Turbine has released the latest update to Lord of the Rings Online. Called “Oath of the Rangers”, the update adds more skirmishes and adds to the overarching plot with Allies of the King. Find out what else is new and check out several new screens

TURBINE RELEASES VOLUME III, BOOK 1: Oath of the Rangers

Next Major Update Goes Live for Subscribers of The Lord of the Rings Online

WESTWOOD, MA – March 1, 2010- Turbine, Inc. announced today the release the newest Volume in the epic story of The Lord of the Rings Online™ (LOTRO). Volume III: Allies of the King begins a new adventure for subscribers of LOTRO who can now experience Book 1: Oath of the Rangers, the latest of Turbine’s frequent and substantial updates to the award-winning MMORPG. Book 1 builds on the success of the critically acclaimed Skirmish system with the introduction of Duo Mode and four new 12-player Skirmishes, new high-level skills and recipes and the Spring Festival. Book 1: Oath of the Rangers is now available to subscribers of The Lord of the Rings Online.

“2009 was another outstanding year for LOTRO with Siege of Mirkwood earning us another game of the year award while driving solid growth in the population of Middle-earth,” said Aaron Campbell, Live Producer of The Lord of the Rings Online. “Today we continue our journey with the introduction of the third volume of our award-winning story and the addition of new epic battles as we expand our popular Skirmish system. There has never been a better time to play LOTRO!”

We longed for to let everybody know about the arriving open Stress Test Event, which runs from Friday, Feb 23rd by Monday, Feb 25th!

Gamers who want to try out the Lord of the Rings Online(tm): Shadows of Angmar(tm) for giveaway for the week end should pointer up during Gamespot to embrace their Stress Test Event keys.

After induction their keys, participants can record in and fool around as much as they like any time between 12:00PM EST on Friday, Feb 23rd and 9:00AM EST Monday, Feb 26th! Turbine will be using several live events during the weekend, so gamers should be sure to fool around during those times for their possibility to win prizes. Playing for during least 2 hours each day during the Stress Test additionally makes them authorised to win an NVIDIA GeForce 8800GTX!

Turbine has released six new screenshots from the upcoming Lord of the Rings Online content addition, Oath of the Rangers. The screens come from a skirmish deep within the Mirkwood. Check ‘em out!

Turbine released a half dozen screenshots for the upcoming Volume III: Allies of the King, Book 1: Oath of the Rangers content update for The Lord of the Rings Online. In Book 1, the War continues to rage in the North and the story continues for players.

For more information about Book 1, head to the official Oath of the Rangers site.

Turbine has posted online the patch notes for the new Siege of Mirkwood expansion for the Lord of the Rings MMO and it has done a superb job of explaining all of the changes made to the experience as it gets its biggest amount of content this year. All those interested in getting the details related to the new release can check out the official Patch Notes section of the site. It might take players quite a while to get through them.
Siege of Mirkwood is the culmination of the Mines of Moria section of the game, allowing players to actually reach Dol Guldur, the infamous fortress of the Nazgul, and do battle with the terrifying servant of Sauron itself.

Alongside the introduction of the Skirmish System, Turbine has made changes to all the classes in the game while also modifying how Reputation works, the amount of things, which can be performed while on a mount, and the way Dread and Gloom works in The Lord of the Rings Online.

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Lord of the Rings Online’s newest expansion, Siege of Mirkwood, is now available and has been launched across all LOTRO servers.

The expansion, which costs $9.99 for subscribers, and $29.99 for new customers who don’t have Lord of the Rings Online or Mines of Moria, Lord of the Rings Online’s first expansion, already. The full patch notes can be read on LOTRO’s Lorebook.

Turbine is hosting another Welcome Back Week in Lord of the Rings Online from Nov. 12-18, so get ready to dust off your old characters and enter the world of Middle-earth tomorrow for some free gameplay. Players will even get a +25% experience bonus on mob kills all week long.

If you decide to renew your LotRO subscription, you should consider signing up for a three-, six- or 12-month plan during the welcome back period to get the upcoming Siege of Mirkwood digital expansion for free. All players have until Nov. 18 to take advantage of this offer, so consider going multi-month soon if you don’t want to pay $19.99 for the expansion.