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Lord of the Rings EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag Underworld dude talks Mirkwood in latest LOTRO trailer 4 There are a lot of things in Lord of the Rings that I straight don’t understand. I don’t get why Hobbits have werewolf feet or why the Nazgul forewent vision for mutant sniffing abil... Old lady talks Mirkwood in latest LOTRO expansion trailer 7 Those good old Middle-Earth gals sure know how to pitch expansion packs. Earlier this morning, Turbine released another teaser trailer for Siege of Mirkwood, the next expansion for Lord of the R... Tell your kids: LotR: Aragorn's Quest has sort of been dated 13 I'm both mad and happy that The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest is aged at a demographic of which I don't belong. I'm upset because for once, we are getting a videogame that has a blue sky, bu... Lord of the Rings: War of the North trademarked 5 Rest easy, nerds: Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest isn’t the last LOTR title. The trademark crawler over at SuperAnnuation spotted a new registration by the Saul Zaentz Company (the... LOTRO 'Scourge of Khazad-dum' update is live 4 The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria just got a little bigger. This afternoon Turbine released "Book 8: Scourge of Khazad-dum." The new downloadable content adds a twelve-player... Lord of the Rings Online not merging servers, still growing 3 Most MMOs launch big with sizzle and promise. Inevitably, we see reports that players are leaving Activision Blizzard’s behemoth to check out the new stuff. Then, almost as inevitably, we h... E3 09: Lord of the Rings Aragorn's Quest impressions 15 Warner Bros. took me on a tour of their E3 offerings this afternoon and I kicked things off by checking out their recently announced Lord of the Rings title. Having recently acquired the license ... Pre-E3 09: Aragorn's Quest confirmed, also teased 19 About a week ago we reported that Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment had a new Lord of the Ring title ready to be shown at E3. Dubbed Lord of the Rings: Aragorn’s Quest, the game was de... Lord of the Rings: Aragorns Quest is new, will debut at E3 6 Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings universe isn’t exactly a pleasant place outside of The Shire, but that’s not stopping Warner Bros. Interactive from creating a family friendly LOTR g... Lord of the Rings MMO details leaked by gaming survey 12 We first told you about a strong rumor pointing to a Lord of the Rings MMO coming to the Xbox 360. Our source was solid. Turbine did not confirm the release, but they didn't deny anything either.... Reminder: Lord of the Rings Online contest ends tomorrow 7 If you don't want to win that bucket of swag you see in the gallery, you've either insane or harbor a desperate hate for all things J.R.R. Tolkien related! Our Lord of the Rings Online contest en... Win the Lord of the Rings Online Collector's Edition 44 Sure does look pretty, doesn't it? Lord of the Rings Online celebrates its 2nd anniversary tomorrow, and what better way can you show your love of all things Middle-Earth than with a brand spanki... Rumortoid: Lord of the Rings Online headed to Xbox 360 15 According to a reliable source, Turbine is currently eyeing their MMO, Lord of the Rings: Online, for an Xbox 360 release. The source added that Turbine has hit a snag, unrelated to the developme... LOTRO content update screens are serene, show new area and people 5 Since mega expansion 'Mines of Moria' went live, things have been quiet on the Lord of the Rings: Online front. No more, says Turbine. Today the developer behind the MMO released a few new screen... Lord of the Rings: Conquest multiplayer demo available for 360 and PS3 49 I have to admit that Pandemic's Lord of the Rings: Conquest is one of those games that is completely and totally off my radar. So when I found out last weekend that a demo for the game was availa... Hot, steamy action of the two new classes in latest LOTRO expansion 4 [video]114901:892[/video]If you’re an avid Lord of the Rings Online player, you probably already have the Mines of Moria expansion pack that debuted recently. The expansion brings a lot of ... Destructoid interview: Jeffrey Steefel, executive producer of LOTRO 2 Tuesday, Turbine’s Mines of Moria expansion hit retail outlets. In addition to giving players access to the granddaddy of all dungeons, it also