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Turbine Starts The Spin For Middle-Earth Online

Posted by Hemos on from the There-is-always-smoke-rising-from-Isengard-these-days. dept.

JC writes "It looks like Tolkien fans will get one of their biggest dreams with Turbine's Middle-Earth Online. Originally expected about November, we're now looking at a Northern Hemisphere Autumn release date. The New Zealand Herald has a good article."

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  1. Make that NEXT autumn by TopShelf · · Score: 5, Funny

    To be precise, that's autumn of 2005, or just a couple months after the release of Duke Nukem Forever...

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  2. sunlight, anyone? by mrn121 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just when a bunch of nerds thought they had any chance of seeing any sunlight next fall, this news is released.

  3. I can just see the eBay ads ... by newandyh-r · · Score: 5, Funny

    One Ring for sale. Starting at only ...

    1. Re:I can just see the eBay ads ... by Uatu · · Score: 5, Funny

      I'm interested.

      Can you ship to Mordor ?

      I know I don't have great ratings, I'm new to this Internet thing, but I really, really want this item.

      - S

  4. Re:problem #1 by gilesjuk · · Score: 5, Funny

    Being a wizard would be good, you die and just come back as a different colour :D

    I'm Gandalf the #FF0101.