American studio known primarily for Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online.
standing stone games
Lord of the Rings Online’s Fall of Khazad-dûm raid and update 30 class balancing are now in testing
Delays are behind it now: Lord of the Rings Online has opened up its test server with update 30 in tow as promised, so...
Lord of the Rings Online starts testing Update 30’s 12-player raid
Oh, Azog, will you never change? That long-running adversary is a naughty chap indeed in need of stern discipline. A preview of that spanking...
Dungeons and Dragons Online will also end support of Windows XP
In news that will likely be not all that surprising considering Standing Stone Games already confirmed this move for LOTRO, the devs of Dungeons...
Lord of the Rings Online resets neglected account passwords
For those of you who haven't logged into your Lord of the Rings Online account for quite a while, the next time you head...
One Shots: Flowers love the sun more than you do
Mental note: If I ever want the legions of readers to flood our One Shots comments with submissions, I merely need to ask for...
The Game Archaeologist: Dragon Empires, Codemasters’ abandoned MMO
The name "Codemasters" is far more familiar to European players than North American ones, as the British developer and publisher was active on the...
The Daily Grind: How long do you need to wait to ‘recharge’ your MMO enthusiasm?
Whenever I leave an MMO -- usually because I'm approaching boredom or burnout -- I recognize that there's a good chance that I'll be...
The Stream Team: The first rule of DDO’s underground fight club…
Forget that! When Massively OP's MJ learns about a secret underground fight club in DDO, she doesn't care whether or not she can talk...
Lord of the Rings Online ends Windows XP support
If for whatever reason you're playing Lord of the Rings Online and still running Windows XP, you may want to consider the following news...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 321: Bespin and Burning Crusade
Justin and Bree SWG Legends Bespin, WoW Classic Burning Crusade's launch date, Blizzard's financials, Elyon's beta, Elder Scrolls Online's Blackwood, Corepunk, and adventures in DDO, plus a mailbag topic on why people leaving MMOs.
The MOP Up: Who’s showing up to E3 this year?
It remains to be seen how big or relevant E3 is going to be this year, but there certainly is interest in which studios...
One Shots: Collect flowers 1/9000
"I think there’s a storm brewing above the land of halflings," Lethia said. "I started playing an ungodly amount of Lord of the Rings...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 320: Guild Wars 2 shakes and stirs
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2, EG7 and Daybreak, Soulworker's sunset, and the patch parade of PlanetSide 2, Wizard101, Fallout 76, SWTOR, and Dungeons and Dragons Online, with adventures in WoW Classic, LOTRO, City of Heroes, and SWG Legends, plus mailbag topics on perpetual content in MMOs and toxic positivity in the genre.
DC Universe Online offers roadmap for free episode initiative, PS5 client, and summer updates
DC Universe Online dropped a major dev blog this week detailing some pretty significant changes for the game coming this summer. The studio seems...
Global Chat: Destiny 2’s horrible, no-good, very bad transmog
Hey kids, Destiny 2 is finally getting a cosmetic system! And it looks to be as user-friendly and appealing as having your mother dress...
LOTRO Legendarium: Six essential LOTRO store purchases for new characters
In my Lord of the Rings Online career, I have started way, way too many brand-new characters. It's just something I do every so...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO have you returned to the most?
While I'm always up for trying out new MMOs and crossing my fingers that a future title will click with me, I do so...
EG7 addresses the Daybreak buyout, says EG7 is ‘evaluating’ H1Z1 and Just Survive
As promised, Enad Global 7 has released a community update specifically to address the future of games under Daybreak - something lots of folks...
Dungeons and Dragons Online’s Planar Eyes adventure pack arrives
It's wild to look back over the course of Dungeons and Dragons Online's history and see how many instanced quests the MMO has released...
Massively Overthinking: The terrible hot-mess MMOs we have fun in anyway
Every time we cover Hellgate London - and let's be honest, it's a lot since the game comes back from the dead at least...