codemasters have announced that the next LotRO European Dev Chat will be held on Thursday 31st January:

Don’t forget that this Thursday its European IRC dev chat night! From 20.00 until 21.00 UK time (GMT). Turbine devs will be on hand to answer your questions about all things LOTRO!

Get the details HereSource: Codemasters

The Lord of the Rings Online Vault has posted the Monday Kinship Crier with lots of news about new kinships and developments in the community for LOTRO players.

IGN take a look at upcoming Book 12 expansion for Lord of the Rings Online. This bit is about the new Ettindeep PvP dungeon which seems to be along the lines of Darkness Falls in DAoC:

Also in the Ettemoors is an entirely new dungeon with some peculiar properties. First of all, it won’t actually open until your side manages to capture a majority of the Ettenmoors’ strongholds, which have been augmented to allow the controlling team to buff up the structure’s defenses. At that point you can head over to the eastern edge of the zone and drop into the dungeon, known as the Ettendeep. But things aren’t that simple. While you’ve got a majority hold on the zone’s strongholds, it’s possible to lose it. To clarify, just because your group heads into the Ettendeep doesn’t mean they’re safe from the monster players. The PvP battle for strongholds still rages while your side’s representatives are down in the dungeon, so it’s entirely possible for the other side to wrestle majority stronghold control from you, gain access to the Ettendeep, and actually wipe out your dungeon party. While the Ettendeep does exist in a different space than the Ettenmoors, meaning you pass through a loading sequence to get there, it’s still a public space.

Read more HereSource: IGN

IGN has posted a look at the content update coming in Book 12 for The Lord of the Rings Online. This includes a new HD video and details on the cosmetic upgrade system.

IGN continues its video series on The Lord of the Rings Online, with a look at Eriador’s Doom.

IGN has posted an interview with Jeffrey Steefel and Adam Marsky about the ever-expandion world of Middle Earth in their online game The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar. Read all about the future that Turbine sees this game heading for.

Jeffrey Steefel, Executive Producer of Lord of the Rings Online spoke to WarCry about bringing the game to the Eastern market and the changes we can expect in Book 12:

“I was in Korea two weeks ago at G-Star,” said Executive Producer Jeffrey Steefel. “We went there to sign out distribution agreement with NHN, who run Hangame.”

The agreement is the first step in their effort to bring Lord of the Rings Online to one of the world’s hottest MMOG markets.

“They’re about the best partner we could find in Korea,” he said. “They actually have half the country of Korea registered on their game service.”

You can pick up the rest HereSource: WarCry

The Lord of the Rings Online Vault has posted panoramas of new locations for you to read about.

Book 11 of Lord of the Rings Online introduced player and Kinship housing to the game. MMORPG.com have produced a player housing guide focusing on the basics of purchase and looking at what’s available in the Shire:

Be warned ahead of time that housing isn’t a cheap endeavor for characters of lower levels (you have to be at least level 15 to buy a house in the first place). The least expensive standard house that I saw in this neighborhood was going for a buy price of 1 gold, with an upkeep cost of 50 silver (upkeep costs are on a per week basis). In the same neighborhood, 6 Chestnut Road, a Deluxe House is going for a purchase price of 7 gold, 700 silver with an upkeep of 165 silver and a Kinship House at 9 Chestnut Road is going for 16 gold, 500 silver with an upkeep cost of 330 silver. Something that you will notice right away is that prices vary even within housing categories, meaning that one Standard House may cost more or less than another Standard House. The reason for this becomes obvious as you tour through a neighborhood as, like in real life, some houses come with nicer properties or views than others.

Read more HereSource: MMORPG.com

The Lord of the Rings Online Vault has posted an official announcement by Turbine of the new expansion for The Lord of the Rings Online. The free expansion Book 11: Defenders of Eriador, is now due out October 24 in North American and October 25 in Europe. This adds three new musical instruments as well as two new areas, housing, Balrogs, and more.