American studio known primarily for Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online.
standing stone games
LOTRO players pull off massive multi-day Winterstock concert
In case you missed it, over the past few days the Lord of the Rings Online community has been running one of the largest ...
LOTRO Legendarium: My LOTRO wish list for 2018
Ever since I've been writing this Lord of the Rings Online column -- which spans back to 2010, if you can believe it --...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO offers the best sky views?
I know it's a simple and basic thing, but I absolutely adore a great skybox in my MMORPGs. There's something about looking up at...
Massively Overthinking: What’s the smallest MMO you’re willing to play?
A comment on Reddit about the current size and viability of Kritika Online got me thinking about MMO playerbases in general lately. We all...
The Stream Team: Investigating a graverobber in Dungeons and Dragons Online
There's concern of a graverobber halfling named Moonshadow Lighfoot that might be dabbling in necromancy in DDO, and Massively OP's Justin and MJ are...
Perfect Ten: 10 tips for crafting a unique MMO character name
Tell me if you've ever been here: You just finished spending way too much time pouring over options in the character creation screen and...
Here’s how one high school teacher uses Lord of the Rings Online in her English class
What do you say that we all go and enroll at the Maine School of Science and Mathematics?
Hear me out here: It's at this...
Global Chat: Love the farm, hate the farm
How do you feel about grinding in MMOs? What about farming? These questions can elicit a wide variety of answers, from shrieks of dismay...
Perfect Ten: The best MMO updates and expansions of 2017
Last year was positively stuffed with updates, expansions, and cool stuff. A lot of years I struggle to remember which major updates happened in...
MMO Year in Review: Lockboxes, CCP, and Destiny 2 (October 2017)
We’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head into...
LOTRO Legendarium: Looking back at the road we traveled in 2017
"The road goes ever on" is one of the most well-known phrases from Lord of the Rings, alluding to the ongoing journey of the...
The Daily Grind: What were your best MMORPG gaming achievements in 2017?
Before we jump into 2018, let's take a moment to ruminate on our personal accomplishments in MMO gaming this year.
While I didn't get around...
MMO Year in Review: July was the high mark of the year for MMORPGs (July 2017)
We’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head into...
The Stream Team: The MOP MMO Christmas album live
Did you enjoy the MOP MMO Christmas Album? Do you wish there was a live version you could sing along with? What if we...
The most popular Massively OP MMO articles of 2017
One of my favorite things to do every year is drill down the top articles on the site for our readers. I don't mean...
MMO Year in Review: Ship of Heroes abandons Kickstarter (April 2017)
We’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we head into...
The 2017 MOP MMO Christmas album
Do you like to sing carols? That's one of my favorite things about this time of year! Christmas time is the best time for...
The Daily Grind: What MMO rewards are you chasing this holiday season?
One thing is always for certain this time of year: MMO players have their hands full with Christmas events, so much so that they...
Choose My Adventure Year in Review: Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, WildStar, Black Desert, and Neverwinter
So I've been writing this column for a year now. A little more than a year, as it happens, but last year there was...
Dungeons and Dragons Online adds a new raid while Hollywood preps yet another D&D flick
The terror of Dungeons and Dragons Online: Mists of Ravenloft are only increasing thanks to this week's Update 37.1.
Standing Stone Games activated an additional...
