Codemasters Online Gaming and Turbine announced that The Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar™, the massively multiplayer online game, is currently scheduled to launch on April 24, 2007 across Europe.

The Lord of the Rings Online lets players experience the greatest epic fantasy adventure of all time and join with millions of fans from around the globe in the vast world of Middle-earth.

Codemasters Online Gaming has also announced the details of their revolutionary pre-order Founder’s Program for The Lord of the Rings Online™ in Europe. This exciting Founder’s Program rewards all players who pre-order The Lord of the Rings Online with a special £99.99 (€149.99) Lifetime Membership offer, early access to the game, character roll-over and a unique in-game bonus item. Players can become a Founder by pre-ordering the title at www.lotro-europe.com/preorder or at retail stores throughout Europe beginning in late March 2007. This limited time offer is exclusively available to pre-order customers in Europe.

“It’s exciting to announce the release date for what is going to be one of the top PC releases of the year,” said David Solari, Vice President and General Manager of Codemasters Online Gaming “The Founder’s Program offers gamers some amazing benefits when choosing how to start their adventure in this landmark title. April is going to be the month when everyone moves to Middle-earth!”