American studio known primarily for Lord of the Rings Online, Dungeons and Dragons Online, and the Asheron’s Call franchise.
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LOTRO tester previews Throne of the Dread Terror raid
Turbine is showing renewed enthusiasm for group content in Lord of the Rings Online, and as we learned earlier this spring, that includes a...
Lord of the Rings Online reveals new raid bosses, starts spring festival
Like the tides and fashion, raids in MMOs fall in and out of popularity in any given title. Lord of the Rings Online has...
Global Chat: Is casual raiding important for MMOs?
When it comes to the subject of raiding, one might get the impression that there are only two factions involved: those who are hardcore...
Turbine puts out a call for a mobile animator
Here at Massively OP we never enjoy posting notices about layoffs and closures. One of the things we often discuss behind the scenes is...
Dungeons & Dragons Online is working on new classic adventure modules
It's always nice to know the future plans for your favorite game, partly because it's just nice to know that the team isn't simply...
Global Chat: Snap judgments of Overwatch
The talk of the blogger town has definitely been abuzz with impressions, thoughts, and snap judgments of Overwatch as it heads to release. Is...
Lord of the Rings Online suspends digital sales until June
We've included Turbine's statement to us at the end of this piece.
Lord of the Rings Online is suspending its online sales for the duration...
Perfect Ten: My highlights from pre-launch MMO hype
Maybe the hype and anticipation of an upcoming MMORPG leaves you feeling burned out and turned off these days. Considering that some titles can...
Lord of the Rings Online finally makes slayer deeds easier to complete
Anyone who has ever played Lord of the Rings Online and navigated its virtue system has certainly grappled with the sometimes-insane number of mobs...
LOTRO Legendarium: Nine years in Middle-earth
There are always those gut-check moments in your life when you realize just how much time has passed. For instance, I'm going to look...
Lord of the Rings Online puts out a call for raid testers
Battle-hardened soldiers and Hobbits are being called into a special service for Lord of the Rings Online this week. Turbine has put out a...
Global Chat: Which MMOs have the best quests?
For some players, quests are either those things that serve to annoy with reading (in a game!) or merely provide gussied-up reward packages. But...
Bringing on the beards in DDO’s Gnomework, now live
The wait to enter Dungeons and Dragons Online's new dungeons is over -- unless you are stuck at work, that is! Update 31: Gnomework...
Dungeons and Dragons Online gives out three free quests for Update 31
Free players and subscribers, let there be no division between you today, for Dungeons and Dragons Online is going to treat all the same with...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 63: Leisure suit Larry
Justin and Larry discuss pristine WoW servers, TSW, Trove, Champs Online, SWTOR, lockboxes, and birthdays in CoH, LOTRO, and Guild Wars.
The MOP Up: Allods’ Gibberling Festival (May 1, 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...
Massively OP’s guide to MMO business models
Not too long ago, there was all but one way that you would pay for an MMO, and that was as a monthly subscription....
The Stream Team: Party hearty with Hobbits for Lord of the Rings Online’s anniversary
There's no denying: Lord of the Rings Online throws some pretty good shindigs throughout the year. And the anniversary event is no different; players...
Massively Overthinking: Trinities and quaternities in MMORPGs
This week's Massively Overthinking topic was inspired from Jake, who wrote in to us wondering about roles in MMORPG classes and group content:
"What happened to roles?...
Lord of the Rings Online devs prepare players for Mordor but won’t discuss license renewal
You might have heard that Lord of the Rings Online is celebrating its ninth birthday this week, especially if you were in attendance for...
