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{{short description|American video game developer}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Warner
| logo
| logo_size = 100px
| type = [[Subsidiary]]▼
| former_name = {{Ubl|CyberSpace, Inc.<br />(1994–1995)|Turbine Entertainment Software<br />(1995–2005)|Turbine Inc.<br />(2005–2018)}}
| foundation = {{start date and age|1994|04}}▼
| location = [[Needham, Massachusetts|Needham]], [[Massachusetts]], [[United States]]▼
| hq_location_country = U.S.
| industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]]▼
| founder = {{unbulleted list|Jeremy Gaffney|Jonathan Monserrat|Kevin Langevin|Timothy Miller}}
| products = ''[[Asheron's Call]]''<br>''[[Dungeons & Dragons Online]]''<br>''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]''▼
| key_people = Steve Sadin<br />([[vice-president]] and [[studio head]])
▲| products
| num_employees =
| parent
}}
'''WB Games Boston''' (formerly '''Turbine Inc.''',
The studio is best known for its [[MMORPG|massive multiplayer online role-playing game]]s, ''[[Asheron's Call]]'', ''[[Dungeons & Dragons Online]]'', and ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]''.
==History==
[[File:WB Games Boston logo.jpg|thumb|left|Logo of WB Games Boston from 2018 to 2019.]]
Turbine was founded as CyberSpace, Inc in April 1994 by
In 1995, the company changed its name to Turbine Entertainment Software Corp. In 1999, the company's first game, ''[[Asheron's Call]]'', was released.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/feb/18/crunched-games-industry-exploiting-workforce-ea-spouse-software | title=Crunched: has the games industry really stopped exploiting its workforce? | work=[[The Guardian]] | date=18 February 2015 |
After ''Asheron's Call'', the company went on to make a sequel, ''[[Asheron's Call 2: Fallen Kings]]'', which came out in 2002 (just after the first ''Asheron's Call'' expansion). However, after only one expansion, ''Asheron's Call 2: Fallen Kings'' shut down in 2005. In the same year, Turbine Entertainment Software Corp. changed its name to Turbine, Inc.<ref name="FB:CFTWW">{{cite press release |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20050215005980/en/Turbine-Entertainment-Software-Turbine |title=Turbine Entertainment Software Changes Name to Turbine, Inc. |publisher=Turbine, Inc. |agency=[[Business Wire]] |date=February 15, 2005 |
In 2006, Turbine released ''[[Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach]]''. Early reception was positive, but the game was criticised for poor solo play.<ref>{{
In 2009, ''Dungeons and Dragons Online'' was suffering a low playerbase; in an attempt to save the game, Turbine replaced the traditional monthly subscription model with a [[free to play]] one.<ref>{{
In 2012, Turbine brought back ''Asheron's Call 2: Fallen Kings''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/2012/12/13/turbine-brings-back-asherons-call-2/ |title=Turbine brings back Asheron's Call 2 |first1=Justin |last1=Olivetti |date=December 13, 2012 |publisher=Joystiq, Massively |access-date=November 16, 2023 |archive-date=June 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150625232647/https://www.engadget.com/2012/12/13/turbine-brings-back-asherons-call-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
The company was hit with layoffs for three years consecutively starting from 2014. While Turbine's focus was shifted to develop free-to-play mobile games by Warner Bros. in 2016, the servers for both ''The Lord of the Rings Online'' and ''Dungeons & Dragons Online''
== Games developed ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! rowspan="2" | Year
! rowspan="2" | Title
! colspan="4" | Platform(s)
|-
!scope="col"| [[Personal computer|PC]]
!scope="col"| [[Mobile phone|Mobile]]
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Asheron's Call]]''
| [[Microsoft Windows]]
|
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Asheron's Call 2: Fallen Kings]]''
| Microsoft Windows
|
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Dungeons & Dragons Online]]''
| Microsoft Windows, [[OS X]]
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]''
| Microsoft Windows, OS X
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Infinite Crisis (video game)|Infinite Crisis]]''
| Microsoft Windows
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Batman: Arkham Underworld]]''
|
| [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]]
|-
| 2017
| ''Game of Thrones: Conquest''<ref>{{Cite news |first=Imran |last=Khan |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2017/10/03/game-of-thrones-conquest-announced-with-trailer.aspx |title=Game Of Thrones: Conquest Announced With Trailer |work=[[Game Informer]] |date=2017-10-03 |
|
| Android, iOS
|}
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==External links==
* [https://careers.wbgames.com/studios/boston/ Official website]
* [http://www.mobygames.com/company/turbine-inc Turbine, Inc.] entry at [[MobyGames]]
{{WB Games Boston}}
{{Warner Bros.}}
{{Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment}}
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