Lord of the Rings Online's Rise of Isengard expansion is live, and we're celebrating its release by giving away a Tritton AX 720 headset and AX 180 headsets! Turbine is also throwing in a total of 20,000 Turbine Points and two lifetime Lord of the Rings Online memberships to amp up the prize package!

Click here to enter our Lord of the Rings Online: Rise of Isengard Giveaway! The contest ends on Sunday, October 2 at 11:59 p.m. PDT.

Rise of Isengard is Lord of the Rings Online's third major expansion. It raises the level cap to 75 and features three new regions: Dunland, the Gap of Rohan and Isengard. It also introduces a 24-player raid that requires the group to fight a massive dragon boss named Draigoch.

Lord of the Rings Online's Rise of Isengard expansion is now live! The game's third major expansion raises the level cap to 75 and features three new regions: Dunland, the Gap of Rohan and Isengard. It also introduces a 24-player raid that requires the group to fight a massive dragon boss named Draigoch.

To coincide with the launch announcement, Turbine has released a new batch of screenshots that depict some of the new monsters you'll face in the expansion. You'll notice that they all bear the White Hand of Saruman, which may inspire you to participate in Turbine's White Hand of Saruman contest for a shot at an Alienware PC, a lifetime LOTRO membership and Turbine Points.

For more details on the expansion, be sure to browse through all of our Rise of Isengard news and check out our hands-on preview from PAX. You can also watch the epic Rise of Isengard launch trailer below, as well as three developer diary videos after the jump that showcase the expansion's three new regions.

Rise of Isengard Launch Trailer

New Deeds: Quests of the Great Delving ;  Quests of the Silvertine Lodes ;  Quests of the Water-works ;  Quests of the Durin's Way ;  Quests of the Flaming Deeps ;  Quests of the Redhorn Lodes ;  Quests of the Foundations of Stone ;  Quests of the Dimrill Dale

Updated Quests: To Dunland ;  Book 4, Chapter 1: The Departure of Lhanuch ;  Book 4, Chapter 2: Land of the Stag ;  Book 4, Chapter 2: The Valley of Bones

Updated Items: Map of Dunland ;  Dreng-hring ;  Dolen-helvarch ;  Angollin

Updated Mobs: Corunir (Zudrugund)

Updated Zones: Nan Curunir ;  Gap of Rohan ;  Dunland ;  Isengard ;  Galtrev ;  Dunlending

Updated Traits: Confidence +1 ;  Determination +1 ;  Discipline +1 ;  Discipline +2 ;  Empathy +1 ;  Fidelity +1 ;  Wisdom +7 ;  Valour +1 ;  Wisdom +1 ;  Wisdom +6 ;  Discipline +3 ;  Discipline +4 ;  Fidelity +2 ;  Fidelity +3 ;  Wisdom +2 ;  Wisdom +3 ;  Wisdom +4 ;  Wisdom +5 ;  Fidelity +4 ;  Fidelity +5 ;  Discipline +6 ;  Discipline +7 ;  Discipline +5 ;  Fidelity +6 ;  Fidelity +7 ;  Wisdom +8 ;  Discipline +8 ;  Discipline +9 ;  Discipline +10 ;  Fidelity +8 ;  Fidelity +9 ;  Fidelity +10 ;  Wisdom +9 ;  Wisdom +10 ;  Empathy +11 ;  Empathy +12 ;  Valour +11 ;  Wisdom +12 ;  Valour +12 ;  Wisdom +11 ;  Determination +11 ;  Determination +12 ;  Discipline +11 ;  Discipline +12 ;  Confidence +12

Updated Deeds: Exploring Nan Curunir ;  Quests in Pren Gwydh ;  Exploring the Dunbog ;  Exploring Starkmoor ;  Slayer of the Dead ;  Exploring the Heathfells ;  Exploring the Isendale ;  Explorer of Dunland ;  Exploring the Gravenwood ;  Quests in Bonevales ;  Exploring the Bonevales ;  Exploring Trum Dreng ;  Dunlending-slayer ;  Beast-slayer ;  Warg-slayer ;  Explore Carregyln

Updated Items: Apple and Cheese Pie Recipe ;  Armour of the Rider Recipe ;  Campaign Hat of the Rider Recipe ;  Campaign Gloves of the Rider Recipe ;  Campaign Leggings of the Rider Recipe ;  Earring of the Rider Recipe ;  Gauntlets of the Rider Recipe ;  Hammer of the Rider Recipe ;  Helmet of the Rider Recipe ;  Leggings of the Rider Recipe ;  Mace of the Rider Recipe ;  Necklace of the Rider Recipe ;  Oaty Beef Recipe ;  Campaign Pauldrons of the Rider Recipe ;  Pauldrons of the Rider Recipe ;  Potato Scone Recipe ;  Skirmish Shield of the Rider Recipe ;  Sword of the Rider Recipe Axe of the Rider Recipe ;  Boots of the Rider Recipe ;  Bow of the Rider Recipe ;  Bracelet of the Rider Recipe ; 

