Turbine announces Book 12, the latest update for Lord of the Rings Online, is now available for North American subscribers to Turbine's Tolkien-inspired MMORPG, with the European launch of Book 12 slated for tomorrow. Complete details on the update are in this Book 12 Spotlight, and here's the reader's digest version:

WESTWOOD, MA – February 13, 2008 - Turbine, Inc. and Codemasters Online announced the details of the fourth free content update for subscribers to The Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar™. Book 12: The Ashen Wastes continues the epic story of The Lord of the Rings Online, adds substantial new features that provide players ability to truly personalize their heroes and an inventive new region that blends the challenge of a 12-player raid with the action of player-vs-player combat. Book 12: The Ashen Wastes will be available to subscribers of The Lord of the Rings Online on February 13, 2007 in North America and February 14, 2007 in Europe.