WarCry Choice Posts: 2257 Joined: 5 Jan 2007 | MMORPG.com readers have selected Lord of the Rings Online as their "Best Overall Game" of 2008:
 WESTWOOD, MA - January 14, 2009 - Turbine, Inc. announced today that The Lord of the Rings Online™ was named "Best Overall Game" in the MMORPG.com 2008 Reader's Choice Awards. In addition, Mines of Moria™, the first expansion for the popular massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG), was named "Best Expansion" and Turbine was voted "Favorite MMO Studio," securing 46% of votes over nominees including Blizzard, CCP, and Mythic Entertainment. MMORPG.com is a leading website dedicated to providing news and features to the MMORPG community.
"We are honored that our studio has received this special recognition and we want to thank the readers of MMORPG.com," said Jim Crowley, president and CEO of Turbine, Inc. "Given the competitive launches that took place this year, we are especially grateful for the awards they extended to The Lord of the Rings Online which has firmly established itself as one of the world's premium MMOs. While we accomplished a lot in 2008 we have a lot more in store for 2009 that we look forward to sharing with players."
"It isn't difficult to see why our readers chose Turbine by a landslide in the Favorite MMO Studio category," said Jon Wood, Managing Editor of MMORPG.com. "Turbine continues to impress us with top-notch releases and a reputation for releasing a great deal of quality content to subscribers and we are happy to join our readers in congratulating them on their achievements."
Results, editorial commentary and additional information about category requirements can be found at:
Favorite MMO Studio
Best Overall Game
Best Expansion
Turbine definitely deserves a pat on the back for keeping LOTRO drama-free in a very dramatic year for MMOs! Cheers!
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Master Looter Posts: 1611 Joined: 27 Mar 2008 | I'll believe it! I can't wait to start replaying it. 
I report badge farmers so that way they can't get their precious Matrix badges, among others. Abide by our rules, and do not spam up areas just because you think they're dead. I read dead areas frequently to report badge farming, as it's strongly frowned upon, and necroing is against the rules.
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BANNED Posts: 534 Joined: 27 Aug 2008 | Playing it since it came out, I knew it would have got this considering the overall greatness of the game. |
MMORPG.com readers have selected Lord of the Rings Online as their "Best Overall Game" of 2008:
Turbine definitely deserves a pat on the back for keeping LOTRO drama-free in a very dramatic year for MMOs! Cheers!
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