New Line have released the latest teaser for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. It features just the dwarves. The poster Thorin Oakenshield looking typically grim and broody in the middle of the group – but, really, it’s poor Bombur who seems to hog all the attention with a mouthful of food. We need to get […]
Lords of the Rings Online announces delay
Warner Interactive and Turbine have just finished their beta program for the Riders of Rohan expansion for The Lord of the Rings Online. The result? A delay of the launch until October 15th. Kate Paiz, the Executive Producer of the line, said in a press release; “We’ve had a very successful Beta program with some […]
One does not simply [insert] into Mordor
This week I posted a visual, geek, pun type joke – One Does Not Simply Walken To Mordor. Turns out I’m way behind the times. There are loads. Loads of “One does not simply [something] into Mordor. Many of the sites hosting these pictures were awful. Pop-ups and dodgy links. Urgs. None of them cared […]
Lord of the Rings prequel: Born of Hope full length video
Born of Hope is a full length prequel to Lord of the Rings. It’s entirely fan made so let’s hope it has more support than the Nintendo (squashed) or Games Workshop (squashed) videos. Greatest of respect to uber-fan Kate Madison who spent her life savings to make this film. If you’re not certain you’ve the […]
New Lord of the Rings RPG on the way: The One Ring
Hot off the success of The Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space Roleplaying Game – which was the highest ranked RPG according to Diamond in December – Cubicle 7 have another simply breathtaking license. Is Lord of the Ring the Holy Grail of fantasy RPGs? Sure; it’s been done before but it seems certain […]
RPG News: Lord of the Rings | Echoes #2
These stories have been rounded up from all over the internet but many of them come from GamingReport which, as a partner site, remains GameWyrd’s number one choice for industry news. Direct quotes from GamingReport appear in blue text. Topics New Dragonlance novels and RPG. … and will Vin Diesel star in a Dragonlance movie? […]