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The following is a summary of LOTRO news and events for Tuesday, May 29th.

Today’s highlights include an article on leisure activities, and interviews with Jeff Anderson and Jeffrey Steefel!

Middle-earth
~ from the farms of the Shire to the killing fields of the Ettenmoors

• Game Systems: Leisure Activities
  Looking for something to do after a rough day of adventuring? Well look no further as we get treated to an article listing some of the leisure activities one can partake in.

From the Community
~ what the LOTRO community is talking about

• Tidings of Evendim - An Interview with Jeff Anderson
  TenTonHammer posts an interview with Jeff Anderson, President and CEO of Turbine, regarding Evendim and the future of the game.
• LOTR Online boss talks gold-farming
  Eurogamer has an article about a recent interview with Jeffrey Steefel, Turbine executive producer, in which he predicts that MMO business models will change in the next 5 years to accomodate using real-life money to buy in-game currency and items. The full interview should be out later this week.