Turbine's Jim Crowley Talks MMOs and PC Gaming
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In addition to LotRO, the company also continues to operate its Dungeons and Dragons Online and long-running Asheron's Call. Although Crowley prefers to say that Turbine's approach to the MMO space complements, rather than competes with World of Warcraft and upstart challenger Warhammer Online, he does feel the company's approach is different in a few key ways, most notably what it calls an "emergent Web 2.0 focus," in addition to its attention to multiplatform development.
The common thread between a focus on strong in-game social networking and multiplatform MMO development, says Crowley, is the element of sharing.
"We believe that the game worlds that we create need to be shared, and need to be experienced," he says. "And the PC platform is an incredible platform, and one we will be dedicated to forever. At the same time, as both a business and as a creative force as well, we want what we create to be consumed and shared on as large a population as possible."
