Turbine, Inc. (formerly Turbine Entertainment Software, Second Nature, and originally CyberSpace, Inc.) is an American computer game developer that pioneered 3D massively multiplayer role-playing games (MMORPGs). Turbine was founded by Johnny Monsarrat, Jeremy Gaffney, Kevin Langevin, and Timothy Miller, changing their company name in 2005 to Turbine, Inc.[1] In April 2007, Turbine released their most recent MMORPG, The Lord of the Rings Online which is being co-published with Midway Games in the USA and Codemasters in Europe.
Turbine was a privately held company backed by Highland Capital Partners, Polaris Venture Partners, and other private investors since 1998; it has paid no dividends. On April 20, 2010, the company was formally acquired by Warner Bros..[1]
Released Games[ | ]
- Asheron's Call (2 November 1999) - Published by Microsoft, and purchased back from Microsoft in December, 2003. Lead Designer, Toby Ragaini.
- Asheron's Call: Dark Majesty (1 November 2001)
- Asheron's Call: Throne of Destiny (18 July 2005)
- Asheron's Call 2: Fallen Kings (22 November 2002) - Published by Microsoft, and shut down in December, 2005. Creative Director, Jason Booth.
- Asheron's Call 2: Legions (4 May 2005)
- Dungeons & Dragons Online (28 February 2006) - Published by Atari.
- The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (24 April 2007) - Co-Published with Midway Games in the US, Codemasters in Europe, Tecmo in Japan, and CDC Games in China. Design Director, Cardell Kerr. Executive Producer, Jeffrey Steefel.
- The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria (18 November 2008)
- The Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood (1 December 2009)
- Unnanounced Console MMO (TBA)
External links[ | ]
- Turbine official site
- Asheron's Call official site
- Dungeons and Dragons Online: Stormreach official site
- The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar official site
- Turbine, Inc. entry at MobyGames
References[ | ]
- ↑ Turbine Inc. acquired by Warner Bros.. GamePron (2010-04-21). Retrieved on 2010-04-21
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