lord of the rings
PAX East 2019: Elder Scrolls Online Elsweyr makes playing the bad guy feel very good
During this year's PAX East, freelance games journalist Sam Prell - you might remember him from his time at Joystiq and GamesRadar - took...
Adventure Academy is an ‘educational massively multiplayer online game’ launching May 1
Adventure Academy is going to mystify the typical gamer: There are no dragons to fight and no lockboxes to fight over. But if you're...
LOTRO Legendarium: Five fun secrets hidden in Moria
Making your way through Lord of the Rings Online's Moria can be a unique experience -- for both good and bad reasons -- but...
LOTRO announces Rohan housing while DDO is slated to get a 64-bit client
Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online players have plenty to look forward to in their near and far future, especially...
Lord of the Rings Online buffs mob health and balances crafted gear
Over in Lord of the Rings Online this week, Sauron gave a pep talk to his forces that increased their morale. It was a...
Massively Overthinking: Thoughts on the holy trinity in MMOs
One of MOP's bright new columnists, Tyler Edwards, blogs over at Superior Realities, and he recently brought to my attention his pieces on the...
The Stream Team: Flower picking and other Lord of the Rings Online Spring Festival fun
What is more spring-like than enjoying newly bloomed flowers? In LOTRO, it's picking them -- picking them all! The Spring Festival is back, and...
LOTRO and DDO hand out downtime compensation packages as spring festival begins
Freebies! Who wants freebies? Get them while they're hot! Get them while your inventory still has space!
Oh, hello, I see you heard my call....
LOTRO assembles a panel of experts to have a deep lore chat
There is nothing if not a whole lot of lore in Lord of the Rings. Tolkien's Middle-earth is positively brimming with it, after all,...
LOTRO Dwarves delve too deep, progression players rush in to see
Dust off that goat and ride fiercely into Khazad-dûm, for the vast underground kingdom is finally open for business on Lord of the Rings...
The Daily Grind: Has your MMO of choice ever had a major data loss?
When Justin mentioned to me on this week's podcast the rumor that Lord of the Rings Online's and Dungeons and Dragons Online's multi-day downtime...
For everyone who fancies a trip to New Zealand, Path of Exile’s ExileCon tix are now on sale
Be honest, a visit to New Zealand to see all the Lord of the Rings filming locations is still on your bucket list. You...
LOTRO’s progression server unlocks Moria this Thursday
A week after Lord of the Rings Online spent several consecutive days in the dark, the Tolkien MMORPG is preparing to send players into...
LOTRO Legendarium: The return of skirmishes in Lord of the Rings Online
Out of all of Lord of the Rings Online's additional features that it has added post-launch, skirmishes have my vote as one of the...
DDO and LOTRO’s one-day downtime is now at three days and counting
What began as a one-day downtime to work on a data center has now stretched into three days of offline status for both Lord...
LOTRO and DDO downtime extends into its second day as datacenter work continues
While we knew that yesterday's extended downtime for both of Standing Stone Games' MMOs was going to be lengthy, initially there was hope that...
LOTRO and DDO are going offline for a day thanks to server work
Hobbits are taking an extended siesta this week in Lord of the Rings Online. On Monday, March 4th, the game is coming down for a...
The MMO Bookclub devotes March to Tibia, Destiny 2, and Apex Legends
If you haven't been hanging out with the folks at MMO Bookclub lately, you may have missed a shift in the format that's expanded...
Battle Bards Episode 139: Return to LOTRO
It has been a good long while since the Battle Bards walked the road that led them from the Shire to Mordor, but now...
LOTRO devs explain the virtue system revamp
For my money, the change from a rigid to a much more flexible virtue system in Lord of the Rings Online is one of...
