Codemasters Online is pleased to unveil plans on a brand new global gaming event "Connect 2008" to be held March 14-15 at the Omega Sektor, Birmingham, UK.   "Connect 2008" is Codemasters Online’s premier gaming event spanning all of Codemasters Online’s gaming titles including The Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar™, ArchLord, RF Online, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS™ ONLINE: Stormreach™ and much, much more! Visitors to this 2-day gaming extravaganza can expect to be able to meet with their fellow gaming communities and experience all of the latest games from Codemasters Online across 400 fully networked PCs! Lucky visitors will also get a chance to experience Codemasters Online’s unannounced persistent games and walk away with exclusive merchandise and game-related freebies. "We are ecstatic to unveil plans on this amazing community orientated MMO gaming event," says Ed Relf, Director of Marketing for Codemasters Online.  "Codemasters Online ’Connect 2008’ is a milestone in the growth of Codemasters Online as a global gaming force, and we can’t wait to welcome the many thousands of people from across all of our gaming communities. Visitors to ’Connect 2008’ can expect an amazing show along with some enormous surprises and announcements that will be revealed in the coming weeks."   Codemasters Online "Connect 2008" features 2 full days of gaming activities including opportunities to meet the teams behind all of the games and get involved in round table discussions, Q&A sessions and future game content presentations. Tickets for Codemasters Online "Connect 2008" will be extremely limited and will go on sale in the coming weeks along with the launch of the full event website. Tickets will be in high demand and Codemasters Online urge gamers to register their interest in attending "Connect 2008" by visiting www.codemastersconnect.com The official Myspace and Facebook groups for Connect are now also live at: Myspace Group - http://groups.myspace.com/codemastersconnect   Facebook Group - http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=7013723158