Turbine Studios shared with us six new screens from their upcoming expansion and Volume 2 finale, Siege of Mirkwood, arriving this December. Check the screens after the jump!

European LotRO fans, it's your turn to get in on the Turbine developer chat action next Monday, Nov. 23rd, at 8pm GMT (3pm EST). Check below for details!

Jim Moreno shares his list of the five most crucial tools for any MMORPG to support roleplaying.

Another batch of five screenshots have arrived for the next Lord of the Rings Online expansion, Siege of Mirkwood. Check out the Chambers Instance after the jump.

We had a chance to chat with the developers of Lord of the Rings Online. If you missed the chat, don't worry here is the transcript of it.

WarCry Icemasta: Will all items be available for a certain amount of skirmish marks or will there be a need for higher grade marks from 3-6-12 man skirmishes to get certain items? Will the skirmish barter system be similar to that of PvMP in which you can buy lowest item by just using the lowest marks and buy the best quality item using normal marks, and a combination of purple, blue and yellow marks?
jwbarry All items will be available for purchase for all players. Small Tokens come from and 3 man skirmishes. Large Tokens come from 6 and 12 man skirmishes. Some rewards require Small Tokens and some require Large Tokens, in addition to an amount of Skirmish Marks.

Read on to see what all the developers had to say.

This Wednesday, WarCry and Turbine are teaming up to give fans of Lord of the Rings Online an opportunity to chat with the dev team about the upcoming Siege of Mirkwood via IRC! Read more details below the cut.

Turbine has released several new screens from the upcoming Lord of the Rings Online expansion, Siege of Mirkwood. Take a good look at the Ashenslades after the jump.

Jim Moreno delves into the dim forest of Mirkwood for a hands-on look at the upcoming Lord of the Rings Online expansion.

Jim Moreno finishes his look at how to RP using magic with some handy links from around the web.