Turbine sent out a press release today to let us know that Lord of the Rings Online, their flagship MMORPG, will be the first of it’s genre to support DirectX 10 and NVIDIA GeForce Graphics Processors.

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 10 exclusive dynamic shadowing features which render realistic real-time shadows in the vast outdoor environments of The Lord of the Rings Online.

This is one of the best MMORPG’s on the market, and our personal favorite here at Loot Ninja. Sadly, none of us have DX10 hardware to take advantage of us. If you’re a LotRO player and have DX10 with Vista, let us know how much better the game looks.

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