Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Turbine announced today the launch of The Lord of the Rings Online: Riders of Rohan, the next expansion to the award-winning free-to-play massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG). Players across North America and Europe can purchase and play Riders of Rohan for PC starting today by visiting http://rohan.lotro.com/.

‘We are really excited to launch Riders of Rohan, our fourth major expansion to the game,’ said Kate Paiz, Executive Producer of The Lord of the Rings Online. ‘This is our biggest expansion yet and we’re very excited about the introduction of the industry’s best mounted combat system, which brings a whole new form of gameplay to MMO players.’