American studio known primarily for Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online.
standing stone games
Lord of the Rings Online compensates EU servers for translation issues, tests new six-player dungeon
Many Lord of the Rings Online players know that one of the best bonus events that the studio runs is for virtue XP boosts...
Gamigo’s parent company just became a key investor in Daybreak’s parent company
You know, when I was joking on the last Massively OP Podcast that Gamigo was becoming Daybreak, I didn't mean it should literally buy...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 349: Make mine Marvel
Justin and Bree discuss Daybreak's Marvel MMO, LOTRO's console future, DCUO's expansion, the EverQuest franchise, RIFT's planned update, DDO, Star Citizen, and Elite Dangerous, with adventures in LOTRO, Fallen Earth, Guild Wars 2, and SWG Legends, plus mailbag topics on New World's rookie mistakes and Lost Ark's genderlocking.
Asheron’s Call emulation is alive and well as its plugin framework just got a big update
Asheron's Call fans are in for a treat today! Readers will recall that the original and beloved Asheron's Call launched 22 years ago this...
One Shots: Multilevel marketing dragons
To kick us off in One Shots today, Miol seems embroiled in some... issues: "You’d think with a flying dragon, you could finally reach...
EG7 Q3 2021: Daybreak revives Marvel MMORPG, still promising console and gfx upgrade for LOTRO
Enad Global 7, the company that bought Daybreak just about a year ago, has now dropped its Q3 2021 financial report. Just one quarter...
Dungeons and Dragons Online kicks off a new permadeath server run next week
Are you ready to die kicking and screaming and cursing the lag gods for your failure -- and then find yourself unable to resurrect...
Massively Overthinking: Gratitude in the MMORPG genre
It's Thanksgiving here in the US, and while some folks have probably already kicked back from the table and have started in on the...
PSA: You’ve got one week left to claim a ton of free LOTRO content
If you have even a passing interest (or more!) in Lord of the Rings Online and haven't yet snapped up the massive content giveaway...
Perfect Ten: 10 stock MMO mobs from crummy to cool
My pet theory of MMOs is that they exist in a gaming multiverse with scores of unseen connections. This explains why so many of...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 347: Land rush!
Justin and Bree discuss Activision-Blizzard's ongoing Bobby Kotick situation, ArcheAge's move to Kakao, New World, LOTRO, and SWTOR, with a sponsored segment on Albion Online's Lands Awakened update, plus two voicemails on spears and sidequests in MMORPGs.
Lord of the Rings Online accidentally – and then deliberately – gives out extra level boosts
Some Lord of the Rings Online players are going to be logging into some unexpected good fortune this week. Standing Stone Games said that...
One Shots: After darkness, light
Lord of the Rings Online is a game of great contrasts -- between evil and good, between darkness and light, and between ugliness and...
The Daily Grind: Do you love bumping into your MMO guildies?
One small thing that I very much love about Lord of the Rings Online is that members of my kinship will have their names...
Dungeons and Dragons Online teases 2022’s Isle of Dread expansion
Who's ready for a new Dungeons and Dragons Online expansion? It looks like one is on the way for spring 2022 called Isle of...
Lord of the Rings Online opens the doors to the first two Gundabad dungeons
Astute Lord of the Rings Online players may have noticed that Fate of Gundabad arrived this month without a single new instance open for...
Lord of the Rings Online talks about making a ‘taller, deeper, darker’ Gundabad
Many -- not all, but many -- Lord of the Rings Online players are exploring the nooks and crannies of the new zones unlocked...
LOTRO Legendarium: The double-edged sword of being past the books
This past week, Lord of the Rings Online crossed another major milestone in its development as it released its eighth expansion, Fate of Gundabad....
The Daily Grind: What do you think about MMO festival reprises?
One habit that Lord of the Rings Online likes to do is bring back its festivals out of season for a "reprise" -- a...
Massively Overthinking: How hard should MMOs be?
This past summer, MMO dev Damion Schubert posted an epic tweet-thread about MMOs; in fact, we've already dipped into the part on "load-bearing" playerbases,...
