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. It was originally subscription-based only, but has now become free to play with various VIP perks for monthly subscribers. It launched in North America, Australia, Japan and Europe on April 24, 2007. The first expansion pack, Mines of Moria, was released on November 17, 2008. The second expansion pack, Siege of Mirkwood, was released on December 1, 2009. A third expansion pack, Rise of Isengard, was released on September 27, 2011. On January 25, 2012, Riders of Rohan expansion was announced. It was released on October 15, 2012. The NPD Group reported that the game was "the third most played massively multiplayer role-playing game " with Turbine citing their free to play model as the reason for the growing subscriber base.
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