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Lord of the Rings Online's quest continues, even as Amazon's MMO fails to start

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It's no looker, but 14 years on LOTRO is still going steady.

The Shire in Lord of the Rings Online
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Amazon's attempts at making a Lord of the Rings MMO The Lord of the Rings Online is still very much alive and kicking?

Turning 14 this weekend, LOTRO celebrated its anniversary with Further Adventures, a new series of missions following Bilbo Baggins. While ordinarily costing 495 LOTRO points (about $7), the new missions are available for free until May 9th using the code SAVEBILBO. Additionally, Middle Earth is celebrating with a festival running April 21 to May 11. A VIP-exclusive Legendary Server is also getting a level cap increase to 105, opening up access to adventures at Minas Tirith and the Black Gates of Mordor.

LOTRO might not be thriving, but this does all speak to a game that's still running steady. visual overhaul to coincide with the Lord of the Rings series, one rather ironically produced by Amazon.

Tolkien's works aren't only carrying on in MMOs, either. Lord of the Rings: Gollum promises to let you skulk around Mordor as the disgusting jewellery gremlin when it arrives sometime next year.

Natalie Clayton
Natalie Clayton
Features Producer

20 years ago, Nat played Jet Set Radio Future for the first time, and she's not stopped thinking about games since. ing PC Gamer in 2020, she comes from three years of freelance reporting at Rock Paper Shotgun, Waypoint, VG247 and more. Embedded in the European indie scene and a part-time game developer herself, Nat is always looking for a new curiosity to scream about—whether it's the next best indie darling, or simply someone modding a Scotmid into Black Mesa. She also unofficially appears in Apex Legends under the pseudonym Horizon.