standing stone games

American studio known primarily for Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online.

Massively Overthinking: The best cooking in MMORPGs

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You probably thought tonight's Massively Overthinking would have a gratitude theme, what with the holiday and all. Nope, not this time, although it's sort...
Oh no.

Massively OP Podcast Episode 397: What we have here is a failure to negotiate

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Justin and Bree discussion WoW China's sunset, the Blizzard/Netease debacle, LOTRO's mini-expansion, EverQuest II, Frozen Flame, and ArcheAge 2, with adventures in WoW, LOTRO, New World, SWG Legends, and Marvel Snap, plus a mailbag topic on boss taunting in MMOs.

Standing Stone Games’ executive producer says he’s ‘low-key angry’ he couldn’t save Asheron’s Call

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Some former Asheron's Call fans might find wan solace in the fact that a former Turbine exec regrets the cult MMO's closure just as...

One Shots: I just got catfished

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Catfishing used to be a delectable activity. Then the internet came along, and it turned into something dark and sinister. So let's applaud Final...

Lord of the Rings Online’s community goes bonkers for a boulder nicknamed Dwayne Johnson

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One would think that the arrival of a small Lord of the Rings Online expansion (or huge content update, take your pick) this past...

The Daily Grind: What’s the least appealing weapon in MMOs?

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A few weeks ago, MOP reader Bruno was joking with me about how crap it was that Hobbit Champions in Lord of the Rings...

Massively Overthinking: Changing ‘mains’ in MMOs

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When I first started MMOs, the idea of mains and alts was bizarre to me. Why would I spend time on a second character...

LOTRO Legendarium: Exploring Before the Shadow’s new starter area and skirmish

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You know that agonizingly delicious sensation of encountering an MMO drop that has so much stuff to explore that you hardly know where to...

EG7 Q3 2022: LOTRO’s monthly active players are up 11% compared to last year

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If you can pull your eyes away from the Activision-Blizzard/NetEase trainwreck that unfolded overnight, then we've got a blast of new financial news for...
Powerful!

Massively OP Podcast Episode 396: Crowfalling

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Justin and Bree discuss Crowfall, Blue Protocol, SWTOR, New World, Q3 2022 financials (for Blizzard, Pearl Abyss, Square Enix, NCsoft), and new patches (for DDO, Neverwinter, Blade and Soul, EVE Online, Guild Wars 2, Elder Scrolls Online), with a mailbag topic covering Shadowbane, Second Live, Secret World, and Ultima Online.

Lord of the Rings Online goes Before the Shadow today with new zones, leveling changes, and delving system

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You can't walk into Mordor, but you can download a new mini-expansion for Lord of the Rings Online today -- provided that you've purchased...

One Shots: Officially up to no good

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Hey, I hope everyone had a good week of recovery from all of those MMO Halloween festivities because One Shots is back -- and...

The Daily Grind: How frustrated do you get with MMO delays?

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With all of the MMO releases happening this month, I was banking on the rollout of New World's fresh start servers, LOTRO: Before the...

The Stream Team: Defending the DDO caravan

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Dungeon & Dragons Online isn't just about dungeons and dragons! No, there are open spaces as well as plenty of other critters -- just...

Lord of the Rings Online enters the final phase of testing for Beyond the Shadow

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So yesterday, November 8th, was supposed to be the day that Lord of the Rings Online's Before the Shadow launched. But of course, on...

Dungeons and Dragons Online releases Update 57 Grip of the Hidden Hand today – here are the patch notes

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Today marks a new content update for Dungeons and Dragons Online with the arrival of Update 57: Grip of the Hidden Hand, bringing a...

LOTRO Legendarium: What class should you pick in LOTRO?

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Hunter. Thanks for coming to the column! See you in the next one! What, you want a bit more than that? Sheesh, fine. I'll stop amusing...

SSG has delayed Lord of the Rings Online’s Before the Shadow to November 15

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Well, it's not exactly an impossible-to-fathom move given that it's baked into preorder verbiage, but it's going to be irritating nonetheless: Standing Stone Games...

Perfect Ten: 10 great reasons to revisit older MMORPGs

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When one MMO dies, it forces us to look at the rest of the bunch through the sunglasses of mortality. The finite nature of...

One Shots: Hamming it up for Halloween

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It's that time of year again! That's right, it's National Cat Day (October 29th)! So find the nearest cat, bow deeply to it, and...

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