Studio:Â Standing Stone Games, formerly Turbine/WB Interactive Entertainment; published by Daybreak Game Company
Launch Date:Â April 24, 2007
Genre:Â Fantasy Themepark
Business Model:Â Hybrid F2P (Optional Sub, Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
lord of the rings online
Official Site:Â Lord of the Rings Online
Studio:Â Standing Stone Games, formerly Turbine/WB Interactive Entertainment; published by Daybreak Game Company
Launch Date:Â April 24, 2007
Genre:Â Fantasy Themepark
Business Model:Â Hybrid F2P (Optional Sub, Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
Studio:Â Standing Stone Games, formerly Turbine/WB Interactive Entertainment; published by Daybreak Game Company
Launch Date:Â April 24, 2007
Genre:Â Fantasy Themepark
Business Model:Â Hybrid F2P (Optional Sub, Cash Shop)
Platform: PC
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Lord of the Rings Online starts testing massive class changes
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Lord of the Rings Online wants to know what you want from your VIP sub
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Justin and Bree discuss Wild West Online, EVE Online, WoW's Battle for Azeroth, Ragnarok, Elite, LOTRO, Star Trek Online, Trove, and City of Heroes' Paragon Chat, with mailbag questions on free-to-play entitlement and whether expansions need new classes.
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The Daily Grind: Do you buy the Daybreak-owns-Standing Stone Games rumor?
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One Shots: A well-rounded Hobbit (breakfast)
With the prodigious and well-known appetite of Hobbits, it's a total surprise to me that the Shire hasn't been stripped bare with these creatures'...
EverQuesting: Columbus Nova or not, Daybreak is tying its own noose
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 167: Daybreaking news
Justin and Bree host a special edition of the podcast focused entirely on the Daybreak denial and layoff story as it's unfolded.
Daybreak has now been hit with layoffs [Confirmed]
Daybreak has now confirmed the layoffs, and we've got lots more information from our own sources - see below for updates and context.
Multiple game...
Leaderboard: Does the Daybreak fiasco affect whether you play its MMOs?
Over the last couple of days, we've been covering the Daybreak scandal - specifically, how concerns over the impact of government sanctions on Daybreak's...
Lord of the Rings Online takes a step forward in lockbox transparency
Ever since Standing Stone Games started ramping up the prominence of Lord of the Rings Online's lockboxes following last year's Mordor expansion, the microtransactions...
Daybreak update: Chief Publishing Officer Laura Naviaux has left the company
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The Stream Team: Celebrating 11 years of Lord of the Rings Online
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Daybreak says it has ‘no affiliation’ with Columbus Nova, the company it said bought it in 2015
Note: We've updated this piece heavily at the end with Daybreak's statements and further links.
A chain of business connections could have a real and...
