Shadows of Angmar North American Beta

Turbine and Midway have announced that "The Lord of the Rings: Shadows of Angmar" has entered the beta phase in North America.

"This Beta is by invitation only and over time more and more players will be invited. Fans can continue to register to join the Beta Program by visiting http://www.lotro.com/betasignup for North America and http://www.lotro-europe.com for the European program.

“The response to LOTRO Alpha was overwhelming. Player enthusiasm continues to exceed our expectations at every milestone,” said Jeffrey Anderson, president and CEO of Turbine, Inc. “The Alpha was oversubscribed and the Beta Program is on a record-setting pace with nearly 200,000 players already registered. LOTRO is building toward one of the largest beta communities in the industry.”

The first and only massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) based on the literary works of J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings Online™ allows players to write their own stories in Middle-earth™, the most famous fantasy world of all time."

Along with this announcement, new screenshots have been released:

       

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The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar


Genre: MMORPG
Publisher: Turbine / Midway
Developer: Turbine

Release Date:
April 24, 2007

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