The Lord of the Rings Online

The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (commonly abbreviated to LOTRO, LotRO) is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) for Microsoft Windows set in a fantasy universe based upon J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth writings. It takes place during the time period of The Lord of the Rings.

The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar was developed by Turbine, is subscription-based, and requires Internet access. It launched in North America, Australia, Japan and Europe on April 24, 2007. In China, beta testing started in July 2007, and the game is expected to be released by the end of Q3 2009. The first expansion pack, Mines of Moria, was released on November 17, 2008.[2] The second expansion pack Siege of Mirkwood, was announced by Turbine on September 4, 2009, and was released on December 1, 2009