THE LORD OF THE RINGS ONLINE™ NAMED BEST OVERALL GAME OF 2008 BY THE READERS OF MMORPG.COM
Mines of Moria™ Named Best New Expansion and Turbine Named Favorite MMO Studio
WESTWOOD, MA – January 14, 2009 - Turbine, Inc. announced today that The Lord of the Rings Online™ was named "Best Overall Game" in the MMORPG.com 2008 Reader’s Choice
Awards. In addition, Mines of Moria™, the first expansion for the
popular massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG), was
named "Best Expansion" and Turbine was voted "Favorite MMO Studio,"
securing 46% of votes over nominees including Blizzard, CCP, and Mythic
Entertainment. MMORPG.com is a leading website dedicated to providing
news and features to the MMORPG community.
"We are honored that our studio has received this special
recognition and we want to thank the readers of MMORPG.com," said Jim
Crowley, president and CEO of Turbine, Inc. "Given the competitive
launches that took place this year, we are especially grateful for the
awards they extended to The Lord of the Rings Online which has firmly
established itself as one of the world’s premium MMOs. While we
accomplished a lot in 2008 we have a lot more in store for 2009 that we
look forward to sharing with players."
"It isn't difficult to see why our readers chose Turbine by a landslide
in the Favorite MMO Studio category," said Jon Wood, Managing Editor of
MMORPG.com. "Turbine continues to impress us with top-notch releases
and a reputation for releasing a great deal of quality content to
subscribers and we are happy to join our readers in congratulating them
on their achievements."
Results, editorial commentary and additional information about category requirements can be found at:
Favorite MMO Studio Best Overall Game Best Expansion The Lord of the Rings Online is the ultimate interactive adventure.
Join Gandalf, Frodo, Bilbo, and many other characters in the war
against the Dark Lord Sauron to save Middle-earth! This award-winning
MMORPG recently expanded with the critically acclaimed launch of Mines
of Moria where players can adventure into one of the largest and most
dangerous online underground environments ever created while extending
the challenge to new heights with two new classes, ten additional
levels and hundreds of new quests including a faceoff with the Watcher,
the Balrog and more. The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria is
available for purchase across North America and Europe. For more
information, please visit www.lotro.com/moria. About Turbine Turbine, Inc. is a premier creator, operator and publisher of massive,
persistent online worlds that foster powerful social gaming
communities. Turbine is one of the largest privately-held online
gaming studios in North America and was recently chosen by AlwaysOn as
one of the OnHollywood 100 Top Private Companies, a power list of the
top private emerging technology companies in digital entertainment and
media. Turbine has created some of the world’s most popular and
award-winning online games, including The Lord of the Rings Online™,
Dungeons & Dragons Online™ and Asheron's Call®. For more
information on Turbine, its products and services please visit
www.turbine.com. About Tolkien Enterprises The Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Tolkien Enterprises is the holder of
worldwide motion picture, legitimate stage, merchandising, and other
rights in J.R.R. Tolkien’s literary works The Lord of the Rings and The
Hobbit. Tolkien Enterprises has been producing and licensing films,
stage productions and merchandise based on Tolkien’s works for more
than 30 years. Its headquarters are in Berkeley, California, and its
website may be found at www.tolkien-ent.com. # # # “The Lord of the Rings Online,” “Shadows of Angmar,” “Middle-earth,”
“Mines of Moria,” “The Lord of the Rings,” and the names of the
characters, events, items and places therein are trademarks or
registered trademarks of The Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Tolkien
Enterprises under license to Turbine, Inc. Turbine and the Turbine logo
are trademarks or registered trademarks of Turbine, Inc. in the United
States and/or other jurisdictions. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.
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