American studio known primarily for Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online.
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Massively Overthinking: If you could change one thing about an MMO…
Back in April, MOP's Colin posed us an interesting challenge on the MOP Podcast: change one thing about an MMO you don't like that...
Global Chat: How you can help your MMO’s community
Are you a net positive or a negative for the MMORPGs you inhabit? If you'd like to be the former, MMO Folklorist has 10...
Perfect Ten: The many-colored dragon rainbow of the MMO sphere
Dragons are ubiquitous. When I wrote a Perfect Ten describing every single MMO bestiary, I noted that no matter what game you're playing, no...
Dungeons and Dragons Online starts testing Isle of Dread while LOTRO wraps up its anniversary giveaway
Dinosaurs, cat-people, and mysterious mysteries -- what's not to look forward to with this spring's Dungeons and Dragons Online expansion? With the Isle of...
Lord of the Rings Online’s fan Discord gets yanked away from the community
A popular water cooler of virtual discussion over Lord of the Rings Online is now no longer affable toward fans of the MMO. According...
One Shots: Chicken wing delivery
Sometimes the craving hits you. You don't need no potato chips or macaroni salad; you need to be satisfied by a pile of delicious...
LOTRO Legendarium: Remembering 15 amazing years of Lord of the Rings Online
Server performance issues aside, Lord of the Rings Online's 15th anniversary has been a smashing success. It's been far greater an event than I...
The Daily Grind: What MMO pets are you rocking these days?
Recently in Lord of the Rings Online, the game's 15th anniversary added lil' corgis to the game world for the first time as vanity...
LOTRO promises a ‘significant portion of engineering’ to address server performance
One of the unfortunate side effects of Lord of the Rings Online's population boom amid its 15th anniversary celebrations is that all of the...
Lord of the Rings Online fixes up several quests, instances, and the Anor legendary server
Lord of the Rings Online had a few buggy messes to clean up from its recent Yondershire update, apparently. The game's latest patch is...
Lord of the Rings Online’s Shadowfax server moves into Helm’s Deep this week
While Lord of the Rings Online's Shadowfax and Treebeard servers shared the same start date, their progression has been anything but similar. Currently, Treebeard...
Lord of the Rings Online admits PvP scene is ‘at a crossroads,’ releases 15th anniversary soundtrack
Newly rehired Lord of the Rings Online dev Allan "Orion" Maki popped up on the forums this week to discuss the game's PvP scene...
The Stream Team: Hack and slash in true Dungeons & Dragons (Online) style
One of the most classic ways to play D&D is to hack and slash your way through the adventure, and DDO offers the same...
Dungeons and Dragons start taking Isle of Dread pre-orders, officially adds the Tabaxi race
While Dungeons and Dragons Online's next expansion isn't fully coming until June 8th, players can sample one important element of Isle of Dread right...
Lord of the Rings Online sends out anniversary goodies erased by last week’s rollback
Last week's unexpected downtime and rollback for Lord of the Rings Online resulted in a case of missing anniversary goodies for those who had...
The Daily Grind: Do you actually play the MMO characters you’ve used level boosters on?
Lord of the Rings Online has posed an interesting conundrum for MMO players with its perhaps overly generous anniversary gifts. Tucked in among all...
The Stream Team: Partying like a Hobbit for LOTRO’s 15th anniversary
What were you doing 15 years ago? Massively OP's MJ was playing the launch of LOTRO. And today, she's doing the same! Even after...
LOTRO Legendarium: Six reasons why now is a great time to return to LOTRO
When you greatly love a game, franchise, or IP, there's nothing so heartwarming as to see it get a renaissance. In a world where...
Lord of the Rings Online devs reveal Easter eggs, memories, and history for the 15th anniversary
Let's give some props to Lord of the Rings Online: This MMO is setting a strong standard about how momentous anniversaries should be thrown....
The Daily Grind: What’s the greatest way an MMO ever trolled you?
I don't think that cheeky developers can resist trolling players in the nicest of ways every once in a while. Personally, I find it...
