Category: Lord of the Rings Online Editorials

As someone who studies and reads The Lord of the Rings, Christopher Tolkien is a name I know well. His passing last week, aged 95, has had a profound impact on many lives, with many wondering where this leaves his father’s estate and the rights to all …

I’ve had an interesting love/hate relationship with the latest Lord of the Rings Online expansion. I’m really finding that the story telling in LotRO is feeling aged, and the constant fetch quests are grinding on me. However, the way the team has desig…

As Bradford moves towards the finish line of his review of Minas Morgul, something has been nagging at him for the last few weeks – something that only became really clear over the past weekend. LotRO’s storytelling style is, unfortunately, starting to…

As I stood before a shade in the middle of the Gladden Fields, a wave of excitement washed over me. One of the greatest strengths The Lord of the Rings Online has going for it is the world in which the game takes place. Middle-earth is still the undisp…

With The Lord of the Rings Online bringing players to Minas Morgul at the end of the month, I sat at my desk thinking about the type of stuff I am hoping to see when we get there. Specifically the type of stories and experiences Standing Stone Games is…

One of the best aspects of The Lord of the Rings Online is the quality of its story telling. More specifically is its ability to not shy away from the darker elements of Tolkien’s world. The new Stout Axe Dwarves showcase this ideal perfectly with thei…

Much of the talk surrounding The Lord of the Rings the past two weeks has to do with the announcement that Amazon Game Studios will be working on the upcoming Middle-earth based MMO that was announced. For many this is exciting – finally a way to explo…