American studio known primarily for Lord of the Rings Online, Dungeons and Dragons Online, and the Asheron’s Call franchise.
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Battle Bards Episode 83: Triumphant Victory!
Triumph and victory — are they the same thing? Sometimes, but not always. On today’s breathtaking episode of Battle Bards, the team tackles triumphant...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 84: Rise of Irony
Justin, Eliot, and MJ discuss World of Fishing, WoW, RIFT, ARK, TSW, SWTOR, H&G, FFXIV, Destiny, TERA, DDO, LOTRO, Icarus, and GW2, with mailbag letters on MMO swag and art styles.
Jukebox Heroes: Great music tracks from MOBAs
If you were ever to go to Vegas and place a bet that I would one day become a dedicated, passionate MOBA player, any bookie...
Take a tour of LOTRO’s new zone and premium housing
Great and momentous things are afoot in the realm of Lord of the Rings Online, as Turbine has started testing Update 19: March of the...
LOTRO discusses March of the King update, premium housing
Dungeons and Dragons Online got a hope-filled producer's letter earlier this week -- now it's Lord of the Rings Online's turn.
"We are currently hard...
Global Chat: Is casual raiding in MMORPGs an oxymoron?
Do you scoff, chortle, or sneer when you hear the phrase "casual raiding" among the MMO community? You might be laughing at your own ignorance...
Dungeons and Dragons Online plans 2016 patches, Halloween update, and 2017 Ravenloft
Dungeons and Dragons Online producer Rob "Severlin" Ciccolini has a new dev letter out for fans of the venerable D&D MMORPG this week. Ciccolini...
Massively Overthinking: What’s the worst MMORPG for duos?
Massively OP reader Styopa recently wrote in to us to propose that we write about the best MMORPGs for duoing. I was all set...
Perfect Ten: Comparing Druids across MMORPGs
If I asked you what a Mage is in an MMORPG, what would you say? Some cloth-wearing gal who lugs around a long staff and flings...
Dungeons and Dragons Online goes Against the Slave Lords on September 13
Assemble your party before going forth, dear readers, for Dungeons and Dragons Online is bringing Update 32 to the live servers next week.
Update 32:...
LOTRO patches in server transfers from the launcher
If you've been waiting to transfer your Lord of the Rings Online characters to another server, today's patch makes it easier than ever. When...
Community manager: Turbine plans to bring Ravenloft to Dungeons & Dragons Online
There are a whole lot of different settings that have been explored over time in the tabletop version of Dungeons & Dragons, but Dungeons...
Battle Bards Episode 81: Goblins, Orcs, and Ogres!
They may be ugly. They may be smelly. And they may have no table manners whatsoever. What, we're not talking about the Battle Bards!...
Farmers Faire returns to Lord of the Rings Online
Surly customers and flung produce: What's not to love about Lord of the Rings Online's Farmer's Faire?
This small annual event is returning to the game with...
Lord of the Rings Online hints at a Shelob raid, schedules Update 19 for this fall
Following the revelation of Lord of the Rings Online's two-and-a-half-year plan, the second part of a fansite interview turned its attention to the subject of...
Global Chat: How should studios sunset MMOs?
When it comes time for whatever reason to put an MMORPG to pasture, how should a studio do it? For Brian "Psychochild" Green, this...
Lord of the Rings Online has a two-and-a-half-year plan
Lord of the Rings Online isn't prepared to close up shop in Middle-earth just yet. In a new interview with fansite Dadi's LOTRO Guides,...
The MOP Up: Going on a pirate hunt (August 28, 2016)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Global Chat: Deaf gamers and MMO captioning
What is it like to play MMORPGs if you're deaf? Just ask Stars of the Spiral's Kelsey, who talks of her condition and why...
The Game Archaeologist: Six videos from MMOs that never launched
Whenever I compile lists or run articles on MMOs that never made it out of the gate, it seems as though talking about it...
