lord of the rings online

Official Site: Lord of the Rings Online
Studio: Standing Stone Games, formerly Turbine/WB Interactive Entertainment; published by Daybreak Game Company
Launch Date: April 24, 2007
Genre: Fantasy Themepark
Business Model: Hybrid F2P (Optional Sub, Cash Shop)
Platform: PC

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LOTRO Legendarium: My LOTRO wishlist for 2017

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Wake me up when the Hobbit films end.

Choose My Adventure: Starting my journey in Lord of the Rings Online

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Standing Stone on LOTRO’s 10th anniversary, Mordor expansion, and studio move

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In a new interview with LOTRO Players, Standing Stone Games CM Cordovan gave fans a sneak peek at the big projects that are coming...

Global Chat Extra: In remembrance of Landmark

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Obviously, the reverberations of the news of Landmark's closure continue to be seen across the MMO community, including in our own comments sections. The...
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The Daily Grind: What’s the most intellectual MMORPG?

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The MOP Up: A marriage forged in hell (January 8, 2017)

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One Shots: The Reaper comes for all MMOs

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The Daily Grind: Are you concerned for Daybreak’s other MMORPGs?

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Watch the recording of the Tolkien Professor’s inaugural LOTRO lecture

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Who wants to go back to school? What if it's free? What if it's in a video game? Yes, as promised, Corey "The Tolkien...

Battle Bards Episode 89: Nightfall

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When the sun goes down, the Battle Bards’ work has just begun! In this week’s episode, the crew explores nighttime music cues in MMOs,...
Hey-nonny-nonny, it's time for another song you skip over!

Choose My Adventure: Preparing to re-enter Lord of the Rings Online

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Tolkien Prof offers free LOTRO course starting today

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This blurry picture is brought to you by the game not having an actual proper gallery to use, so thanks for that.

The Daily Grind: What tempts you into rolling a new MMO character?

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