American studio known primarily for Lord of the Rings Online, Dungeons and Dragons Online, and the Asheron’s Call franchise.
turbine
Lord of the Rings Online explains why it doesn’t have full voiceovers
While Lord of the Rings Online isn't devoid of spoken dialogue -- players note that a lot of the epic quests in particular feature...
Massively Overthinking: The best MMO music of 2022
Years ago, MOP's Justin listened to hundreds - no, probably more like thousands - of MMO music tracks to narrow this topic down to...
Lord of the Rings Online dug a grave for players and killed our pet rock
In my experience, when someone else digs a grave for you, it's not going to spell a good day, especially when they end it...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 398: Much ado about pie
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Dragonflight, the FTC challenge, Albion's Beyond the Veil and sub price increase, Camelot Unchained's new funding, ZeniMax's secret MMO, and Guild Wars 2's inventory, with adventures in LOTRO and New World, plus a mailbag topic on gaming mice.
Standing Stone Games releases new LOTRO and DDO soundtracks
As a holiday season treat, Standing Stone Games pushed out soundtracks to its two MMO expansions that came out over the course of the...
Battle Bards Episode 218: Peace and quiet
If anyone’s ever told you to “take a chill pill,” then the Battle Bards have your full dosage in today’s episode. Exploring peaceful and...
Massively Overthinking: The best cooking in MMORPGs
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...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 397: What we have here is a failure to negotiate
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 396: Crowfalling
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
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
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?
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
Dungeon & Dragons Online isn't just about dungeons and dragons! No, there are open spaces as well as plenty of other critters -- just...