American studio known primarily for Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online.
standing stone games
One Shots: Fun with filters
You know all of those weird filter effects that you have in your photo editing software? There always seems to be a stigma against...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 164: Shroud of the Heroes
Justin and Bree discuss April Fools' Day across the MMO world, RIFT, DDO, Trove, Guild Wars 2, WoW, Sea of Thieves, Shroud of the Avatar, SWTOR, and FFXIV, with mailbag questions on MMO tourist modes and character customization.
Global Chat: RIFT Prime numbers
RIFT's new Prime progression server certainly has recaptured or recruited many MMO bloggers to the game as of late, and it is all anyone...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO NPC do you love to mock?
Hell hath no sarcasm like MMO gamers who find a particular NPC to be a little too annoying, repetitive, or otherwise goofy. Then the...
Dungeons and Dragons Online preps Disciples of Rage adventure pack
The next adventure pack for Dungeons and Dragons Online is undergoing testing and polish right now, as Standing Stone Games teases players with a...
The MMO Book Club introduces the good kind of lootboxes
Not quite a year ago, we covered a brand-new MMO community called the MMO Book Club, whose goal was to bring MMO players together...
The Daily Grind: Are blacklists, quizzes, and threats effective at reducing text toxicity in MMOs?
Toxicity in online gaming just keeps popping up - specifically as it pertains to chat and commenting.
MOP reader Tanek pointed us to a thread about...
Lord of the Rings Online releases secret goat quest
Leave it to the sly folks at Standing Stone Games to slip a little spring surprise into Lord of the Rings Online.
The studio behind...
One Shots: Don’t you forget about me
I think that we can all agree that Hirku seems like he'd be a pretty fun-loving dude to hang out with in World of...
Mimics take over DDO, players terrified to open chests
Usually the sight of a fat, treasure-laden chest is a source of joy for Dungeons and Dragons Online players. It's where most of the...
Massively Overthinking: The war on MMO chat toxicity
This week, The Ancient Gaming Noob posted up an image of RIFT Prime, where Trion asks people to... play nice. "Just a neighborly reminder...
Lord of the Rings Online team works on future ‘far-flung adventures’
Having some issues with Lord of the Rings Online Update 22? A small patch released on Wednesday may have cleared it up. The small...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 161: Project power
Justin and Bree discuss RIFT Prime, Trove, Project C, Project Gorgon, H1Z1, The Division 2, Guild Wars 2, and LOTRO, with mailbag questions on mimicking Minecraft's business model and playing the good stuff while you still can.
The Daily Grind: Are you going to play Project Gorgon’s early access?
People, I am frustrated. But in a good way.
With the activation of RIFT Prime, the release of LOTRO's Northern Mirkwood, and now this week's...
One Shots: The Soviet Summoner
Undoubtedly, our world is poorer in this post-City of Heroes era for the lack of pun-inspired superhero names that used to run, fly, and...
The Stream team: Fiddle fun in LOTRO
Massively OP's MJ may not be able to participate in LOTRO's recently released Chapters 5 and 6 of the Black Book of Mordor, but...
How DDO’s Mists of Ravenloft went from concept art to game design
By now, Dungeons and Dragons Online's Mists of Ravenloft has seen a few turns of the full moon and settled into its niche in...
The fiddle brings a new sound to Lord of the Rings Online
Now that the fiddle is a playable instrument in Lord of the Rings Online, the only question left is who will be cast to...
DDO cracks down on exploiters, players cry… ‘honeypot’?
Better not be a cheater in Dungeon and Dragons Online. Last week, Standing Stone Games announced that it was cracking down on players who...
Lord of the Rings Online’s road leads on to Update 22’s Northern Mirkwood
Out of Mordor and into Mirkwood, that's just the way it goes for the Middle-earth adventurer. With Tuesday's Update 22: Legacy of the Necromancer,...
