Players can now experience Middle-earth

Earlier today, Turbine issued a press release stating that Lord on the Rings On the net: Shadows of Angmar is the first MMORPG to support DirectX ten Graphics and NVIDIA GeForce graphics processors. Here's what the press release had to say:


Turbine, Inc. announced today that The Lord on the Rings On the internet?: Shadows of Angmar? has become the first massively multiplayer on-line role-playing game (MMORPG) to support the Microsoft DirectX? ten API and NVIDIA GeForce graphics processors for stunningly realistic imagery. The Lord in the Rings On the net, named the 2007 PC Game on the Year 2007, now offers gamers with DirectX ten graphics cards the most immersive on the net experience available today.

Players can now experience Middle-earth? like never before with major improvements to The Lord of the Rings Online's graphics, including upgraded shaders for water, particle effects and lighting for distant terrain. Players will also be treated to new levels of immersion with the new DirectX ten exclusive dynamic shadowing features which render realistic real-time shadows in the vast outdoor environments in the Lord of the Rings On the web.

"Turbine has a history of pushing the graphics envelope so we can deliver state-of-the art immersive virtual worlds," said Fernando Paiz, Director of Game Technology at Turbine, Inc. "We began working with NVIDIA very early in the development cycle so that we could fully leverage DirectX ten technology to achieve our goal of creating the most complete and authentic recreation of Middle-earth of WOW Gold. The results speak for themselves as The Lord on the Rings On the web has set the bar for what persistent on the web worlds can be."