New Items: Bannerman's Axe ;  Apple and Cheese Pie Recipe ;  Armour of the Rider Recipe ;  Axe of the Rider Recipe ;  Badge of the Rohirrim ;  Boots of the Rider Recipe ;  Bow of the Rider Recipe ;  Bracelet of the Rider Recipe ;  Bracelet of Oaths Spoken ;  Bracelet of Villians Unmasked ;  Bracelet of Strength Remembered ;  Bracelet of Wrath's Hour ;  Campaign Hat of the Rider Recipe ;  Campaign Gloves of the Rider Recipe ;  Campaign Leggings of the Rider Recipe ;  Earring of the Rider Recipe ;  Gauntlets of the Rider Recipe ;  Hammer of the Rider Recipe ;  Helmet of the Rider Recipe ;  Leggings of the Rider Recipe ;  Glimmering Stone Earring ;  Horseman's Golden Necklace ;  Mace of the Rider Recipe ;  Lynx-hide Shoulderpads ;  Necklace of the Rider Recipe ;  Oaty Beef Recipe ;  Campaign Pauldrons of the Rider Recipe ;  Pauldrons of the Rider Recipe ;  Potato Scone Recipe ;  Rider's Deft Blade ;  Rider's Polished Gauntlets ;  Skirmish Pauldrons of the Rider Recipe ;  Skirmish Shield of the Rider Recipe ;  Sword of the Rider Recipe ;  Storyteller's Cloak

New Mobs: Rohirrim Quartermaster

New Quests: A Dark and Lonely Forest ;  Task: Speckled Ears (Rohirrim Scout-camp) ;  Task: Decorated Sword Sheaths (Rohirrim Scout-camp) ;  Task: Punctured Shields (Rohirrim Scout-camp) ;  Orcs in the Heathfells?

New Items: Hardened Steel Dunlending Gauntlets ;  Nightshade Jacket ;  Clanweave Shoes ;  Pile of Rich Soil

New Mobs: Dunlending Archer ;  Dunlending Captain ;  Dunlending Rider ;  Amlan (Gravenwood) ;  Draig-luth Captain ;  Draig-luth Shieldbearer ;  Draig-luth Rider ;  Cadfrith

New Areas: Naur-maudhul ;  Uvel-cadlus ;  The Tree of Tribute ;  The Slade of Shadows

New Deeds: Explore Carregyln

Updated Quests: Belated Birthday

Updated Items: Bilbo's Birthday Present ;  Flute Musical Cracker ;  Dulcimer Musical Cracker ;  Frodo's Birthday Present

Updated Mobs: Peregrin Took ;  Frodo Baggins ;  Aragorn ;  Samwise Gamgee ;  Bilbo Baggins ;  Legolas ;  Boromir ;  Gandalf ;  Elrond ;  Gimli ;  Meriadoc Brandybuck

Happy birthday, Bilbo and Frodo! Today is Hobbit Day, which means it's once again time to celebrate the birth of our favorite Baggins family members. Here are the details on how you can mark the occasion in Lord of the Rings Online:

"Today we pause to honor two of the most famous Hobbits in all of Middle-earth; Bilbo and Frodo Baggins! Seek out Mr. Baggins, the younger, on this special day to assist him in a most important matter!

While you're wishing our favorite Hobbits well, be sure to keep a sharp eye out for the elusive Riddlemaster! Rumor has it he'll be playing his riddle games all weekend long!"

If you'd like to keep the celebration going in real life, WBshop.com is hosting a "Sale of Magnificence" today on Lord of the Rings merchandise. For example, you can pick up the extended Blu-ray edition of the movie trilogy for 38% off, which brings the price down to $74.88.

New Quests: Rising Ancestors ;  Resting Place ;  Bloody Nose ;  The Forges of Isengard ;  Book 4, Chapter 5: Catrin's Rebellion

New Items: Stripped Dunlending Shortbow ;  Dunland Sage's Tin Earring ;  Splintered Ash Javelin ;  Minstrel's Mace of the Third Age ;  Onion Stew Recipe ;  Onion Stew ;  Sturdy Tools of the Explorer ;  Dreng-folme ;  Dolen-lhaw ;  Angolgam ;  Hyrde-folme

New Mobs: Idwal