American studio known primarily for Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online.
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LOTRO community Q&A asks about closed server transfers, graphics upgrades, and new events
It's not your imagination: Lord of the Rings Online really has been doing a whole bunch of interviews over past month or two. The...
LOTRO Legendarium: Why Lord of the Rings Online is worth playing in 2021
It has come to my attention that there are more MMO nomads than normal this summer who are casting about for a new game...
The Daily Grind: List your favorite expansion to every MMO you’ve played
Lists -- we're doing one today. And it has the potential to be a really fun one!
The challenge is fairly simple: Make a list...
Global Chat: Hitting that endgame wall in MMOs
MMO blogger Digital Visceral recently wrote about a situation that many of us encounter in our games: Hitting that max level and feeling at...
Perfect Ten: My top 10 MMO pet peeves
In general, I try to be an optimistic fellow. When it comes to MMO gaming -- you know, that hobby we apparently love and...
LOTRO producer interview talks more about legendary item and monetization revamps
You'd barely even know that there's an expansion on the way for Lord of the Rings Online if you only took in the current...
Lord of the Rings Online progression server moves forward into the Mordor expansion
If you're among those playing on the Lord of the Rings Online Anor Legendary World (aka progression server), then your time has come to...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 335: Farewell Astellia
Justin and Bree discuss Astellia Online, Guild Wars 2, Blizzard, and No Man's Sly, with adventures in LOTRO and FFXIV, plus mailbag topics on Diablo's sudden spotlight and the fate of the Blizzard name.
LOTRO Legendarium: Exploring Lord of the Rings Online’s choose-your-own-ruleset
Earlier this summer when Lord of the Rings Online kicked off its second batch of progression servers -- the slow Treebeard and speedy Shadowfax...
Lord of the Rings Online hopes to start rolling out monetization changes in the next year
One of the longstanding criticisms of Lord of the Rings Online revolves around the game's antiquated and frankly expensive business model. We found out...
The Daily Grind: How many MMOs have you played this summer so far?
I've always seen the summer as a time to branch out and get in as much MMORPG gaming as possible, especially with all of...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 334: New World’s fourth delay
Justin and Bree discuss Bless Unleashed's PC launch, Blizzard's financials and Brack's departure, New World's latest delay, Dungeon and Dragons Online, the gender and survey, with adventures in Ship of Heroes, LOTRO, FFXIV, Albion, CoH, and SWG Legends, plus mailbag topics on deadly difficulty in LOTRO and why FFXIV has become the landing zone for WoW refugees.
LOTRO devs talk housing improvements and hook consolidation
Housing may not be at the forefront of Lord of the Rings Online's feature set, but believe it or not, there are some very...
Lord of the Rings Online leak outlines legendary item revamp
Many Lord of the Rings Online players would finger the game's outdated, obtuse, and convoluted legendary item system as the biggest sore spot. And...
The Game Archaeologist: Defining the eras of MMORPG history
With MMO history stretching back to the early 1980s (and even before), this genre has accumulated a whole lot of history over the years....
Perfect Ten: The top 10 non-traditional MMO fantasy races
Elves. Dwarves. Humans. Halflings. Gnomes. Hobbits. Dark elves. High elves. Half-elves. Wood elves. Keebler elves. Elvish impersonators.
Are you as tired as I am of...
Dungeons and Dragons Online invites players to discover the Sinister Secrets of Saltmarsh today (for money)
Today is the day for Dungeons and Dragons Online players to get their boots mired in water, mud, and secrets. Today marks the launch...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 333: Dragon us back to Guild Wars 2
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2's End of Dragons, Pathfinder Online, Crimson Desert, and Week Two of the Blizzard Scandal, with adventures in LOTRO, FFXIV, Albion, Guild Wars 2, and SWG Legends, plus a mailbag topic on boycotts in the MMO space.
The Daily Grind: What part of your MMO’s endgame do you participate in?
In the comments of our recent piece on the Guild Wars 2 legendary armory, several of our regular readers got into a discussion on...
One Shots: When the sun goes down over New Yang City
When the sun begins to set over the horizon in Blade and Soul, Utakata knows that another thrilling summer night is about to commence.
But...
