5/18/02 - Latest News

Welcome to our new home!
Flinch @ 3:23 pm EST

We've been talking about it, we've been raising funds for it, and now all of our time has paid off! Thanks to the dedication of our staff and the generosity of our fans we are proud to welcome you to the new home of TheOneRing.net in the form of a Dell PowerEdge 1650 Server! [Geeky Specifics]

Looking for more Havens action? Then stop by #Havens on irc.theonering.net! [Java Chat]

EA Brings TTT to PS2 and Gameboy
Flinch @ 1:45 am EST

Electronic Arts released info today surrounding their plans for the Two Towers games to be released on the Playstation 2 console, and the Gameboy Advanced handheld. [more]

5/17/02 - Latest News

Decipher Talks LOTR Part 1
Flinch @ 10:01 pm EST

Join us for part one of this exciting look behind the scenes at the crew responsible for the Lord of the Rings Trading Card game! Part 1 brings us up close and personal with Chuck Kallenbach recent winner of the Nigel D. Findley Award! [more]

Upcoming Hollywood Gaming Event!
Flinch @ 6:56 pm EST

Join us in the first of many Gaming Havens events June 16th at a still undecided Location. We will be celebrating Decipher's new TCG Release "The Realms of the Elf Lords". Festivities will include a card demo, discussion on new tactics and strategies, and a great way to win prizes from the new set... by participating in our Elf Lords Costume Contest!

If you have any questions or would like to contribute to this event please contact Flinch. Check back for more info as we finalize the details, and in the meantime take some time to look over Decipher's new Elf Lords area! [more]

Dagohir Battle Next Week
Berendir @ 1:24 pm EST

Jeff Anderson writes: There will be a Dagorhir battle on May 25 starting at 7:00pm in the Antelope Valley - that's right - it is a night time battle - Out here in the High Desert on nights when the moon is full - the visibility is awesome! Until we joined with Aggelgorod this was the only time we would fight - You need to try it out! Here is our flyer for more information. {More}

5/13/02 - Latest News

Sean Astin lends voice to Squaresoft
Flinch @ 6:55 pm EST

SquareEA and Disney Interactive have assembled a cast of Hollywood actors to breathe life into the primary characters in the PlayStation 2 role-playing game (RPG), Kingdom Hearts, which ships this fall. Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense, A.I. Artificial Intelligence) will provide the voice of Sora, the central character in the game. Other actors recording voices for the game include David Gallagher (“Seventh Heaven”) as Riku, Hayden Panettiere (“Ally McBeal,” Remember the Titans) as Kairi, Sean Astin (The Lord of the Rings, Goonies), David Boreanaz (“Angel,” “Valentine”) and Christy Romano (“Even Stevens,” “Kim Possible”). [more]

Thanks to Sed for the note!

5/10/02 - Latest News

MEVault Interviews
Berendir @ 6:50 pm EST

Ulairi over at MEvault has completed two interviews with Pocket Studio and WXP's Tracy Montoya.

5/02/02 - Latest News

Turok Creator on Films and Games
Berendir @ 3:30 pm EST

Games should look like the first Lord Of The Rings movie in about 10 years, according to Acclaim's creative director David Dienstbier. {More}

5/01/02 - Latest News

Games-Workshop's Summer Events!
Berendir @ 2:02 pm EST

Games Workshop’s big summer event! Six weeks packed with activities focused around the first 10 minutes of amazing footage from The Fellowship of the Ring, as players throughout North America refight the epic conflict with hundreds of armies and thousands of The Lord of the Rings miniatures. {More}

4/30/02 - Latest News

Age of King's LOTR Mod Update
Berendir @ 6:43 pm EST

Not too long ago the Havens was following the progress of Josef Bugman's LOTR Mod of Age of King's, the sequel to Age of Empires. Thanks to Benn for inquiring about the progress, which prompted me to go in search of any updates. {More}

Quickbeam Sends His Notes
Flinch @ 3:15 pm EST

This weekend was filled with a host of new faces enjoying the LOTR card game! Many of these new faces had the honor of learning the game from our very own, very hasty Quickbeam from Green Books. Take a look at the notes he sent back from the event! [more]