American studio known primarily for Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online.
standing stone games
The Stream Team: Sewer delving and discovery in Dungeons and Dragons Online
Usually the words "discovery" and "sewer" are terms that are anathema to each other, but MOP's Chris found an entire city hiding beneath the...
Dungeons and Dragons Online begins testing its next unnamed raid
Not content to sit on their Laurels of Mini-Expansion Release +2, Dungeons and Dragons Online's developers are charging ahead with the next big step...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 434: Wayfinder finds the way to early access
Justin and Bree discuss Wayfinder, Palia, DCUO, and Guild Wars 2, with adventures in LOTRO and GW2, plus mailbag topics on spoilers in expansion reveals and the rogue servers of the distant future.
Lord of the Rings Online pushes update 37, The Humble Homes of The Holbytlan, to next week
Confusion over the moving parts of Lord of the Rings Online's roster of late summer updates has been palpable over the last few weeks,...
The Daily Grind: Are you playing Guild Wars 2 SOTO today – or another big launch?
August is always a super overwhelming month for me, in MMOs and out. I'm always trying to finish up projects in real life before...
Lord of the Rings Online to welcome River Hobbits on August 22nd
The latest pint-sized population to enter Middle-earth is almost here. On last Friday's livestream, Lord of the Rings Online announced that River Hobbits are...
One Shots: Bongo Gully 3
People, I am going to go stark broke this year. It's really not a good year for an RPG gamer on a budget, what...
LOTRO Legendarium: Six ways to spice up your next LOTRO alt
While Lord of the Rings Online features a questing journey that can take you months if not years to go through the entirety of...
The Daily Grind: What’s your most-wanted MMORPG in 2023?
It's awfully hard to look at all of the project delays we've had this year and not have our patience tested. MMORPG players always...
The Stream Team: Returning to Dungeons & Dragons Online with Diplomatic Impunity
It's been a long while, but Massively OP's MJ and the D&D night crew can finally return to DDO! And they will be jumping...
Massively Overthinking: Do you strive to be ‘rich’ in MMORPGs?
Last week, we did a Daily Grind about living our best lives in MMOs, doing things in video games we wish we could do...
Dungeons and Dragons Online releases its new Vecna Unleashed adventure DLC and Update 61
Today is the day when Dungeons and Dragons Online players can "experience the thrilling climax of the Codex of the Infinite Planes Saga" and...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 433: Throne & Delay
Justin and Bree discuss Throne & Liberty's delay, WoW's upcoming patch, DDO's mini-expansion, and financial reports for NCsoft, Pearl Abyss, and Square-Enix, with adventures in Palia, LOTRO, New World, and Star Trek Online, plus mailbag topics on rich economy-centric sandboxes and MMOs that need graphical refreshes.
EG7 Q2 2023: Daybreak’s MMORPGs are ‘predictably stable’
It's starting to look as if the Daybreak-run EG7 conglom is finally at the end of its bonkers revenue run: According to the Swedish...
Lord of the Rings Online hopes to get River-hobbits in your hands by the end of August
Lord of the Rings Online is progressing slowly but surely to Update 37 later this month with the much-anticipated addition of the playable River-hobbit...
Dungeons and Dragons Online previews Vecna Unleashed patch notes ahead of August 16 release
The Vecna Unleashed expansion for Dungeons and Dragons Online isn't due until Wednesday, August 16th (even if pre-orders have been open since July), but...
Massively Overthinking: Rescuing the worst economies in the MMO genre
As a hardcore economy player in most of the MMOs I play, I pay a whole lot of attention to the health of the...
Global Chat: Fresh voices on the MMO blogging circuit
It's August, which means that it's also Blaugust -- an annual celebration of blogging! For this month, experienced bloggers and newbies alike are joining...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 432: Palia breaks through to the other side
Justin and Bree discuss Palia's soft launch, WoW Classic hardcore realms, ArcheAge 2, ArcheAge's future, Ashfall, and Nightingale, with adventures in LOTRO, STO, SWG Legends, and Palia, plus a mailbag topic on mundane but enjoyable MMO activities.
The Daily Grind: Do you ever use MMOs to do things you can’t do in real life?
My allergies have been so dreadful this spring and summer that I've really struggled - going outside literally means risking serious rashes as pollen...
