standing stone games

American studio known primarily for Lord of the Rings Online and Dungeons and Dragons Online.

Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMO stories of 2019

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Earlier this week, we granted our formal award for the biggest MMO story of the year. But biggest doesn't necessarily mean best or most...

LOTRO starts Yule Festival, adds more quests to Minas Morgul

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Our winner of 2019's Most Underrated MMO is giving its playerbase a winter treat today. Lord of the Rings Online is dropping Update 25.1...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 250: Blue Mage Christmas

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Justin and Bree discuss FFXIV, LOTRO, Guild Wars 2, ArcheAge Unchained, Temtem, Crowfall, Dual Universe, Elder Scrolls Online, plus the site awards, with mailbag topics on MMO controls and meaningful choices.

Not So Massively: Kingdom Under Fire 2 is ambitious, unique, and deeply flawed

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When I first heard about Kingdom Under Fire II by publisher Gameforge, I wasn't sure what to expect. I'd heard that it combined elements...

LOTRO Legendarium: Second breakfasts and the importance of food

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Here's an esoteric tidbit for you today: Way back in 2010 when I took over the Lord of the Rings Online column at old...

The Daily Grind: What is the worst-designed MMO quest?

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The other night I was working my way through a fairly typical quest in Lord of the Rings Online in which I had to...
Here we go.

Perfect Ten: The biggest MMO surprises of 2019

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After 10 years of covering MMORPG news, I can assure you that I am still fired up to keep doing this. One of the...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 249: Houses and Ponies Online

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Justin and Bree discuss EverQuest, EverQuest II, Trove, Guild Wars 2, Book of Travels, Star Citizen, and LOTRO, with mailbag topics on temporary hardcore MMO servers and PvE vs. PvP sandboxes.

The Daily Grind: What MMO without mounts could really use ’em?

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A while back on the Massively OP Podcast, Justin and I got to talking about Dungeons and Dragons Online's then-newly-announced mounts and how funny...

One Shots: We are all bullies

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Let us face the sad, sobering truth of our MMORPG experiences today. While we may like to think that we are noble heroes saving...

LOTRO players denounce $50 legendary item catch-up sale

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For quite a while now, one of the most contentious points between Lord of the Rings Online's community and the game itself has been...

The Stream Team: The Harbor grind in Dungeons and Dragons Online

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Massively OP's MJ found life beyond Korthos when she left DDO's newbie island and ventured into The Harbor. And that life has work for...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 248: Saying farewell to Aradune

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Bree and Justin mourn Brad McQuaid, dip into Guild Wars 2, side-eye Stadia, imagine 20 more years of LOTRO, and enjoy watching EVE Online and Star Citizen's cons fight. Plus we tackle two mailbag questions about MMO genre positivity and playing solo in MMOs.
Those who fear darkness have never seen what the light can do.

The MOP Up: Destiny 2 worships the sun

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That glowing ball of thermonuclear radiation in the sky might just mean warmth and crispy tans for you, but for Destiny 2, it is...

DDO wraps up its permadeath server run with an after party

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The first run of Dungeons and Dragons Online's permadeath server -- officially known as the Hardcore League -- has officially come to a close....

The Daily Grind: What are your favorite MMO features?

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I love me a good feature in an MMO. If it's well-done, useful, engaging, and implemented the right way, a feature can greatly enhance...

Lord of the Rings Online says it has ‘a good 20 years’ of content left

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Lord of the Rings Online players looking for an inside scoop are in for a treat today, as Destructoid visited Standing Stone Games' offices...

Massively OP Podcast Episode 247: Shopping for MMO guilds

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Justin and Bree discuss Dark Age of Camelot, Path of Exile, DDO, WoW Classic, FFXIV on Xbox One, and Anthem, with a sponsored segment on Kingdom Under Fire 2, and mailbag topics on the feel of old MMOs and shopping for guilds.

One Shots: The miseries of camping

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Isn't camping wonderful? Reconnecting with nature, smelling like smoke, and sleeping with a canvas wall between you and predators? Obviously, it's not for everyone,...

LOTRO Legendarium: First impressions of Minas Morgul

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To kick off this early look at Lord of the Rings Online: Minas Morgul, I want to start by taking a step back to...

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