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The Stream Team: Yule join us for Lord of the Rings Online’s Frostbluff festivities, yes?
It's holiday time again in LOTRO, and Massively OP's MJ is set to start the annual collecting of coins in Frostbluff. She can never...
Choose My Adventure: All the MMOs you made us play in 2021
It’s been quite a year of Choose My Adventure columns, hasn’t it? We did a pretty good random skip around of different games, in...
Jukebox Heroes: Your favorite MMO holiday music
Merry Christmas, happy holidays, and a festive Life Day to you all! As you hopefully enjoy some down time with family, friends, and video...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best player community as of 2021?
I'm a partisan on this one: I have never been in an MMORPG with a better community than Lord of the Rings Online's.
A couple...
Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMO stories of 2021
Every year, we give a nod to the biggest MMO story, but in 365 days, a whole lot more happened than just one narrative....
End-of-Year Eleven: The best MMO updates and expansions of 2021
Some years are just bulkier than others when it comes to updates for existing MMOs. That's the nature of the beast. Some years just...
LOTRO weathers login issues, explains why your hero does the dishes now and then
Just in case you've been banging your head against the Lord of the Rings Online launcher in the past 24 hours and wondering if...
Global Chat: FFXIV’s Endwalker offers a flawless storyline
The MMO blogosphere is not lacking for thoughts and opinions on Final Fantasy XIV's Endwalker, especially as players devoured the Main Story Quest and...
One Shots: Christmas is on fire, yo
'Twas the One Shots before Christmas, and all through Star Citizen people were throwing trees on the bonfire and making their arboreal relatives watch....
LOTRO Legendarium: A look back at Lord of the Rings Online in 2021
It's that time of year again! As we get ready to make the psychological transition to a new year, we pause to look back...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2022
OK folks, it's that time of the year again: the time when we cast our eyes ahead and try to pinpoint what's going to...
Lord of the Rings Online teases February’s update 32, with new raid, housing, and zone
Standing Stone Games has a fresh producer's letter up for Lord of the Rings Online fans, already peeking ahead into the new year. SSG's...
End-of-Year Eleven: The top MMOs to watch in 2022
If 2021 had a problem, it was that we got simply too many MMO releases between new launches, early access, and expansions. This breathtaking...
Lord of the Rings Online preps new Erebor underground premium houses
Denizens of Lord of the Rings Online's Middle-earth may want to put up a "for sale" sign in front of their current abode, as...
Lord of the Rings Online releases new instance, Anor unlock this week
Even though Lord of the Rings Online's Tuesday update is slipping to Wednesday thanks to a bug that SSG is hammering out in the...
The Stream Team: Digging for the truth of the Dwarves’ demise in Dungeons & Dragons Online
No, it wasn't the ultimate party wipe that took Massively OP's MJ out of DDO! (Though it was a fight with the gods.) Now...
DDO and LOTRO welcome the winter holidays — and throw in something a little extra
It's officially the season for snow, gifts, and... dinosaurs? This is SSG we're talking about, so just about anything is possible! Both Lord of...
Lord of the Rings Online pushes out a huge bundle of Gundabad changes, promises new Yule rewards
We've got a whole buffet of Lord of the Rings Online news today, so let's pig out! Our main entrée is the release of...
The Daily Grind: Are you still playing the same MMO you were back in January 2021?
Every December, I like looking back at the year that was, especially to trace my gaming journey through the months. It's fun to see...
Lord of the Rings Online explains how its delayed legendary item track works
While it was supposed to be a launch day feature for Fate of Gundabad, Lord of the Rings Online's new legendary item reward track...