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Dungeons & Dragons Online and Turbine Plans at The Boston Globe

Discussion in 'Game/SP News & Comments' started by chevalier, Jun 10, 2005.

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    The Boston Globe has posted an article entitled Race to build Stormreach, after the starting city in Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach. Comparing the latter to other games Turbine has done or is planning to do yet, as well as games from other developers, the article gives some valuable insight it would be a pity to miss. Here's a snip:

    Many Americans play computer games of some sort, but only about 3.5 million play massively multiplayer online games, according to the Yankee Group, a Boston research firm. But recent hits like World of Warcraft, with 1.5 million players, proves there's a hunger for such games. And a successful online game means a steady flow of profits. That's because gamers pay a subscription fee to keep playing. Those fees, usually around $15 a month, can add up to far more than the $50 price tag for the game software.

    Turbine wants to keep as much of this revenue as possible. The company created Asheron's Call on behalf of Microsoft Corp., but has since purchased the rights and runs the game itself. The deal with Microsoft was part of chief executive Jeffrey Anderson's ongoing plan to establish Turbine as the number one vendor of multiplayer online games.

    Read the whole thing at The Boston Globe.
     
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