An interview with Weta Co-founder, Richard Taylor

Awhile back we were invited to an interview with Richard Taylor, co-founder and co-director of Weta in celebration of the Blu-Ray release of The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy. The Blu-Ray release came out on April 6th. Mr. Taylor spoke with us about his experience on Lord of the Rings, the Weta Cave and just where he keeps the Oscars. GA: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy is considered by many to be the best epic adventure in film history. What extra features are part of the new Blu-Ray collection? Mr. Taylor: I haven’t seen it yet. Looking forward to it. The Lord of the Rings Blu-Ray offers the incredible increase in viewership which gives me some anxiety that tricks used to hide things may be revealed. GA: What was unique about your experience on the Lord of the Rings Project? Mr. Taylor: We’ve been in the

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Lord of the Rings Online Turns 3

Turbine, Inc., makers of the popular Lord of the Rings Online MMO, have decided to reward players with special subscription plans and an in-game celebration! The giant online anniversary party, running from April 26 to June 30, includes a few incentives: Buying a subscription plan of 3, 6 or 12 months will cost only $9.99 per month Middle-earth monsters will drop rare and precious gifts, exchangeable for gift boxes full of in-game items Players who log in during the celebration will receive a special gift, the Writ of Virtue, which provides a 20 percent discount at Bards Have you been playing LOTRO since the beginning? Is it still fun today?

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Lord of the Rings: Siege of Mirkwood available for download!

The wait for Lord of the Rings Online players is over! The new expansion for Lord of the Rings Online, Siege of Mirkwood, was released on Tuesday as a digital download. Siege of Mirkwood expands on the storyline of the LOTRO universe, sending players deep into the forest of Mirkwood. Among the many new features are increased level caps, the new region of Mirkwood including the legendary evil fortress of Dol Guldur, major enhancements to combat and Legendary Items and the introduction of Skirmishes. “Today we unveil LOTRO’s second major expansion and let players enter the legendary forest of Mirkwood and experience the climax and conclusion to Volume II of our epic story,” said Jeffrey Steefel, Executive Producer of The Lord of the Rings Online.  “The response from our players and the press has been nothing short of outstanding and serve as a real validation of LOTRO’s position as one

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Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood trailer released

Today Turbine released the trailer for the Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood expansion that’s set to be released on December 1st. The trailer features a voice over from Galadriel and some good views of Mirkwood. It looks to be like a pretty neat expansion for LOTRO fans. Check out the trailer below!

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Lord of the Rings: Siege of Mirkwood to launch December 1st

Today Turbine announced that the next expansion for Lord of the Rings Online will go live December 1st in North America! Along with the expansion Siege of Mirkwood, there will also be LOTRO Adventurer’s Pack which will be released as a companion and include various essentials that players will need to survive Mirkwood. Also as of today, there will be special offers for players to partake in! More details about the special offers from the press release are below: The LOTRO Lifetime Membership is now available for $199. Any current or former player who renews or upgrades their subscription to any multi-month plan by October 31st gets the Siege of Mirkwood digital expansion for FREE! All players can pre-order the new LOTRO Adventurer’s Pack which contains 2 character slots and one shared storage slot that allows players to share items with all of their characters on the same server for

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