Yet more layoffs have been announced in the games industry, this time to Boston-based MMO developer Turbine Inc. The company, best known for the free-to-play games D&D Online and Lord of the Rings Online, had an undisclosed staff reduction confirmed by Warner Bros Interactive.
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Turbine Inc, the studio behind Dungeons & Dragons Online and Lord of the Rings Online, is facing a patent infringement suit from Ontario-based web company Treehouse. The suit claims that Turbine's games infringe Treehouse's patent for collecting real-time data on user choices.
The fourth major expansion for The Lord of the Rings Online, titled Riders of Rohan, has been delayed. Turbine announced today that the expansion was being pushed from its previous September 5 date due to feedback from the beta test. It's now due October 15.
"Maybe Turbine should of stuck with interesting and fun games like Asheron's Call. When they ..."
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