Recent data released by the NPD Group suggest online gaming subscriptions in the U.S. turn in over US$ 1 billion a year. Worldwide phenomenon World of Warcraft and popular website Pogo.com help boost the industry's revenue. See the full article for details.

With already four MMO titles currently bearing the Codemasters seal, vice president David Solari outlines some of the future plans for the company in the next few years. He mentions an initiative to bring in some in-house developers to create their own MMO titles and much more. Find out more about these plans in our full article after the jump.

Lord of the Rings Online gamers, have you started exploring the Ice Bay of Forochel yet? Here are several new screenshots of the region to get you going. Check them out in the full article.

It's time for another round of "guess who" for Tolkien fans. Take a guess: who is the cousin of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins. Clue: he and his wife, Lobelia, tried to auction off Bilbo's possessions when he went off on the Quest of Erebor. You might have encountered his son and his wife on your travels through the Shire in Lord of the Rings Online. Got a name yet? Go to the full article to see if you got it right.

Pop quiz, Tolkien fans! Who was the wife of Tom Bombadil, also known as River-woman's daughter? This River-maiden is also in Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, so you might have met her on your travels as well if you play the MMO. Take a guess and head to the full article to see if you're right.

Lord of the Rings Online gamers, heads up! In case you didn't know yet (how could you not?), Book 13: Doom of the Last-king is already available for download. Head over to the full article to recap on the game's new features in this update.

After explaining the fishing feature for the upcoming The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar expansion, Book 13: Doom of the Last-King, we bring you the latest developer diary which takes on the Orc Defiler. It also includes some stuff about the new Monster Play. More details after the jump.

Lord of the Rings Online gamers must be pretty psyched up for the release of Book 13: Doom of the Last-king. The expansion is almost upon us, but before that, you might want to check out the full article to see some of the things you can expect when it's finally released.

If you are excited to get new updates for content update Book 13: Dook of the Last-king for the MMORPG The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, you are in luck: Turbine Inc. has just sent us a few screenshots for the new region of Forochel. To see the images, just click the "read more" link below.

Book 12 of the Lord of the Rings Online continued the epic storyline that Turbine Inc. has weaved into the lore of Tolkien. However, the story is not yet over. Prepare for Book 13: Doom of the Last King, where the game will be introduced to the Lossoth race, an ancient enemy of Angmar. Details on this new region in the full article.