In 1994 several Brown University students, many of which were part of the Artificial Intelligence laboratory in the Computer Science department, decided to create a game company focused on online role-playing. By the end of that year the company was incorporated as "Cyberspace" and has also had the name "Second Nature Interactive" before eventually becoming "Turbine." The company shortly moved to Rehoboth, Massachusetts where it worked on its first demo which eventually became Asheron's Call, which was picked up by Microsoft.

Presently headquartered in Westwood, MA, Turbine, Inc. is now a leading producer and publisher of online subscription entertainment. The company has grown to more than 200 employees, launched three successful titles, and works with some of the best partners in the business. A privately held company, Turbine, Inc. is now one of the most successful companies in the online video games industry. Turbine has established a position at the forefront of the massively multiplayer online games (MMOG) space with its ability to create living worlds and empower players to drive the game play experience.

Turbine is currently developing the first Lord of the Rings online role playing game, The Lord of the Rings Online": Shadows of Angmar" while developing and self- funding Dungeons & Dragons Online" with publishing partner Atari. Both break-through titles will join Turbine's memorable games Asheron's Call® and Asheron's Call: Dark Majesty®.

The Company's patented Turbine Engine® technology produces some of the most sophisticated graphics available for MMOGs to date. This technology is at the forefront of the industry in its capacity to create, host, and maintain three-dimensional living worlds.

The Turbine Engine® is a powerful system that eases the development of large-scale virtual worlds. The engine employs a sophisticated world model, cutting-edge client technologies, and content creation tools that move most of the labor of world creation out of the hands of programmers and into the hands of artists and designers. This wholly owned, patented, internally developed technology allows Turbine to create new worlds with greater efficiency.

The Turbine Engine® is a proven technology that delivers an unmatched level of immersion to users through its ability to grow and change dramatically over time, continuing to raise the innovation bar for future online persistent world technologies.

Additional information is available at www.turbinegames.com.

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