American studio known primarily for Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online.
standing stone games
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...
Standing Stone says LOTRO license renewal is a ‘non-issue’
One gets the feeling that the Lord of the Rings Online devs are more than a little tired of hearing questions concerning the IP...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 96: Rogue Two
Justin and Bree discuss the big Turbine/LOTRO/DDO news, plus Xmas in MMOs, WoW legendaries, console Trove, poor ArcheAge, and 2017's offerings, with a surprisingly pertinent mailbag question on going indie vs. sticking with a publisher.
LOTRO is considering revamping its character models in 2017
One of the most common complaints about Lord of the Rings Online is the style and animation of its character models. This might not...
Asheron’s Call and its sequel will sunset as part of the Turbine/Standing Stone split
I'm sorry to report that Turbine announced today that it will be sunsetting Asheron's Call and Asheron's Call 2 as part of the transition...
The Daily Grind: Does Daybreak’s involvement with LOTRO and DDO worry you?
Yesterday, we were all pretty astonished to learn that Turbine has spun out Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online --...
Turbine spins LOTRO and DDO teams out to new studio, using Daybreak as publisher
Welp, didn't see this one coming.
Turbine has just announced that it's spinning off the Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons & Dragons Online...
