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Turbine creates free-to-play games for mobile platforms that foster powerful social gaming communities. The company was acquired by Time Warner (NYSE: TWX) in April 2010.
Overview
Employees
51-200
Total raised
$40M
Founded date
1994
Investors 1
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Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 17
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| Jun 4, 2010 | Lord of the Rings Online goes free-to-play this fall | Lord of the Rings Online will become a free-to-play game this fall as its new owner launches a major upgrade. The move is another validation of the free-to-play business model, where gamers can play for free and pay real money for virtual g... |
| Jun 4, 2010 | Lord of the Rings Online goes free-to-play this fall | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. Lord of the Rings Online will become a free-to-play game this fall as its new owner launches a major upgrade. The move is another valid... |
| Apr 20, 2010 | Warner Bros. acquires Lord of the Rings Online game publisher Turbine | The world of Middle Earth is no longer divided, at least when it comes to video game and film property rights. Warner Bros. has acquired online game publisher Turbine, the creator of Lord of the Rings Online, a massively multiplayer game wh... |
| Apr 20, 2010 | Warner Bros. acquires Lord of the Rings Online game publisher Turbine | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. The world of Middle Earth is no longer divided, at least when it comes to video game and film property rights. Warner Bros. has acquire... |
| Apr 20, 2010 | One Studio to Rule Them All: Warner Bros. Buys Turbine, Secures All Rights to Tolkien Games | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints The Burbank, CA-based Home Entertainment Group of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a unit of media giant Time Warner (NYSE: TWX), has purchased Westwood, MA-based onlin... |
| Nov 16, 2009 | Last Day to Bid on Lord of the Rings Online Collector’s Edition! Auction Benefiits Science Club for Girls, Technology Underwriting Greater Good | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints It’s day 6 of our 7-day auction to raise funds for two of our favorite causes, Science Club for Girls and Technology Underwriting Greater Good. So hurry to eBay, because as of... |
| Aug 10, 2009 | Turbine Collects $6.6M of $50M Round for Role-Playing Empire | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints Turbine, the Westwood, MA-based maker of online role-playing games profiled here last week, has obtained $6.57 million of a planned $50 million Series D round of financing fro... |
| Aug 4, 2009 | In Bold Move Toward Free Online Fantasy Gaming, Turbine Prepares to Throw Open the Gates to Dungeons & Dragons | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints Few major media markets are as lopsided as the online swords-and-sorcery game genre. World of Warcraft, owned by the Activision Blizzard division of Vivendi SA, has a populati... |
| Jun 17, 2009 | And the Winner Is…New England Innovation, at the MITX Technology Awards | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints The Massachusetts Innovation and Technology Exchange, an organization of 7,500 New England professionals in the Internet and digital marketing and advertising fields, handed o... |
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FAQ about Turbine
When was Turbine founded?
Turbine was founded in 1994.
How much funding has Turbine raised?
Turbine has raised $40M in total across 1 funding round.
What has the press written about Turbine?
Parsers VC has collected 17 articles mentioning Turbine, among them “Lord of the Rings Online goes free-to-play this fall” (Jun 4, 2010) and “Lord of the Rings Online goes free-to-play this fall” (Jun 4, 2010).
Is Turbine still active?
Yes, Turbine is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 25, 2012.