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Lord of the Rings Online Lays Out 2018 And Beyond


Standing Stone Games Executive Producer Severlin posted a short announcement on the Lord of the Rings Online forums this week detailing the company’s plans for the title going forward into the rest of 2018 and beyond. The post talks about changes to classes, festivals, and more, including the coming update that will take adventurers to … Continue reading “Lord of the Rings Online Lays Out 2018 And Beyond”

[Community] Turbine Is Now Making Mobile Junk


Turbine is a hard company not to view in revulsion, considering that the company interest in developing real video games probably left when Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online were spun off to Standing Stone Games, the rather underhanded way in which Turbine scraped what little they could off of Asheron’s … Continue reading “[Community] Turbine Is Now Making Mobile Junk”

Turbine Disabling Lord of the Rings Sales Through May


If you were looking at picking up anything in Lord of the Rings Online this week, you’re out of luck. In a post on the official forums, Turbine announced that sales for the nine year old MMO will be halted for a week on Tubine’s store as well as through Steam and Amazon. The announcement … Continue reading “Turbine Disabling Lord of the Rings Sales Through May”

Lord of the Rings Online Server Mergers Coming


As part of Turbine’s list of updates going live this summer, Lord of the Rings Online will see a number of worlds shuttered with players given the opportunity to transfer their characters and guilds. Updates to the data centers will allow character transfers from inside the game client rather than on the website, as well … Continue reading “Lord of the Rings Online Server Mergers Coming”

Lord of the Rings Online Says Dasvidaniya To Russia


Russian gamers will be sad to learn that the local Lord of the Rings Online servers will be shutting down on June 1st. Mail.ru, the publisher of Lord of the Rings in Russia, was either unable or unwilling to renew their license with Warner Bros. and as a result the service is coming to an end. … Continue reading “Lord of the Rings Online Says Dasvidaniya To Russia”

Turbine Layoffs Confirmed Over Twitter


It looks like Turbine is going through a round of layoffs. Earlier today, former Community Manager Rick Heaton tweeted “Thinking of my friends at #Turbine and #LOTRO and elsewhere today. I’m easy to find if you need me.” When asked if his tweet was related to layoffs at Turbine, he responded “sadly.” The comment has … Continue reading “Turbine Layoffs Confirmed Over Twitter”

Lord of the Rings Safe Until 2017


When it comes to licensed MMOs, there is always the risk that the game will shut down not because of a lack of population, but due to issues over renewing the license. For Lord of the Rings Online, players are understandably concerned over Turbine’s license expiring at the end of the year. Luckily for all … Continue reading “Lord of the Rings Safe Until 2017”