announced a new batch of questions. This time you should put yourself in the role of a genuine game developer and to answer some tough questions. How it works: Each week Turbine’ll be asking you questions, and here … Continue reading →

Rippentuck came to a great idea – lets make fast/swift water-travel. It seems feasible, and more or less lore-appropriate. This could be used either for swift-travel between points between distant locations (using only simple loading screens) or as a fast-travel … Continue reading →

This episode is part one of a two part series examining what "multiplayer" means to different people in Lord of the Rings Online. We catch up with Swifty from Arkenstone and discuss some of the more social-oriented aspects of LOTRO. … Continue reading →

The Hunt For Gollum; a 40 minute independent film inspired by The Lord of the Rings which is to be released to the internet for free on May 3 2009. The Hunt For Gollum is an unofficial not for profit … Continue reading →

All members of the kin should be able to pay the upkeep. You can pay up to 6 weeks in advance (a month and a half). If you are in your final week and have not paid you will get … Continue reading →