American studio known primarily for Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online.
standing stone games
LOTRO Legendarium: A tale of two progression servers
Truly, this is a momentous week in the history of Lord of the Rings Online, if for nothing else than the addition of two...
Dungeons and Dragons Online activates its Halloween event a tad early
You know how some people liven up the summer months by throwing a Christmas in July? Well, Dungeons and Dragons Online is doing something...
Dungeons and Dragons Online wraps up its fourth permadeath server run
It's a small measure of irony to announce that a permadeath server has itself closed down, but that's just us amusing ourselves. In any...
Here’s what to expect from LOTRO’s new progression servers launching today at noon
Play LOTRO Now
As promised, Standing Stone Games is launching two new progression servers for Lord of the Rings Online subscribers (yes, you have to...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 328: SOLO? YOLO!
Justin and Bree discuss Aion Classic's messy launch, SOLO's launch date, LOTRO's legendary servers, and Anarchy Online's 10th birthday, with adventures in WoW Classic, FFXIV, and Albion Online, plus a mailbag topic on zombie MMOs. (Not real zombies.)
The Game Archaeologist: Anarchy Online, from launch to now
July 27th 2001. On this date, Funcom pulled the trigger on Anarchy Online, launching it in North America with a planned release in Europe a...
Lord of the Rings Online’s two new progression servers launch June 30
Not even two weeks ago, Standing Stone Games took the wraps off two new progression servers for Lord of the Rings Online, and as...
Dungeons and Dragons Online brings Saltmarsh dungeons, endgame item changes, and more to PTS
The PTS of Dungeons and Dragons Online is once again flush with new things for players to check out as this past Tuesday saw...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 327: Ducks all the way down
Justin and Bree discuss WoW 9.1, Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO Classic, RuneScape Mobile, and Black Desert's Corsair, with adventures in Final Fantasy XIV, WoW Classic, Albion Online, and SWG Legends, plus mailbag topics on developer promises and skills we learned in MMOs.
The Daily Grind: Would you play a LOTRO Classic server?
Lord of the Rings Online devs surprised players this past weekend by saying that a Classic server for LOTRO might be on the table,...
Lord of the Rings Online Q&A talks classic server, progression servers, and legendary item revamp
Lord of the Rings Online's newest producer happily sat down into the hot seat this past weekend for a round of community questions and...
Lord of the Rings Online’s Midsummer Festival has returned
Lord of the Rings Online's newest holiday, the Midsummer Festival, has returned for another bout of wedding-themed events. While Standing Stone Games isn't bringing...
The Daily Grind: Do promotional server rulesets hurt or help MMO communities?
I was reading some interesting chatter on the Lord of the Rings Online forums following last week's announcement that SSG is rolling out two...
Dungeons and Dragons Online is testing a revamp of the Epic Destinies system for one day only on PTS
The devs of Dungeons and Dragons Online haven't even finished working on Update 50 yet, but they're still looking ahead to a major feature...
Lord of the Rings Online closes the doors to its Ithil progression server
Today the sun sets over a small part of Lord of the Rings Online's Middle-earth, as Standing Stone Games is closing down its underpopulated...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 326: Lost Ark is finally found
Justin and Bree discuss E3 2021, Book of Travels, Elder Scrolls Online, Fallout 76, Diablo II Resurrected, Sea of Thieves, Riders Republic, Transformers Heavy Metal, Albion Online, Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis, Lost Ark, Aion Classic, and LOTRO, with adventures in Sims 4, WoW Classic, SWG Legends, Crowfall, and Albion, plus a mailbag topic on difficulty walls in MMOs.
Lord of the Rings Online previews its new speedy and plodding progression servers
Even as Lord of the Rings Online shuts down its underpopulated Ithil legendary server this week, Standing Stone Games is preparing to launch a...
PSA: LOTRO’s Ithil progression server players have until June 15 to log in to their characters before shutdown
Consider this a friendly reminder prompted by SSG's own friendly reminder of the impending shutdown of the Ithil progression server in Lord of the...
LOTRO’s community puts on a Shirefest concert series
If you have some spare time this weekend and a hankering to enjoy good music amongst friends, make your way over to Lord of...
Lord of the Rings Online delays The Fall of Khazad-dûm raid’s tier rollout
Good news for you, raiders of Lord of the Rings Online: Standing Stone is giving you more time to fail at The Fall of...