UPDATE: The game worlds have reopened.

The LOTRO game worlds will be unavailable on Wednesday, August 19th from 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM Eastern (-4 GMT) to release Update 49.4. Find the release notes on LOTRO.com. Thank you for your patience and we will see you back in the game soon!

08/18/2026 03:02 PM

Here are the Release Notes for Update 49.4: In Good Company, Patch 4 released on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.

08/13/2026 04:14 PM

Read more about this year’s festival on LOTRO.com.

08/13/2026 02:10 PM

Learn more about our release plans for Angmar and Mordor as we head into our final updates!

08/13/2026 12:04 PM

Get started celebrating summer in Middle-earth in our guide to the Farmers Faire!

Starts 10:00 AM Eastern (-4 GMT) on August 13th and runs until 3:00 AM Eastern (-4 GMT) on September 8th.