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Official Site: Lord of the Rings Online
Studio: Standing Stone Games, formerly Turbine/WB Interactive Entertainment; published by Daybreak Game Company
Launch Date: April 24, 2007
Genre: Fantasy Themepark
Business Model: Hybrid F2P (Optional Sub, Cash Shop)
Platform: PC

The Daily Grind: Are you concerned for Daybreak’s other MMORPGs?

Bree Royce - January 6, 2017 0

Last night's startling news that Daybreak plans to sunset Landmark abruptly in February (while forbidding player emulators) sent the MMORPG community into... I'll call...

Watch the recording of the Tolkien Professor’s inaugural LOTRO lecture

Bree Royce - January 4, 2017 0

Who wants to go back to school? What if it's free? What if it's in a video game? Yes, as promised, Corey "The Tolkien...

Battle Bards Episode 89: Nightfall

Justin Olivetti - January 4, 2017 0

When the sun goes down, the Battle Bards’ work has just begun! In this week’s episode, the crew explores nighttime music cues in MMOs,...

Hey-nonny-nonny, it's time for another song you skip over!

Choose My Adventure: Preparing to re-enter Lord of the Rings Online

Eliot Lefebvre - January 4, 2017 0

The votes are in, and the next four weeks will be spent in Lord of the Rings Online! This one quite genuinely surprised me,...

The Daily Grind: How do you buck the system in MMOs?

Justin Olivetti - January 4, 2017 0

I cannot be the only player who secretly delights in small rebellions against the intended plans and designs of MMO developers. Every so often,...

Global Chat: The Standing Stone standoff

Justin Olivetti - January 3, 2017 0

Following the announcement of LOTRO and DDO's new studio and the subsequent cancellation of the Asheron's Call games, you can better believe that the...

Tolkien Prof offers free LOTRO course starting today

Justin Olivetti - January 3, 2017 0

Ever wanted someone knowledgeable about Lord of the Rings to explain the books and give you a hands-on tour of Middle-earth? Then you're in...

MMO Year in Review: Turbine gave the ring to the eagles (December 2016)

Bree Royce - January 2, 2017 0

This year, we’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we...

LOTRO Legendarium: A cautious hope for the future

Justin Olivetti - December 31, 2016 0

One of the threads that weaves the Lord of the Rings narrative together is that of hope. Holding onto faith in friends, perseverance against...

This blurry picture is brought to you by the game not having an actual proper gallery to use, so thanks for that.

The Daily Grind: What tempts you into rolling a new MMO character?

Justin Olivetti - December 31, 2016 0

I've recently returned to Lord of the Rings Online (as have several friends, thanks to the new studio announcement) and found myself getting sorely...

The Stream Team: Fun times in LOTRO’s Frostbluff

MJ Guthrie - December 30, 2016 0

Do you want to build a snowman? Massively OP's MJ does! And she can in LOTRO's Yule Festival. There are activities throughout the lands,...

Massively Overthinking: Our MMORPG gaming resolutions for 2017

Bree Royce - December 29, 2016 0

Are you the type of gamer to make resolutions? I'm not, but I know a lot of people who map out their year ahead...

EverQuesting: Welcome to the Daybreak family, LOTRO and DDO

MJ Guthrie - December 29, 2016 1

Sometimes there's news that just makes you go, "Huh?" At times it happens because said information makes no sense whatsoever; other times it surprises...