This is a few weeks late, but Turbine has released a digital expansion to Lord of the Rings Online.  This expansion takes you through Mirkwood to gates of Dol Guldur.  What I’ve seen of it is beautiful.  Turbine places high value on the art that goes into the game, and it shows throughout.

I got to work on a few different characters for the game, including the fellbeast above.  In addition to several fellbeast attacks (a couple of which appear at the end of this video), I also got to do a 10 second entrance animation for the creature.  All in all, it was very challenging, and a lot of fun.

If you haven’t played LOTRO, yet, now’s your chance!  A free 10-day trial is now available for The Lord of the Rings Online – Mines of Moria.  It’s a blast to play, and looks incredible.  Critics and players have been raving about the Mines of Moria expansion where you get to explore the entire underground Dwarf city of Moria.

Try it!