Lord of the Rings Online for Mac

Turbine announced today the launch of beta client for The Lord of the Rings Online™ for Mac. Mac users in Europe can play the award-winning free-to-play MMORPG on Mac starting today by visiting http://www.lotro.com/

“We are really excited to open up the world of Middle-earth to Mac,” said Kate Paiz, Executive Producer of The Lord of the Rings Online.  “We’ve just launched our biggest expansion yet and we’re happy to welcome gamers to play the game natively on Mac OS X for the first time ever.”

To download the client, please visit: http://download.lotro.akamai.turbine.com/largecontent/lotro/Mac/Live/u08_0/highres/LotroLauncher.dmg

The Lord of the Rings Online™ is the ultimate adventure! This award-winning free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game delivers an interactive experience brimming with life and filled with the familiar people, places, and monsters from the most famous fantasy of all time.  For more information, visit www.lotro.com.

Paris Games Week: Neverwinter!

Perfect World Europe today announced its plans for the Paris Games Week, October 31^st to November 4^th, in Paris. In cooperation with ESL and Asus, headlining this year’s Perfect World booth [1B60] is Neverwinter, a free action MMORPG based on the world-renowned Dungeons & Dragons franchise.

Taking place in the iconic Dungeons & Dragons city of Neverwinter, this free MMORPG will take you from the besieged walls of the city once known as The Jewel of The North to subterranean passageways in search of forgotten secrets and lost treasure. Epic stories, strategic action based gameplay and classic roleplaying await those heroes courageous enough to enter the fantastic world of Faerûn and the ruined city of Neverwinter. More information about the game can be found here: http://playneverwinter.com/

Attendees can play Neverwinter on one of 20 stations, powered by ASUS, to ensure a smooth and entertaining gaming experience. Upon completion of the demo, visitors will have an opportunity to sign up for getting a guaranteed access to Neverwinter beta.

Nathan Hasle, Community Manager for Neverwinter in France, says: “It’s not only the first time that we will showcase Neverwinter to the French public on such a big scale, but also the first time ever in France we’re showing off the brand-new adventure zone ‘Blackdagger Ruins’. We’re very happy with this opportunity to have French players try out the game’s action based combat in Blackdagger Ruins’ exciting new quests!”

A hands-on demo of Neverwinter will be available for press by appointment to registered media only. To schedule an appointment, please refer to the contact information listed above.

Rift: Storm Legion Beta Begins!

 Trion Worlds today announced its first closed beta event for Storm Legion™, the highly anticipated first expansion to, RIFT, will kick off on Friday, October 5, and is slated to conclude on Sunday, October 7. Those who’ve pre-ordered the expansion are automatically entered into this and all subsequent beta events. The additional events are planned throughout October leading up to the November 13^th launch of the expansion.

Strap yourselves in for the first Storm Legion closed beta event, where participants will have the opportunity to explore the new leveling zones of Pelladane, Cape Jule, and the city of Tempest Bay. Additionally, players will be able to customize their own Dimensions , and try out the new four new souls coming in the expansion. Current subscribers will be able to copy their characters over to the beta shard.
Visit www.stormlegion.com/preorder for more information.