Turbine To Publish Middle Earth Online

John Callaham writes "Computer Games Magazine got a chance to chat briefly on the phone today with Turbine's Vijay Lakshman to get a few more tidbits on their plans for the MMO title Middle Earth Online now that they are developing and publishing the long awaited game." From the article: "Acquiring the license to produce massively multiplayer online games based on Tolkien's world-renowned The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit books is the latest in a series of aggressive business moves by Turbine - the once small contractor that transformed itself into the largest privately-held online game studio in North America."

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Re:Two Huge Names.

[Dehumanizer]

AC1 was a brilliant game; AC2 was a disappointment. However, AC1's graphics suck - some might say they already sucked when it was released. But I haven't had as much fun with any other MMORPG, and I've played most of them.

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[schild]

We've been discussing this at f13 after Calandryll posted the news. Without going into the design of MEO, he's answered most of the questions on the scope of the publishing rights.

Re:Two Huge Names.

[Anonymous Coward]

They're distributing, not publishing.