by Rainier on May 17, 2011 @ 5:15 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Online game developer and publisher Globex Studios announced that video game veteran Jason Bell has joined the company as Executive Vice President of Products, and will head production, development and pipeline planning and oversee publishing and licensing initiatives.
by Rainier on Dec. 2, 2010 @ 2:11 p.m. PST | Filed under
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What would you do with 100,000 Turbine Points? Would you buy every item in the DDO Store? Purchase matching armor for your entire Guild? Upgrade to the biggest Airship in the game? You could be the richest player in Eberron!
by Rainier on April 20, 2010 @ 4:51 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group announced the acquisition of MMO developer Turbine, further strengthening Warner Bros.’ position as one of the industry’s fastest growing, full-scale games publishers.
by Rainier on Nov. 14, 2009 @ 4:39 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Havok announced that its Cloth software is being used by development studio Turbine, known for The Lord of the Rings Online/Asheron's Call. The development team plans to utilize Havok Cloth in a yet-to-be-announced massively multiplayer online video game.
by Rainier on March 9, 2009 @ 3:00 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Turbine announced the appointment of Ken Surdan as Turbine’s new Vice President of Operations, who will be responsible for overseeing worldwide operations including network operations, project management and customer service and support for Turbine's award-winning franchises.
by Rainier on Feb. 25, 2009 @ 8:59 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Sanrio Digital has appointed Robert Ferrari as vice president of Publishing and Business Development, who will assemble a US team and network of partnerships to drive Sanrio Digital’s Hello Kitty Online and other initiatives in virtual worlds, gaming, and social networks on PC, console, and handheld platforms.
by Rainier on Oct. 13, 2008 @ 9:36 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Turbine announced the opening of a new studio located in Redwood City, CA. and has appointed former Flagship Studios' Dave Brevik as Creative Director, ex-Ping0's Jeff Lind as Engineering Director and Matt McKnight as Studio Director, previoisly CEO of Sniper Studios.
by Rainier on June 11, 2008 @ 4:29 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Last month Turbine's Jeffrey Steefel revealed that while there is nothing to announce yet, the developer intends to use its multi-platform license. An opening on the Turbine
jobs page, further gave credence to that claim, which has now been
confirmed by spokesman Adam Mersky, saying it is actively developing a title for console.
by Rainier on June 4, 2008 @ 8:33 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Turbine announced that it has raised $40 million in equity financing from Time Warner Inc. and GGV Capital, Highland Capital Partners, Polaris Venture Partners, Tudor Ventures and Columbia Capital. The investment will be used to further accelerate Turbine’s growth as a global leader in online entertainment.
by Rainier on Feb. 20, 2008 @ 6:19 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Turbine announced that it has reached an agreement with Tolkien Enterprises to extend it’s license to develop MMORPGs based on The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien to 2014 with additional options to extend the rights until 2017.
by Rainier on Sept. 24, 2006 @ 1:21 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Turbine calls players to return to the familiar grounds of Stormreach Harbor to save the city as it released the 4th, free, content module for D&D Online: Stormreach, featuring five compelling new dungeons that unveil new threats to the city from dark forces including the Cult of Madness, the Dwarves of Ironroot and a tribe of troglodytes.
by Rainier on Aug. 2, 2005 @ 8:45 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Turbine announced today that its internal Alpha has gone very well, improving by leaps and bounds on an almost daily basis, and now it’s time to take the next step: giving the public the first real look at Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach. Keep an eye on your inbox for your Alpha acceptance letter. If you haven’t registered, it’s not too late to sign up for future phases. Be sure to visit http://beta.turbine.com/signup to fill out your application. Don’t forget to sign up for the ddo.com forums as well to get the latest information about the game!
by Judy on June 20, 2005 @ 8:23 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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AT&T today announced it will will host Turbine's multiplayer games, including Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach, The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, and the critically acclaimed franchise titles Asheron's Call and Asheron's Call 2, from its local Internet Data Center.
by Rainier on May 26, 2005 @ 8:32 p.m. PDT | Filed under
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Turbine announced today the start of its “Callback” campaign for the critically acclaimed massively multiplayer online game Asheron’s Call 2, which invites former Asheron’s Call 2 subscribers to come back and play the game free for thirty days.
by Judy on May 9, 2005 @ 10:18 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Turbine today announced that it has secured $30 Million in Series B equity financing. Already at the forefront of the exploding massively multiplayer online games market, Turbine's market potential has been reaffirmed with this investment support.
by Rainier on April 27, 2005 @ 8:29 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Nevrax, developer of massively multiplayer online role-playing game The Saga of Ryzom, announced the addition of Jessica Mulligan as Executive Producer of The Saga of Ryzom.
by Rainier on March 22, 2005 @ 11:04 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Turbine announced today that it has finalized a deal with Tolkien Enterprises and Vivendi that grants Turbine the exclusive right to develop and publish massively multiplayer online worlds based on The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit literary works. As part of the agreement, Turbine will own all of the game assets to the upcoming, highly anticipated massively multiplayer online role playing game The Lord of the Rings: Middle-Earth Online, which is now scheduled for 2006.
by Judy on Aug. 30, 2004 @ 8:31 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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Turbine announced today that it signed a deal with Jolt Online Gaming to operate the company's critically acclaimed Asheron's Call franchise games in Europe. Under the terms of the agreement, Jolt will hold the exclusive right to distribute, operate, and support Asheron's Call and Asheron's Call 2: Fallen Kings online services in Europe.
by Rainier on Feb. 18, 2004 @ 11:32 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Turbine Entertainment Software Corp. today announced it has opened a new studio in Santa Monica, Calif. The new facility will better position Turbine to work with important west coast publishers and Asia/Pacific business development.
by Rainier on Dec. 17, 2003 @ 9:28 a.m. PST | Filed under
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Microsoft Game Studios today announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell the massively multiplayer online gaming franchise "Asheron's Call" back to the games' creator, Turbine Entertainment Software Corporation. The franchise transfer includes all "Asheron's Call" intellectual properties, including "Asheron's Call," "Asheron's Call: Dark Majesty" and "Asheron's Call 2: Fallen Kings."
by Thomas on May 15, 2003 @ 10:28 a.m. PDT | Filed under
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At the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), Atari and Turbine today jointly announced plans to bring Wizards of the Coast's incredibly popular gaming universe, "Dungeons & Dragons" ("D&D"), to the world of massively multiplayer games with "Dungeons & Dragons Online." This innovative online role-playing game will be the first project developed, funded and run by Turbine Entertainment, creators of the critically acclaimed "Asheron's Call" and "Asheron's Call 2." "Dungeons & Dragons Online" will provide players with the definitive online "Dungeons & Dragons" experience, complete with dramatic dungeon crawling, terrifying monster combat and challenging puzzles, character advancement and guild-based power struggles.
