A brand new Online expansion, called Siege of Mirkwood, is on the way from this autumn. This digital release will be an integral new part of The Mines of Moria, Volume II.

Extending beyond the end of Volume II, Mirkwood will expand Middle-Earth, giving players a mysterious and scary forest to leap around in. The game's level cap will be upped, and there will be new skirmishes and Legendary Items.

A new system will even allow players to train soldiers and take them into the War of the Ring struggle - while we're told to expect specifics such as release dates and pricing from Turbine soon.

"2009 has been a year of unprecedented growth for The Lord of the Rings Online and the launch of Siege of Mirkwood will end the year with a bang," beamed Jeffrey Steefel, Executive Producer of The Lord of the Rings Online.

"As the game expands east of the Misty Mountains, players will face the raging war and shadow that has spread across Middle-earth and the new Skirmish system will thrust players and their soldiers into the War of the Ring."

More from Middle-Earth as we get it.

By Luke Guttridge

Comments

You can use BBCode

No comments here yet. Be the first and use the form on the left!