American studio known primarily for Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online.
standing stone games
One Shots: A heated meeting
What are two words that delight you to hear as a child in school but terrify you as an adult? "Field trip!"
Rose can attest...
LOTRO Legendarium: Digging into LOTRO’s 2024 roadmap, from U39 to the Baharbêl expansion
Oh boy -- it's roadmap time for Lord of the Rings Online! As we've been seeing over the past few years, Standing Stone Games...
The Stream Team: Dragon skulls and an Oath of Vengeance in Dungeons and Dragons Online
An ancient knightly order in DDO founded by the dragon Argynvost, Order of the Silver Dragon, was wiped out by the vampire Strahd. First...
Massively Overthinking: The slowest and fastest combat in MMORPGs
During a recent podcast discussion about City of Heroes' official revival, the MOP writers were talking about its combat, which - let's be honest...
Dungeons and Dragons Online begins testing its new Dragon Lord Fighter archetype
It was just last Friday that Dungeons and Dragons Online's producer confirmed that the MMO was getting at least two new class archetypes in...
Perfect Ten: The weirdest weapons from MMOs of yore
Swords. Staffs. Maces. Spears. Wands. Bows. Crossbows. Double-crossbows. Hammers. Wolverine claws. Daggers. Axes. Deadly? Yes. Fashionable? Not so much. A two-handed sword is so...
Lord of the Rings Online’s 2024 roadmap includes an expansion, new hobby, and kinship ‘refresh’
It's Lord of the Rings Online's turn at the roadmap podium as this 17-year-old MMORPG announced its 2024 plans today. While perhaps not as...
Dungeons and Dragons Online confirms ‘at least two new’ class archetypes for 2024
Dungeons and Dragons Online is coming at 2024 hard and hungry with the recent news of a year-long celebration for D&D's 50th anniversary, a...
The Daily Grind: Do you track your MMO gaming habits from year to year?
Steam's customized "year in review" report captured everyone's attention for a hot minute back in December. All over social media and in my favorite Discords,...
One Shots: Fine dining at the end of the world
When the moon is crashing down into the ocean to cause tsunamis, earthquakes, firestorms, and a mass extinction-level event, what is there to do...
LOTRO Legendarium: Brainstorming new hobby ideas for LOTRO
April 24th, 2008. That was both the first and last time that Lord of the Rings Online added a hobby to the game --...
The Stream Team: Returning to Ravenloft in Dungeons & Dragons Online
With the Stormreach Harbor matters all wrapped up, Massively OP's MJ is ready to return to Ravenloft. She has been looking forward to revisiting...
Dungeons & Dragons Online makes tons of content free or nearly free for the franchise’s 50th birthday
Freeeeeee stuff! Come getcha free stuff! Free stuff in Dungeons and Dragons Online, that is, because Standing Stone Games has brought back its bonkers...
Lord of the Rings Online welcomes back its Ill Omens event with new rewards
The first patch of the year for Lord of the Rings Online arrived on Wednesday, ushering in Update 38.2 and the return of the...
One Shots: A beacon for a new year
Welcome to 2024 everyone! Please put your carry-ons safely underneath your seats, secure your kobold companions, and don't hesitate to light a big ball...
Lord of the Rings Online readies Ill Omens event, Update 39, and 2024 roadmap
After the holiday break, Lord of the Rings Online's team is revving up for another year in Middle-earth. In this past Friday's studio livestream,...
The Stream Team: Siegebreaker concludes DDO’s Assault on Stormreach arc
The end is nigh! the end is nigh! The end of DDO's Assault on Stormreach story arc, that is. Massively OP's MJ and her...
Massively Overthinking: Hopes and fears for MMOs in 2024
For our first Massively Overthinking of the year, we're drawing a hard line between what we think will happen, what we mean to make...
The 2023 One Shots Awards: The best MMO screenshots of the year
It doesn't feel quite right to end the year without making sure that everything's in order -- and part of that definitely includes returning...
The Stream Team: Undermine-ing the Droaam in Dungeons and Dragons Online
Closing in on the end of DDO's Attack on Stormreach quest arc, Massively OP's MJ is preparing to totally run the Droaam threat out...
