WB Games Boston

Moby ID: 906

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  • Turbine, Inc. (from 2005-02 to 2018-11)
  • Turbine Entertainment Software Corp. (from 1994 to 2005-02)

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Turbine is a game development studio founded in 1994 and based in the USA. Its focus is on MMORPGs, with titles such as Asheron's Call, Dungeons & Dragons Online and The Lord of the Rings Online.

On 20 April 2010, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced to have acquired the company.

In December 2016, its MMO team branched off to create Standing Stone Games and continue the maintenance and development of Dungeons & Dragons Online and The Lord of the Rings Online.

In November 2018, the company was renamed to WB Games Boston.

Credited on 13 Games from 1999 to 2019

Mortal Kombat 11 (2019 on Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One...)
Game of Thrones: Conquest (2017 on iPad, Android, iPhone)
Batman: Arkham Underworld (2016 on iPhone, iPad)
Infinite Crisis (2015 on Windows)
Dungeons & Dragons Online (2012 on Windows, Macintosh)
Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited (2009 on Windows)
The Lord of the Rings Online: Compilation Pack - Volumes I+II (2008 on Windows)
The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria (Collector's Edition) (2008 on Windows)
The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (2007 on Windows)
Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach (2006 on Windows)
Asheron's Call 2: Fallen Kings (2002 on Windows)
Asheron's Call: Dark Majesty (2001 on Windows)
Asheron's Call (1999 on Windows)

History +

April 20, 2010

The Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group announces to have acquired the company.

October 13, 2008

The company announces to open a new development studio in Redwood City, CA (USA).

February 25, 2005

The company has moved on from being just a contract software developer and is now a publisher and distributor of its online games. So it has changed it's name from Turbine Entertainment Software Corp. to Turbine, Inc. now.

1994

Company founded.

Trivia +

Company location and contact information (Jan. 2008):

Turbine Inc.

60 Glacier Drive, Suite 4000

Westwood, Massachusetts 02090

Company phone: 781-407-4000

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