Asheron's Call®: Throne of Destiny™ Now Available For Purchase Online
Turbine, Inc. Signs Digital Distribution Deal With IGN Entertainment's Direct2Drive
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WESTWOOD, MA. - May 30, 2006 - Turbine, Inc.
announced that it has made its hit title, Asheron's Call®:
Throne of Destiny (AC), available for purchase on
Direct2Drive (www.direct2drive.com), the
successful online digital retail store operated by IGN
Entertainment. Now in its seventh year of operation, AC is a
fully developed world - complete with a deep history,
committed community, and compelling ongoing storyline. "We
are thrilled that Turbine chose Direct2Drive as their digital
delivery outlet for AC," said Sutton Trout, vice president,
Digital Content for IGN Entertainment's consumer products
division. "Direct2Drive is dedicated to gamers who want the
best quality games, and our partnership with Turbine further
accelerates Direct2Drive's momentum as a leader in the
digital distribution market."
"AC represents one of the longest running massively
multiplayer online games in the industry and due to
continuing demand we have partnered with Direct2Drive to
continue to broaden our reach," said Jeffrey Anderson,
president and CEO for Turbine. "Direct2Drive is a leader in
digital distribution, offering best-of-breed games from the
best developers and publishers in the industry, and we're
excited to offer their service to the AC community." Launched
in 1999, AC is a critically acclaimed massively multiplayer
online role-playing game that draws together thousands of
players within an evolving and dynamic persistent 3D world.
With an exciting ever-evolving storyline, thrilling
adventures, quests, and frequent content updates, AC immerses
players in an intense role-playing environment. An extensive
system of formal Allegiances and player influence greatly
enhances social interaction within the game. AC has received
several awards over its seven year history including being
ranked #27 of Gamespy's Top 50 games of all time. Asheron's
Call®: Throne of Destiny is currently available online
at http://www.direct2drive.com/782/product/Buy-Asheron's-Call:-Throne-of-Destiny-Download
for $19.99. Additional information can be found at http://ac.turbine.com.
About Turbine
Turbine, Inc. is a premier developer, publisher and operator
of online subscription entertainment and is headquartered in
Westwood, Massachusetts. The company is one of the largest
privately-held online games company in North America.
Turbine's catalogue includes some of the most famous online
entertainment brands, including Asheron's Call®, DUNGEONS
& DRAGONS ONLINE: Stormreach, and The Lord
of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar. For
more information on Turbine and its services, please visit
www.turbine.com. # # # TURBINE, the TURBINE logo,
Asheron's Call, Asheron's Call: Throne of Destiny and Throne
of Destiny are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Turbine, Inc. in the United States and/or other
jurisdictions. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners. About IGN
Entertainment
IGN Entertainment, a unit of Fox Interactive Media, Inc., is
a leading Internet media and services provider focused on the
videogame and entertainment enthusiast markets. Collectively,
IGN's properties reached 35 million unique users worldwide in
the month of March 2006, according to Internet audience
measurement firm comScore Media Metrix.* IGN's network of
videogame-related properties (IGN.com, GameSpy, FilePlanet,
TeamXbox, Direct2Drive and others), is the web's number one
videogame information destination and attracts one of the
largest concentrated audiences of young males on the
Internet. IGN also owns and operates the popular
movie-related website, Rotten Tomatoes and one of the leading
male lifestyle websites, AskMen.com. In addition, IGN
provides technology for online game play in videogames. IGN
is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, with offices
throughout the U.S. and in Montreal. About Fox
Interactive Media
Fox Interactive Media manages the Internet assets from all
News Corp. divisions, including the highly trafficked
Foxsports.com, Americanidol.com and Fox.com. News Corporation
has quickly ascended to the top echelon of Internet
properties with the 2005 acquisitions of Intermix Media (the
parent company of MySpace.com), Scout Media and IGN
Entertainment. ### *comScore Media Metrix, March 2006
Worldwide data. Worldwide data cited herein represent an
aggregate of 32 countries reported by comScore Media Metrix
on a monthly basis.
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