American studio known primarily for Lord of the Rings Online, Dungeons and Dragons Online, and the Asheron’s Call franchise.
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The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the best cosmetics system?
Cosmetics, costumes, transmogrification, appearance tab -- whatever you want to call them, cosmetic systems are a big deal in MMORPGs in 2016. While you...
Lord of the Rings Online gives players the first taste of Update 18
The next update to Lord of the Rings Online is not here just yet, but it is in its testing stage, and that means...
One Shots: Impish greetings
First contact with native tribes and species in MMOs hardly ever goes the diplomatic route; usually there's a lot of stabbing, fire-setting, plundering, and...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has grown the best over time?
In my opinion, a good MMO expansion doesn't just pile on new features but genuinely enhances and organically blends in with the established game...
Dungeons and Dragons struggles with lag after data center move
If you're one of the Dungeons and Dragons Online players struggling with extreme lag (or concerned over rumors of duping) in the wake of last...
Dungeons and Dragons Online moves to a new datacenter
Dungeons and Dragons Online has a new hardware home, as Turbine migrated the game's info to a new data center.
The transition took place yesterday,...
The Daily Grind: Where are all the MMORPG themeparks?
A reader named Rogbarz emailed us toward the end of last year, lamenting the fact that we have a lot of upcoming indie games...
One Shots: Hook, line, and sinker
Personally, I don't get the appeal of fishing in MMOs, mostly because I get super-fidgety if I have to stand still in-game for long...
Perfect Ten: Awesome (and unique) MMORPG classes
Class-based systems are one of those holdovers from tabletop RPGs that work surprisingly well in MMOs. I basically put up with class systems in...
Chaos Theory: The Secret World really needs player music
Sing us a song, you're the piano man. Except, you can't -- not in The Secret World. That's because there is no player music...
Dungeons and Dragons Online starts its 10th anniversary celebration
All hail Dungeons and Dragons Online, which is now being inducted into the MMO 10 Years Club! To celebrate a decade of the game's...
Perfect Ten: Ten weapons that should be in more MMOs
Swords, spears, axes, maces, and bows for fighters. Wands and fancy-looking staves for mages. Wolverine-style claws and double daggers for thieves. Some useless trinket...
Turbine cancels plans for EU-based LOTRO datacenter
Turbine Executive Producer Athena "Vyvyanne" Peters has bad news for Lord of the Rings Online players in Europe: Your game servers aren't moving to...
Global Chat: What is Daybreak thinking with H1Z1?
Daybreak's announcement earlier this month that it will be splitting H1Z1 into two games triggered a flood of responses from the MMO blogging community,...
Get a video preview of Dungeons & Dragons Online’s Update 30
The truth of the matter is that you could jump onto the test server for Dungeons & Dragons Online right now and preview Update...
The MOP Up: Anarchy Online opens its Reck room (February 14, 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 podcasts
Podcasts are certainly splendid means of feeding one's MMO interests and keeping in touch with the news and community. It's always great to hear...
Hanging with my Gnomies: A first look at DDO’s newest race
Small races in MMOs always have their die-hard supporters (as well as haters), so it's not hard to imagine that there are those who...
Lord of the Rings Online immortalized on game show Jeopardy
MMORPG Lord of the Rings Online was the subject of a Jeopardy College Championships question last night.
https://twitter.com/lotro/status/698168523722350593
Apparently the first contestant to ring in has...
Jukebox Heroes: Six soundtracks from MMOs that never launched
As an MMO fan, there are few things as sad as a promising game being killed in development without seeing the light of a...
