THE
LORD OF THE RINGS ONLINE™: MINES OF MORIA™ NAMED
BEST MMORPG OF 2008
WESTWOOD, MA - January 21, 2009 - Turbine, Inc. announced today
that The Lord of the Rings Online™: Mines of Moria™ was named "Best MMORPG"
in the 1up.com 2008 Reader's Choice Awards.
Mines of Moria, Turbine's latest expansion to the increasingly popular
massively multiplayer online game (MMO) The
Lord of the Rings Online dominated the results, securing nearly half of all
votes in the "Best MMORPG" category over nominees including World of Warcraft:
Wrath of the Lich King, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, Age of Conan:
Hyborian Adventures and Pirates of the Burning Sea. 1up.com is a leading online
destination for videogame news, reviews, previews, features and additional
content.
"We are honored to receive this award from the 1up.com
readers and are delighted they have been enjoying the new classes, levels and
quests as well as the groundbreaking addition of Legendary Items where players
can forge unique weapons
and equipment that grow in power along with their character," said Jim
Crowley, president and CEO of Turbine, Inc. "Mines of Moria was one of many MMO
titles released in 2008 and we are pleased that our team's dedication to
delivering fresh and innovative content and features has been so broadly
recognized by the gaming community. Wait until they see what we have in store
for them during 2009!"
Results and
additional information about the 1up Reader's Choice Awards can be found at: http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3172295.
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 venture into the largest and most
dangerous online underground environment 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 the largest privately-held online
gaming studio 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™: Stormreach™ 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.
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characters, events, items and places therein are trademarks or registered
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to Turbine, Inc. Turbine and the Turbine logo are
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