Infinite Crisis and The Lord of the Rings Online developer Turbine suffers layoffs

Another developer suffers layoffs in the name of “strategic alignment.”

Turbine has suffered an unknown number of job cuts. The developer is best known for the massively multiplayer online role-playing game The Lord of the Rings Online, which originally came out back in 2007. It’s also working on Infinite Crisis, a multiplayer online battle arena game, similar to hits like Dota 2 and League of Legends, which features characters from the DC Comics universe. Infinite Crisis is still in open beta.

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Mike Minotti

Mike Minotti has been with GamesBeat since 2012, starting as an intern. Based near Youngstown, Ohio, he now manages GamesBeat's editorial team. He's also a prolific podcaster, appearing on multiple shows covering the gaming industry.