American studio known primarily for Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online.
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 512: Equinox Homecoming is not horsing around
Justin and Bree discuss the new horse mystery MMO Equinox Homecoming, the reveal of RuneScape Dragonwilds, Stars Reach's Kickstarted, FFXIV's Seekers of Eternity, and Black Desert's console sunset/upgrade, and LOTRO's housing rush, with adventures in LOTRO and World of Warcraft, plus a mailbag topic on frugal gaming.
So how is the Lord of the Rings Online 2025 housing rush going so far? Well, it’s going
After a month of waiting for the server transfer queue situation to settle, Lord of the Rings Online players are finally able to start...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs where you can actually afford to buy eggs
I don't know about you folks, but eggs are a staple protein in my household, and these past months watching egg prices soar upward...
One Shots: Neon to the max!
I certainly hope you weren't looking for a neutral color scheme that will go great with those IKEA cabinets and chairs you bought last...
Battle Bards: The Final Refrain
It’s been a very long while, but the Battle Bards haven’t fully abandoned you — at least not without a goodbye! In the grand...
The Daily Grind: Would you rather an MMO be over or underpopulated?
I was hanging out in Lord of the Rings Online this past weekend and saw an interesting conversation: While some folks are lamenting the...
The Stream Team: Best Laid Plans in Dungeons & Dragons Online
Massively OP's MJ is more than a little disgusted with the antics of Lucian Vaunt, the idiot/villain who is causing all the problems in...
Massively Overthinking: Do you multibox in MMORPGs?
Last week on Twitter, I saw someone refer disparagingly to EVE Online as "the multiboxing game." I want to talk about the concept of...
Lord of the Rings Online will begin reactivating housing next week – in phases, so don’t panic yet
Our long national nightmare will soon be over: Lord of the Rings Online is finally turning back on the housing system starting next week.
OK,...
Lord of the Rings Online plans for two additional 64-bit realms, indicates housing reactivation is coming soon
While Lord of the Rings Online's new 64-bit servers were touted as being capable of holding a substantially greater amount of players, SSG is...
Lord of the Rings Online’s Update 43.2 tackles bugs while transfers trudge onward after three weeks
Lord of the Rings Online is getting a decent bug-squashing patch this morning with the launch of Update 43.2. SSG announced last night that...
LOTRO Legendarium: The virtuous world of Middle-earth
There are plenty of fantasy brands out there to suit any preference. If you arranged them on a spectrum, you might start at cozy...
One Shots: Light pollution over Bree
Are you under the assumption that light pollution is the sole product of the modern era? You've obviously never visited Lord of the Rings...
LOTRO resumes 64-bit server transfers, but only to the roleplay servers as it works on ‘peak population concerns’
The trials, travails, and transfers of Lord of the Rings Online continue as the playerbase continues to move over to the four new 64-bit...
The Stream Team: Murder, Red Rain, and fun as a fire elemental in Dungeons & Dragons Online
The enemy: Lucian Vaunt. The task at hand? Gather more folks folks in DDO's Sharn who have a grudge against this villain, like the...
Vague Patch Notes: If you have my money, you’d better have my video game
So over the last couple of weeks Lord of the Rings Online has made itself quite a mess to clean up. It's not the...
The Daily Grind: If you lost your main MMO characters, would you still play?
As the Lord of the Rings Online transfers were going on over the last few weeks, I had a couple of brief moments when...
Lord of the Rings Online’s 64-bit server transfers begin to catch up as devs acknowledge server load stress
Two weeks after Lord of the Rings Online kicked off an unprecedented number of server transfers, the studio is only now starting to get...
One Shots: You shall not pass unless you really, really want to
Ever since Fellowship of the Ring came out, every wanna-be wizard with a staff thinks that they can camp out on bridges and forbid...
LOTRO Legendarium: The great server transfer nightmare of 2025
Can I be real with you right now? I really don't want to write this column. I wish I didn't have to, not just...
