Last Month, Ten Ton Hammer Headlines says (in LotRO Early Upgrade Available in WA and TX | Ten Ton Hammer) Turbine Entertainment has announced that the early upgrade feature for Lord of the Rings Online to the first expansion Mines of Moria is now available for subscribers in the states of Texas and Washington State. ...

And xoanon from TheOneRing.net says (in Turbine Unveils Launch Date, Pre-order and Early Upgrade Programs ...) WESTWOOD, MA – October 9, 2008– Turbine, Inc. announced today the details of the launch of The Lord of the Rings Online™: Mines of Moria™. On November 18, 2008 The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria will be available in stores ...

And news@mmorpg.com from MMORPG.COM says (in Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria to Launch Nov 18) Turbine has announced launch details and a North American and European launch date of November 18th for The Mines of Moria, the first expansion for Lord of the Rings Online.