provides several key upgrades. On the visual ... Latest Mines of Moria developer diary all about being faithful 0 [video]111476:727[/video]How does one create a captivating videogame world? For the folks behind Lord of the Rings Online expansion, Mines of Moria, the devil is in the details. The above video i... Lord of the Rings: Conquest coming in January, Oliphaunt legions playable 11 Today, Pandemic Studios announced that Lord of the Rings: Conquest will be shipping to stores in North America on January 13, for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, PC and Jaguar. If you&r... Mines of Moria screenshots show off two new character classes 6 Today Turbine tossed us a batch of new screenshots for their upcoming Lord of the Rings Online expansion Mines of Moria. The screens show off the two new character classes in the expansion, the R... Mines of Moria screenshots show off two new character classes 6 Today Turbine tossed us a batch of new screenshots for their upcoming Lord of the Rings Online expansion Mines of Moria. The screens show off the two new character classes in the expansion, the R... Mines of Moria in final beta phase, Turbine is offering invites 4 Turbine has announced that Lord of the Rings Online expansion Mines of Moria is entering into its final beta phase. The best thing about this phase is that North American and European players are... EA Showcase 08:Hands-on with Lord of the Rings Conquest 10 What?! Another EA Showcase post? Don't worry, it's the last post coming out from the Showcase, and funny enough, Conquest was the last game I played before they kicked me out of the EA Studios' g... New screenshots for Mines of Moria expansion 2 Turbine just released a slew of screenshots for the upcoming Lord of the Rings Online expansion, Mines of Moria. The screenshots show some of the gloomy corridors players will have to navigate th... LOTR Online gets new expansion: Mines of Moria 26 Codemasters is holding its Connect 08 event today, and unfortunately yours truly can't attend (indie blogging has its downsides). Fortunately, I had planned to send a very capable and trusted col... Show your devotion to Madden with a ring, sleep alone forever 10 John Madden's eponymous football franchise can always be depended on to deliver ridiculous numbers of EA-brand microtransactions designed to drain blood from even the stoniest of stones. This... Brokeback Mount Doom 33 Sometimes controversy pops up in the most unlikely of places -- even Middle-earth. When approached by Salon with the issue of why same-sex marriage is not allowed in the recently r... The Lord of the Rings Online event that really wasn't 24 Last night, Turbine and Midway held "launch events" in select cities for their newest fantasy MMO, Lord of the Rings Online. What was expected? A little cosplay maybe? A gaggle of geek... Calling all nerds: Lord of the Rings Online event tonight 12 If you're knee-deep in Lord of the Rings nerdom, then tonight is your night, my young hobbit. Across the country at 11 p.m., there will be various Lord of the Rings Online events to celebr... LOTR Online open beta: 1,000,000 strong on April 6th 10 Midway Games and Turbine, creators of the swiftly-approaching Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, announced a huge pre-release push to get you all hooked on the latest cash-draining, tim... EA puts White Council on hold; Summa's inside source says canceled 10 EA confirmed that their next Lord of the Rings RPG, White Council, will be "on hold" for the time being. Well, sorry to break it to you LOTR fans but this one is canceled. I just so ha... Official LOTR Online info released; pre-order program detailed 12 Even though we got a bit of a scoop late last night/early morning on when Lord of the Rings Online would come out (April 24), what I didn't want to get into was what the pre-order program wo... LOTR online release date revealed 15 Thanks to a late night phone call from industry ninja Robert Summa, Dtoid has some late night goodies for you Middle Earth junkies. During his adventures in Vegas this week, it seems he overheard... LOTR: The White Council cancelled; hope for Tom Bombadil cosplay dwindling 13 Shacknews brings us word that EA's somewhat anticipated mega-RPG The Lord of the Rings: The White Council has been cancelled. The game was set to combine the open-world, single-player-MMO dyn...		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! 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