American studio known primarily for Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online.
standing stone games
Massively Overthinking: Hopes and wishes for MMORPGs in the new year
One of the frustrating bits about our end-of-the-year content rollouts is that sometimes predictions and story roundups can come across as negative. It's way...
Watch the recording of the Tolkien Professor’s inaugural LOTRO lecture
Who wants to go back to school? What if it's free? What if it's in a video game? Yes, as promised, Corey "The Tolkien...
Battle Bards Episode 89: Nightfall
When the sun goes down, the Battle Bards’ work has just begun! In this week’s episode, the crew explores nighttime music cues in MMOs,...
Choose My Adventure: Preparing to re-enter Lord of the Rings Online
The votes are in, and the next four weeks will be spent in Lord of the Rings Online! This one quite genuinely surprised me,...
The Daily Grind: How do you buck the system in MMOs?
I cannot be the only player who secretly delights in small rebellions against the intended plans and designs of MMO developers. Every so often,...
Global Chat: The Standing Stone standoff
Following the announcement of LOTRO and DDO's new studio and the subsequent cancellation of the Asheron's Call games, you can better believe that the...
Tolkien Prof offers free LOTRO course starting today
Ever wanted someone knowledgeable about Lord of the Rings to explain the books and give you a hands-on tour of Middle-earth? Then you're in...
MMO Year in Review: Turbine gave the ring to the eagles (December 2016)
This year, we’re taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we...
LOTRO Legendarium: A cautious hope for the future
One of the threads that weaves the Lord of the Rings narrative together is that of hope. Holding onto faith in friends, perseverance against...
The Daily Grind: What tempts you into rolling a new MMO character?
I've recently returned to Lord of the Rings Online (as have several friends, thanks to the new studio announcement) and found myself getting sorely...
The Stream Team: Fun times in LOTRO’s Frostbluff
Do you want to build a snowman? Massively OP's MJ does! And she can in LOTRO's Yule Festival. There are activities throughout the lands,...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMORPG gaming resolutions for 2017
Are you the type of gamer to make resolutions? I'm not, but I know a lot of people who map out their year ahead...
EverQuesting: Welcome to the Daybreak family, LOTRO and DDO
Sometimes there's news that just makes you go, "Huh?" At times it happens because said information makes no sense whatsoever; other times it surprises...
Perfect Ten: Biggest MMORPG surprises of 2016
Back at the beginning of December, I posted a list of what I considered to be the biggest MMORPG stories of 2016. However, there...
Choose My Adventure: The Elder Scrolls Online in review
Back when I played through The Elder Scrolls Online's beta, I said that it was another generic fantasy MMO in a field already choked...
PSA: Lord of the Rings Online expansions are on sale
Steam isn't the only place where you can get a good deal on MMOs this holiday season. Lord of the Rings Online is holding...
Standing Stone Games tells the story of its name and logo
Kind of curious about why Turbine's ex-developers formed their new indie studio with the name Standing Stone Games? And what is up with that...
Fans start a Save Asheron’s Call campaign
The writing is on the wall for Asheron's Call -- or is it? Some fans are hoping that it's not too late to change...
One Shots: I make this look good
Back in high school, I thought it was the epitome of cool to wear reflective aviator shades and a jean jacket. Alas, I could...
Massively Overthinking: Our 2017 MMORPG predictions
With 2016 drawing to a close and 2017 rushing up to meet us, the Massively OP team has regrouped for another round of bold and...
