Posts Tagged "lord of the rings"

• Twitter friendly bike is @yesiamprecious

  Cool Tech
  

  Tweet“Yes my precious…” belongs in Lord of the Rings, right? There’s no chance “Precious” might not related to the One Ring but to a bike? Certainly no chance that it could related to a bike with a brain that tweets its feelings to you. You sure about that? How could you not want to know [...]

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• Do you want? Lord of the Rings plushies

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  A few weeks ago I hadn’t heard of Entertainment Earth and here I am, today, writing about them again!

  I’m somewhat mixed by these LoTR plushies. Sometimes they seem cute – sometimes not!

  I think it’s Legolas’ fault. He lets the side down. What do you think?

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• Hellboy artist does Lord of the Rings (aka Francesco Francavilla rocks)

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  TweetI’m such a fan of Francesco Francavilla’s work. It’s wrong to describe Francesco as “Hellboy artist” if it gives the impression that’s all he does. Heck. He does so much more. However, Mr Nazgûl here and a certain Mr Witch King just happen to say “Hellboy meets Lord of the Rings” to me. I think [...]

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• Lord of the Rings Online is now free to play

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  TweetLord of the Rings Online is now free to play. Although the move surprised many people it as a technique with an established history. Turbine, who run LOTRO, successfully moved Dugeons and Dragons Online to a free model. Money comes from the players buying enhancements and additions. When it comes to LOTRO it isn’t just [...]

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• Geeklore: The Wilhelm Scream

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  TweetThe Wilhelm scream is a commonly used sound effect. It was first used in the film Distant Drums back in 1951. It’s since been in all Star Wars films, most Lord of the Rings films and even Indiana Jones. The widespread use of the sound effect is creditted to picture sound designer Ben Burtt who [...]

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• Lord of the Rings and D&D Online owner bought by Warner Bros

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  TweetTurbine Inc, the company responsible for Lord of the Rings Online, Dungeons & Dragons Online and Asheron’s Call has been bought. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Inc – part of the giant Time Warner Inc – is believed to be paying up to as much as $160 million for the Boston based company. The final figure [...]

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• One does not simply Walken to Mordor

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  TweetAhh! I’m not sure my love of visual geek puns is healthy. Too bad. Thanks to Vodka and Shame here’s another Lord of the Rings joke to share. Also; Walken!

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• New Lord of the Rings RPG on the way: The One Ring

  Tabletop RPGs
  

  TweetHot off the success of The Doctor Who: Adventures in Time and Space Roleplaying Game – which was the highest ranked RPG according to Diamond in December – Cubicle 7 have another simply breathtaking license. Is Lord of the Ring the Holy Grail of fantasy RPGs? Sure; it’s been done before but it seems certain [...]

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• Yay. Good news for Games Workshop

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  TweetI’m so used to reading bad news about Games Workshop’s financial fortunes and then kicking off the annual debate about protecting Intellectual Property versus supporting fans. I almost read the headline wrong when I noticed a report stating that; Games Workshop was increasing its profits forecast. Games Workshop has more than 340 retail branches (a [...]

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• RPG News: Steve Jackson Games abandons minatures | Echoes #12

  Echoes from the Wyrd
  

  Tweet RPG Industry News Adkison’s Open GenCon Indy Letter New D&D setting: Eberron D20: Expanded Psionics Handbook Steve Jackson Games abandons minatures Lord of the Rings minature game The Dark Eye RPG Steve Jackson Games abandons minatures “At the end of this month, SJ Games will close down its miniatures operation. During that time, we [...]

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