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Turbine Announces New LOTRO Expansion

Turbine Announces New LOTRO Expansion

Lord of the Rings Online fans rejoice! In an April 24th press release, Turbine has announced a fifth expansion for the epic online world of Middle-earth, scheduled for ‘Fall 2013’. Players will become even more [...]

Guardians of Middle-earth Welcomes Elrond of Rivendell

Guardians of Middle-earth Welcomes Elrond of Rivendell

Guardians of Middle-earth has added another guardian to its ranks: Elrond of Rivendell! The half-Elven tactician, whose primary focus is on battlefield control (as opposed to high-damage strikes), can be purchased via XBLA (for 160 [...]

Kili Newest Playable Character in GOME

Kili Newest Playable Character in GOME

Kili the Dwarf is the newest playable character in Monolith Productions’ Guardians of Middle-earth. As a bow-and-arrow wielding marksman, Kili serves as an ideal scout. The free-to-play multiplayer online battle arena game is available on [...]

“The Hobbit: Armies” Reaches One Million New Users

“The Hobbit: Armies” Reaches One Million New Users

Kabam’s newest release, The Hobbit: Armies of the Third Age has reached its first milestone. Following its official debut on March 21, the game attracted more than 250,000 new players. Now, less than four weeks [...]

The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth Gets First Major Update

The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth Gets First Major Update

Five months after its initial release, Kabam’s popular Android-based strategy game, The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth, is getting its first major update. Among the game’s new features are: The ability to add a third city [...]

Frodo Now a Playable Character in ‘Guardians of Middle-earth’

Frodo Now a Playable Character in ‘Guardians of Middle-earth’

Although the hobbit Frodo Baggins would not strike many of us as much of a warrior-type, there’s no doubt that many gamers have wondered why the Ringbearer is not a playable character. Well, wonder no [...]

Kabam Launches Web-Based Armies of the Third Age

Kabam Launches Web-Based Armies of the Third Age

Following the success of its popular mobile game, The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth, Kabam and Warner Bros. have launched a new version, The Hobbit: Armies of The Third Age. This free-to-play game is available on [...]

The Hobbit Cast Praise NZ  In Tourism Vid

The Hobbit Cast Praise NZ In Tourism Vid

The DVD for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is now out in the US and on it is a short film in which the stars of The Hobbit sing the praises of the New Zealand countryside. The film, [...]

Two Mobile ‘Hobbit’ Games Coming Soon

Two Mobile ‘Hobbit’ Games Coming Soon

San Francisco game maker Kabam is expected to release two games inspired by Peter Jackson’s upcoming “Hobbit” film trilogy this fall. The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth is a MMORTS (massively multiplayer online real time strategy) [...]

Interview with Tales from Wilderland author Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan

Interview with Tales from Wilderland author Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan

Exclusive Interview with Tales from Wilderland  Author Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan is Line Developer for Cubicle 7 Publishing‘s Dr. Who: Adventures in Space and Time and The Laundry Files. He’s made numerous contributions to many [...]