Lord of the Rings Online developer Turbine confirmed that they are working on a new massively multiplayer online game that will sell in-game items for cash.
Word of the game leaked out after a job posting for a micro-transaction and e-commerce manager hit Turbineās website.
In the description, the company said the position would be for someone āresponsible for delivering and maximizing the revenue derived from Turbineās micro-transaction-based in-game store.ā
But yesterday a Turbine employee posted in the companyās forums that the job was for an āunannounced future project.ā
Hey guys! We know the recent job listing has caused a bit of a stir, but please be aware that this posting is for an unannounced future project. We appreciate the thoughts and feedback on both sides thus far.
While selling items in a game for additional money has been met with some criticism among gamers, I think itās much less likely to hit a wall if it launches with a game rather than being added on after a game goes live.
Turbine at work on micro-transaction MMO [Games Industry]
