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21-04-2010, 22:35
* Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group Acquires Online Gaming Studio By Kristin Brzoznowski Published: April 21, 2010 BURBANK: Turbine, the largest privately-held online gaming studio in North America, is now under the ownership of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group. Turbine has created some of the most well-known gaming brands on the Internet, including Dungeons & Dragons Online, Eberron Unlimited and The Lord of the Rings Online. The acquisition of Turbine gives Warner Bros. access to a proprietary digital publishing platform that facilitates direct-to-consumer relationships, online merchandising opportunities and e-commerce functionality for online games. Turbine also has a social networking platform that can integrate its existing online communities with third-party social networks.