lord of the rings

Part of the holy mission of the Game Archaeologist is to ferret out the roots of history that ultimately led to MMORPGs as...

MOP reader Tanek recently pointed us to a thread on Lord of the Rings Online forums where players have been debating the merits...

Oh, you doofy Dwarves, will you never stop digging too deep? How many world-ending monsters do you have to dredge up in your quest...

Digital Extremes can sure pack a bunch of good stuff in its Warframe Twitch shows, and July 26th's devstream #129 was no exception....

The pretty, fairy tale-like quality of Lord of the Rings Online's Vale of Anduin is being infested by a sinister streak, thanks to...

Justin and Bree discuss WoW, LOTRO, DDO, Guild Wars 2, Star Trek Online, Skyforge, City of Heroes, SWG Legends, and Marvel Heroes.

With the debut of Dungeons and Dragons Online's 90-day permadeath server heading our way on August 16th, it is fairly imperative that...

With a reduced budget and a smaller team, Lord of the Rings Online can't afford to throw gobs of money at composers and...

When an MMORPG recedes into the rearview mirror of life, all you are left with are memories, music... and screenshots. It's amazing how a...

When I wrapped up writing my previous LOTRO column on the game's first year of live operation, I felt that I had left...

Standing Stone Games showed up to Indy's GenCon this week -- and dropped some huge announcements for both Lord of the Rings Online...

Not gonna lie, I really like farming in MMOs. No, not the grindy kind of farming, just the actual process of farming crops on...

Remember Leyou? It's the same company that's working on a new Lord of the Rings title in concert with Amazon, you know. Turns out...

While it's not a major content update, Lord of the Rings Online's 24.2 patch promises to deliver a nice slice of adventuring fun...

It'd be tempting to think that back in the long, long ago when MMOs were still young, MMO players weren't quite as jaded about...

Is it too early to start making Christmas plans? Have you got everything you need for Bilbo's birthday? What about going shopping for Durin's...

It was April 24th, 2007. World of Warcraft players were deep into The Burning Crusade, SOE had just launched Vanguard, and the...

I've long held the opinion that one of the most underrated elements of effective MMORPGs is a really good sound design. I'm not just...

I once heard it said that a popular studio - I think it was Blizzard - made it a point of asking prospective developers...

When I met my wife, she was a console gamer, but she had never played an MMO. She was interested in giving some of...