American studio known primarily for Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online.
standing stone games
The Stream Team: A Prison of the Planes in Dungeons & Dragons Online
Who would tour an abandoned prison complex? Massively OP's MJ and her DnD night crew, that's who! Also, a cloud giant commander, Nimbus ar'Yorg,...
Lord of the Rings Online is revamping Mines of Moria for the December 4 launch on the legendary servers
In the secret places of Lord of the Rings Online, the developers of legend dug too deep and unleashed a slew of antiquated instances...
Dungeons and Dragons Online previews Update 71: Fall of the Night Brigade
The old Wheloon Docks area in Dungeons and Dragons Online is getting a much-needed infusion of content thanks to Update 71, which is currently...
LOTRO Legendarium: Riding out into Lord of the Rings Online’s Legacy of Morgoth
Anyone who knows my gaming habits understands that I am not a fan of desert zones, expansions, or even Tatooine. Sorry Luke, but it's...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 494: WoW opens the door to player housing
Justin and Bree discuss Warcraft Direct, World of Warcraft's player housing and Undermine(d) patch, WoW Classic Classic, Guild Wars 2's Godspawn, SWTOR 7.6, and quarterly financials for a bunch of studios (Pearl Abyss, NCsoft, EG7/Daybreak, Embracer, and Nexon), plus adventures in WoW, LOTRO, and Guild Wars 2.
LOTRO would love for kinships and players to own multiple homes
One of the frequently requested Lord of the Rings Online features is the ability to own more than one kinship hall or standard player...
One Shots: How to tantalize your dragon
You know what's always a good idea? To go right up to the jagged maw of a ravenous carnivore and tempt fate by trying...
LOTRO kicks off legendary item Season 12, DDO patches in performance improvements
The first patch for Lord of the Rings Online's newest expansion arrived this past Wednesday. Update 42.1 unlocked the third tier of Legacy of...
The Stream Team: Restoring the sanity of giants in Dungeons & Dragons Online
D&D night is back! And in it, Massively OP's MJ needs to resolve a problem of strange magic that is driving the giants mad....
Massively OP Podcast Episode 493: Landing on Brighter Shores
Justin and Bree discuss LOTRO's Legacy of Morgoth, Brighter Shores' early access, ArcheAge Chronicles' delay, Chrono Odyssey, Stars Reach's trailer, and FFXIV's Crossroads, with adventures in LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, and WoW Classic, plus a mailbag topic on handhelds and controllers for MMOs.
EG7 Q3 2024: EverQuest, LOTRO, and Palia gave Daybreak its best quarter all year
The quarterly financials avalanche continues this week with Enad Global 7, better known to MMORPG fans as the company that bought Daybreak and then...
Lord of the Rings Online polls players about 2025’s dungeon visual overhaul update
This year isn't even over yet, but Lord of the Rings Online's world design team is already looking ahead to the first update of...
One Shots: Gather those rosebuds while you may
Hope you're not allergic to jungle settings and giant plants spewing all manner of pollen and brain-altering parasites, because we're going to the thick...
LOTRO’s Legacy of Morgoth expansion has everyone fretting over the new Elf looks
The initial release of Lord of the Rings Online: Legacy of Morgoth seems to be going generally fine, albeit with a few bumps and...
Massively Overthinking: How long should it take to level to endgame in MMORPGs?
Right after New World's Aeternum launched, we did a piece looking into how the game was faring - and one complaint I saw over...
Lord of the Rings Online releases its 10th expansion, Legacy of Morgoth, this afternoon
Fasten your cloak and pack a fresh batch of lembas bread, for Lord of the Rings Online is calling all of its high-level adventurers...
Lord of the Rings Online offers a final video preview of this week’s Legacy of Morgoth
It's launch week for Lord of the Rings Online's latest expansion, which means it's your last opportunity to study up on what's coming in...
LOTRO Legendarium: How should LOTRO handle ‘the levels issue?’
Legacy of Morgoth comes out next week for Lord of the Rings Online, and I'm generally excited for it. I wasn't initially, since desert zones aren't...
Lord of the Rings Online revs up for Legacy of Morgoth with testing and preview
It's just a week and change until Lord of the Rings Online introduces its 10th expansion, Legacy of Morgoth, to the world on November...
ArenaNet, Standing Stone Games, and Daybreak all queue up Extra Life charity drives this weekend
With everything happening across our neck of the gaming woods this month, it's easy to lose sight of the more warm and fuzzy things...
