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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Rumor: Lord of the Rings Online heading to Xbox 360]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/04/04/rumor-lord-of-the-rings-online-heading-to-xbox-360/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/04/04/rumor-lord-of-the-rings-online-heading-to-xbox-360/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/04/04/rumor-lord-of-the-rings-online-heading-to-xbox-360/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/fantasy/" rel="tag">Fantasy</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/lord-of-the-rings-online/" rel="tag">Lord of the Rings Online</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/mmo-industry/" rel="tag">MMO industry</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/rumors/" rel="tag">Rumors</a></p><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/lord-of-the-rings-online"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="middle" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2009/04/lotroimagexboxrumorat580.jpg" /></a><br />We've come across a rumor about <a href="http://www.lotro.com"><em>Lord of the Rings Online</em></a> over at <a href="http://www.destructoid.com">Destructoid</a>, from <a href="http://www.destructoid.com/elephant/index.phtml?a=24741">Brad Nicholson</a>. If his information is correct, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/lord-of-the-rings-online"><em>Lord of the Rings Online</em></a> may have an Xbox 360 release in its future. Nicholson writes, <em>"According to a reliable source, Turbine is currently eyeing their MMO, Lord of the Rings: Online, for an Xbox 360 release. The source added that Turbine has hit a snag, unrelated to the development process. Microsoft, allegedly, won't commit to allow Turbine to utilize a free-to-play model, which is what the developer desires for the console version of LotRO." </em><br /><br />Nicholson writes that he contacted <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/turbine">Turbine</a> about the matter, but they neither confirmed nor denied that LotRO on 360 is in the works. <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2009/04/02/rumor-lord-of-the-rings-online-bound-for-xbox-360/">Joystiq also got in touch with Turbine's PR director</a> Adam Mersky, who stated, <em>"We saw that rumor, too... We're not talking about what we're working on specifically, only that we're <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2008/09/29/is-lotro-coming-to-the-console/">making a console MMO</a> and actively working with Microsoft and Sony."</em> Mersky added that their unnamed console project is progressing and that they'll have something to show by this summer.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/04/04/rumor-lord-of-the-rings-online-heading-to-xbox-360/">Rumor: Lord of the Rings Online heading to Xbox 360</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Sat, 04 Apr 2009 16:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.destructoid.com/rumortoid-lord-of-the-rings-online-headed-to-xbox-360-127139.phtml>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/04/04/rumor-lord-of-the-rings-online-heading-to-xbox-360/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1507872/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/04/04/rumor-lord-of-the-rings-online-heading-to-xbox-360/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>adam-mersky</category><category>brad-nicholson</category><category>console</category><category>console-mmo</category><category>destructoid</category><category>director-of-public-relations</category><category>fantasy</category><category>joystiq</category><category>lord-of-the-rings-online</category><category>lotro</category><category>microsoft</category><category>pr-director</category><category>rumor</category><category>rumors</category><category>sony</category><category>turbine</category><category>xbox360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[James Egan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 16:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
