turbine

American studio known primarily for Lord of the Rings Online, Dungeons and Dragons Online, and the Asheron’s Call franchise.

The Daily Grind: What are the most nostalgic MMO music tracks for you?

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As one of the hosts of Battle Bards and the writer of this site's Jukebox Heroes column, I obviously hold great affection for MMORPG...

LOTRO patches in functional bees and discourages permadeath playthroughs

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Heads up for you Hobbits and Elves: Lord of the Rings Online is patching up to Update 24.1.1 today. This mostly fixes a few...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 225: The slash and burn of Amazon Game Studios

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Justin and Bree discuss E3, Black Desert, Warframe, Last Oasis, Amazon, New World, Ship of Heroes, SWG Legends, LOTRO, Elder Scrolls Online, with mailbag questions on monetizing character costuming and beating bad launch dead horses.

LOTRO Legendarium: The bounty of adventuring options in Lord of the Rings Online

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I can't recall the last time I felt pulled in two different directions in an MMORPG, but over the past couple of weeks, Lord...

Lord of the Rings Online’s progression server treks into Siege of Mirkwood

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A mere week after players on Lord of the Rings Online's live servers left Mirkwood to gaze upon the Vales of Anduin, another community...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 224: Black Desert, Bless Online, and boats

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Carlo, Bree, and Justin discuss Black Desert, Bless, Phantasy Star Online 2, E3, LOTRO, SWTOR, GW2, POE, City of Heroes, and boats.

LOTRO’s Update 24 arrives with 64-bit client, Vales of Anduin, and virtue revamp

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Lord of the Rings Online's big summer content drop is here with the release of today's Update 24: Vales of Anduin. Hobbits and other...

Massively Uplifting: Supporting St. Jude Children’s Hospital and PRIDE month

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April showers bring May flowers, but big-hearted gamers bring forth good deeds any month of the year! And May was no different. Generosity with...

One Shots: Larger than life

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If there is one thing that MMORPGs are able to do regularly and impressively, it is to give us a sense of massive scale....

The Daily Grind: Are you drawn to MMO shapeshifting classes?

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When you think about it, one of the least-represented class archetypes in MMORPGs is shapeshifters. They only pop up here and there, such as...

LOTRO Legendarium: How LOTRO does Lord of the Rings justice

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Oh. Oh no you didn't, Kotaku. You didn't just sit there, scratching your head for an easy post, and then write up an essay...

The Daily Grind: How far behind are you in your MMO’s main storyline?

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From LOTRO to FFXIV, from Guild Wars 2 to SWTOR, the backbone of the modern solo MMORPG experience is the main storyline. And whether...
Doom approaches.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 221: Classic Warcraft flavor

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Justin and Bree discuss WoW Classic, City of Heroes, Blade and Soul, Star Trek Online, Square Enix, and Dungeon and Dragons Online, with mailbag topics on how WoW Classic fits into the MMO genre and getting back into City of Heroes.
That is definitely a thing.

The Daily Grind: Which studio should be running your MMO?

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It continues to sadden my heart to see RIFT -- and the rest of the Trion Worlds library -- limp on under the supervision...

Dungeons and Dragons Online: Masterminds of Sharn launches today

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After a short delay, Dungeons and Dragons' latest expansion released to digital munchkins today. Masterminds of Sharn marks only the fourth time that this...
Time is on my side, after a fashion.

Global Chat: Is it worth it to subscribe to MMOs?

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MMO blog Altar of Gaming has a fascinating series going on in which Rimuru is evaluating whether or not it's worth picking up a...

LOTRO Legendarium: My vision for free-to-play version 2.0

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A few weeks ago I embarked on an experiment that I had hoped would make for a fascinating column. Basically, I created a brand-new...

Get a preview of Lord of the Rings Online’s new Update 24 features

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It may have escaped your attention (you had your face buried in pie, after all), but Lord of the Rings Online is currently testing...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 219: The 64-bit generation

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Justin and Bree discuss Blizzard financials, City of Heroes, Fallout 76, Final Fantasy XIV, WoW Classic, EVE Online, LOTRO, and Guild Wars, with mailbag topics on Blizzard, everythingboxes, genderlocking, and dad jokes.

Massively Uplifting: Destigmatizing mental health in games, celebrating loved ones in LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, and Elite

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Spring started splendidly this year. While all may not come up roses in the world at large, plenty of good deeds and uplifting stories...

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