This previous Friday Turbine Inc. released it's fourth expansion for it's MMORPG game [i]Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach[/i]. This game, the first [i]Dungeons and Dragons[/i] title to be released in an online format has been bundled with a new mode for it's 4th release, dubbed [i]Stormreach: Under Siege[/i] which will call players to assist in the defense of the city. This new mode will be given free of charge to all it's active DDO users. New baddies to fight will be added such as the Cult of Madness, the Dwarves of Ironroot, and all the way at the back a mass of troglodytes along with five new dungeons to fight them in. This expansion will be followed by the fifth expansion, titled [i]The Demon Sands[/i] which will add an auction house, a PVP system(there goes the neighborhood], and an increased level cap. In addition Turbine Inc. has also entered into an agreement with SAKURA Internet for distribution of [i]The Lord of The Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar[/i] which will, under the terms of the agreement, be distributed and marketed in Japan by SAKURA Internet. These two companies worked together in the past to release [i]Dungeons and Dragons Online[/i] in Japan and both sides expressed excitement at this first online game based on the world of [i]Lord of The Rings[/i]. Dragons Online: Stormreach[/i] is already available for purchase, but no information of the release or a link for [i]Lord of The Rings[/i] have been released yet, but keep coming back to MyGamer.com as more information is released.
Nick McCavitt at nmccavitt@forumwizard.net