I love it when I get to introduce our audience to new LOTRO themed blogs and here is one by a man named Ben called “MiddleEarthInitiative”.
May 15, 2012
Lost Texts: Resurrection Child Chapter 5
Twenty-four of Gondor’s newest young officers stand smartly at attention before the barracks in the first circle. A few of them are already sweating in the fresh morning light, though the air is still cool.
May 14, 2012
Update 7 Release Notes
LOTRO has posted the release notes for Update 7: Shades of the Past to the lorebook for your reading while we wait for the servers to come back online!
May 14, 2012
Andang’s Update 7 Impressions
Finally Update 7 is upon us friends and it has many surprises for us along with what has already been mentioned in other articles.
May 13, 2012
Episode 141: Merric has Man-Flu
This week we talk about Update 7 release coming on Monday, new dev diary, screenshots, star lit crystals and more!
May 13, 2012
LOTROShots: Toast to the Defeat of Saruman
Join the Share Your LOTRO Screenshots Flickr group and submit your screenshots. Each week we will pick out a screenshot to share with the community!
May 12, 2012
Poll: Custom Chat Channels
This week’s poll is suggested by CSTM’s own Ketani! What type of custom chat channel do you use most frequently?
May 11, 2012
Scheduled Server Downtime: Monday, May 14th
The LOTRO Game Servers will be brought down on Monday, May 14th from 6:00 – 10:00 AM Eastern (-4 GMT) to launch the latest game update, Update 7: Shades of the Past.
May 11, 2012
Dev Diary: Fornost
Yesterday, Joe “jwbarry” Barry and Jon “Rock” Steady released a Developer Diary that covers the revamp coming to the Fornost dungeon in Update 7.
May 11, 2012
Player Achievements for the Week
Each week we ask you to share your successes in Middle Earth with the rest of the community. Post a comment letting us know what you’ve accomplished this past week.
May 10, 2012
Reveller’s Gilded Mount & Cosmetics
Did you not qualify for the 5th anniversary gifts given to four and five year veterans and really wish you too could have the cosmetics and horse? Today Turbine has released for a limited time the “Reveller’s Gilded Mount & Cosmetics”.
May 10, 2012
Weekly Store Sales Starting May 11, 2012
The following items are on sale from May 11th – 17th. Below you will find the sale listings as well as our recommendation on purchasing.
May 10, 2012
Writing for the Web #MMONBI
Writing for the web is different than the writing you were taught in school. In school, you were given structure for your essays that you had to follow.
May 9, 2012
Pineleaf Ponders Update 7
Update 7 brings us the first new skirmish in a year. This time, we head into Dunland where Gwyllion, the Old Woman of the Mountain is concocting some nefarious scheme against the free peoples of Middle-earth.
May 8, 2012
Official Storm on Methedras Screenshots
Today Turbine has released some official screenshots for the new skirmish coming with Update 7, Storm on the Methedras.
May 8, 2012
Outside LOTRO: Learn How to Podcast
With the advent of the Newbie Blogger Initiative I thought it would be a great time to bring up how to get started in podcasting as well.
May 7, 2012
50% off Rise of Isengard until May 14th
Turbine has added to the launcher a new sale for those looking to get the Rise of Isengard complete expansion! Today until May 14th, you can get the Rise of Isengard expansion for 50% off.
May 7, 2012
LotR Mods – Third Age Total War
Third Age – Total War is a mod for Medieval II Total War Kingdoms that is considered to be one of the best Lord of the Rings games and the best part is that it is completely free as long as you have the expansion for Medieval II.
May 7, 2012
Bullroarer: Update 7 Moria Visual Changes
I popped over to Bullroarer over the weekend to poke around a bit in Update 7. Some of the complaints I am here is revolving around the visual changes being reported. Mostly that folks find Moria to be “too bright” with the changes.














May 16, 2012
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