Two cool items for Monday July 29th, 2012

Looking at my inbox this morning, I saw 2 items that I wanted to share. The first relates to The Secret World, the other item relates to The Hobbit.

One month after launch, Funcom is throwing a party for The Secret World and they are inviting everyone who registers on their site. According to their post, there will be contests and giveaways – fireworks in particular. I wonder if we could replicate the San Diego 4th of July show…

In other news, The Hobbit is getting a third film. According to TheOneRing.net, Peter Jackson has confirmed a third film will be produced to cover J.R.R. Tolkien's tale of Bilbo Baggins. Set 60 years before The Lord of the Rings, the singular novel will be told in a movie trilogy rather than being chopped up and left on the cutting room floor. I imagine the 3 installments of this franchise will benefit LOTRO, keeping people interested in the setting as well as bringing in new players – let's hope.