lord of the rings
LOTRO and DDO extend free questing through May 31 – and toss in bonus goodies for subscribers
It's generally agreed that Standing Stone Games' promotion this past month to offer free questing (including all expansion packs) for both Lord of the...
Global Chat: The problem with being bad in MMOs
Have you ever felt weirdly reluctant to go the full "dark side" in a video game that offers morality meters? MMO blogger Yeebo Fernbottom...
The Stream Team: Let’s celebrate LOTRO’s lucky 13th birthday
Since 13 is her favorite number, Massively OP's MJ declares the 13th anniversary of LOTRO today her favorite celebration! Perhaps this will even be...
Lord of the Rings Online turns 13 years old, gives players a self-crisping pig, and releases Mists of Wilderland
What do you call a pig who's toting a cart of active fireworks? A medieval bacon-making machine? Country celebration? Or the herald of an...
Massively on the Go: Animal Crossing’s housing islands from an MMO player’s perspective
One multiplayerish game that we've talked about a bit as the MOP team's been quarantined on the Golden Yacht is Animal Crossing: New Horizons....
Jukebox Heroes: Lord of the Rings Online’s unreleased soundtrack
Lord of the Rings Online's soundtrack is well-loved by many who have played the game, tying in memorable tunes to specific locations to where...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 267: Who had ‘New World delay’ on their bingo card?
Andy, Justin, and Bree discuss WoW Shadowlands, LOTRO, Chronicles of Elyria, New World, SWTOR, FFXIV, RuneFest, Champions Online, and EverQuest, with adventures in Guild Wars 2, Elite, SWG Legends, and Animal Crossing, and a mailbag entry on Secret World Legends and maintenance-mode MMOs.
Lord of the Rings Online starts testing Update 26 – now with race changes
A week after Lord of the Rings Online posted its roadmap for the remainder of 2020, the fantasy game put Update 26 on the...
One Shots: Fine, who needs you, planet?
When a planet has stiffed you one too many times and yanked you around, it's time to put it at your back and head...
LOTRO Legendarium: Breaking down LOTRO’s 2020 producer letter
It may be a month or two overdue, but the producer's letter for Lord of the Rings Online finally arrived this week. While we...
Massively Uplifting: Cake, coloring, and EVE Online’s PLEX4Good COVID-19 relief
The news this past month has been infected with the novel coronavirus. It's everywhere we turn, and we can't escape it even if we...
LOTRO’s 2020 producer letter: Dwarves, weddings, PvP servers, Rohan housing, and more
Lord of the Rings Online's tardiest producer's letter ever has finally arrived, six days into April, to give players a vision of what's to...
Amazon’s Lord of the Rings MMO is hiring, online shooter Crucible gets a launch window
We are still largely in the dark when it comes to Amazon Game Studio's upcoming Lord of the Rings MMO, but a new job...
The Stream Team: Enjoying the outdoors with LOTRO’s spring festival
Usually, springtime means a time to get outdoors and enjoy the fresh air, blooming flowers, and blossoming trees. But for Massively OP's MJ right...
Battle Bards Episode 165: LOTRO Composer Bill Champagne
On this Very Special Edition of the Battle Bards, Lord of the Rings Online’s Bill Champagne sat down for an interview to talk about...
LOTRO Legendarium: Lord of the Rings Online’s Hytbold experiment
The landscape of any long-running MMORPG is bound to be littered with various developer experiments that were tried and later abandoned. Lord of the...
Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online just made most content free for the next few weeks
Just in this morning's roundup, the MOP commenters were debating whether and how to play Lord of the Rings Online during the virus-induced downtime...
Lord of the Rings Online spruces up its spring festival
With all that's going on, it might be easy to forget that spring is here -- and with it, Lord of the Rings Online's...
The Stream Team: Ending Ill Omens in Lord of the Rings Online
LOTRO's Ill Omens event is ending, and Massively OP's MJ wants to gather a few more tokens. That means she's heading into a number...
Coronavirus roundup: EGX Rezzed, Pokemon Go, and using MMOs to learn from home
We're capping off an odd week of coverage here in our little corner of the online gaming world, as even those of us who've...
