American studio known primarily for Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online.
standing stone games
Dungeons and Dragons Online sleds into the Snowpeaks Festival today
Slither into your snowsuit and grab your frostiest of D20s because Dungeons and Dragons Online is embracing the wintry atmosphere with the return of...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 406: Ulduar and Umbar
Justin and Bree discuss Blizzard vs. NetEase and the demise of WoW China, Wrath Classic, FFXIV 6.3, and LOTRO's 2023 roadmap, with adventures in LOTRO and ESO, plus a mailbag topic on the future of Blizzard.
Here’s what Lord of the Rings Online’s PvMP revamp could look like
Looks like meat's back on the menu, boys - that is, if you're a fan of PvP in your Lord of the Rings Online....
The Daily Grind: What crap is in your MMO inventory right now that you can’t bring yourself to delete?
I'm not big on hoarding useless things, but I fully admit that in Lord of the Rings Online, I can't bring myself to get...
Dungeons and Dragons Online predicts a heavy dose of Snowpeaks Festival later this week
It's January, the sun is not showing up to play, and you're spending these cold, dark days shivering your buns off. So why not...
The MOP Up: Apex Legends revamps its matchmaking system
Ever wonder how a competitive online game pairs you up with other people for skirmishes? In a new dev blog, Apex Legends' team went...
LOTRO Legendarium: Reacting to LOTRO’s 2023 roadmap
Do you remember the years of the past when we'd be waiting well into March or even later for a Lord of the Rings...
Lord of the Rings Online executive producer talks River Hobbits, a new launcher, and even boats
If you thought you got all of the big 2023 plans for Lord of the Rings Online from the recent roadmap, think again. In...
The Daily Grind: What do you think LOTRO’s new class will be?
Last night, Standing Stone Games dropped a huge 2023 roadmap for Lord of the Rings Online, and buried at the very end was the...
The Stream Team: Eye Know Whodunnit in Dungeons & Dragons Online
Who said the planar eyes had it? Last week, Massively OP's MJ was able to vanquish those DDO monstrosities and recover the artifacts. Next...
Massively Overthinking: What were your three most-played MMOs in 2022?
Last year, we did a piece on what we expected our top three MMOs of 2022 to be. We'll do that again next week,...
Lord of the Rings Online’s 2023 roadmap teases Corsairs of Umbar expansion theme
Earlier this week, we remarked on the MOP Podcast how it was to see Daybreak's EverQuest and EverQuest II roadmaps - and wouldn't it...
Dungeons and Dragons Online tests two brand-new archetypes for the Druid and Ranger
A pair of brand-new class archetypes made their way onto the Dungeons and Dragons Online test server this week, giving players a preview of...
Former Lord of the Rings Online producer illuminates the MMO industry’s pay problem
In last week's Massively Overthinking roundtable on the weird MMO trainwrecks that nobody noticed in 2022, MOP's Justin brought up one I had forgotten:...
The Daily Grind: Do you like pop-up landscape quests in MMOs, or do you require quest-givers?
So I was playing Lord of the Rings Online the other day, going through Paths of the Dead on my way into Gondor. I...
Lord of the Rings Online promises a producer’s letter ‘soon,’ plans to start testing Update 35
After an event-filled 2022, Lord of the Rings Online players are understandably interested in hearing what's coming this new year. While Standing Stone Games...
One Shots: Looking forward to a rainy day
Is there anything as agonizingly tantalizing as receiving a gift that's for a very specific situation? You can't wait to use it, but it...
LOTRO Legendarium: 10 more tips to improve your LOTRO experience
A while back, I put together a list of 10 tips to enhance your everyday Lord of the Rings Online play experience. It was...
Global Chat: The MMO blogs you should be reading in 2023
Welcome to a new year of Global Chat -- and with it, the anticipation of a great assortment of MMO blog essays, questions, guides,...
Massively Overthinking: The biggest 2022 MMO trainwrecks (almost) nobody noticed
As we wrap up our end-of-the-year and turn-of-the-calendar content until next December, there's one more recurring Massively Overthinking I like to do - and...
