American studio known primarily for Lord of the Rings Online, Dungeons and Dragons Online, and the Asheron’s Call franchise.
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Lord of the Rings Online producer leaves Standing Stone Games after a little over a year
The Lord of the Rings Online community was shocked this weekend to learn that Oleg Brodskiy, more commonly known as "Raninia" on the site,...
The Daily Grind: What’s been the best MMO gaming experience for you this year so far?
Now that we're over the halfway mark of 2022, it's a perfect time to take a quick intermission and evaluate our personal gaming journeys...
The Daily Grind: What’s the longest time period you’ve ever subbed to a single MMO?
This question is a bit biased toward the subscription era of MMOs, but I think it still has some relevance given just how many...
Dungeons and Dragons Online plans another permadeath server run for later this month
Hey, that skull graphic's back up over a Dungeons and Dragons Online post, so you know what that means! That's right, another run of...
Flameseeker Chronicles: What could Guild Wars 2’s fourth expansion be about?
Ever since ArenaNet's studio leadership came out early in the year and confirmed that planning has begun on a fourth expansion, players have no...
Lord of the Rings Online’s player-run Weatherstock music festival returns July 16
Next week, players of Lord of the Rings Online will come together to rock out at a really tall and important landmark of Middle-earth....
LOTRO Legendarium: Is LOTRO’s PvP game worth salvaging?
The funny thing about Lord of the Rings Online's PvP scene is that I truly believe most players are either unaware or uncaring that...
Lord of the Rings Online answers questions about monster play in livestream
Lord of the Rings Online raised a lot of player eyebrows when it made monster play PvP free for everyone, which naturally meant there...
The Stream Team: Coming ’round DDO’s White Plume Mountain
She'll be coming 'round White Plume Mountain mountain when she comes. Yee-haw!
She'll be coming 'round White Plume Mountain mountain when she comes. Yee-haw!
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Lord of the Rings Online now lets you take level 20 characters into its PvP zone
The second round of testing for Lord of the Rings Online's Update 33.1 is on the Bullroarer server this week, and all eyes have...
LOTRO Legendarium: Evaluating Lord of the Rings Online’s legendary servers, four years later
When Lord of the Rings Online released its first -- and, quickly thereafter, its second -- legendary server back in 2018, it was one...
The Daily Grind: How do you motivate yourself to clear MMO hurdles?
Don't you hate that feeling in an MMO when your progress suddenly hits a wall? Maybe you simply can't beat the next bit of...
LOTRO starts testing the Elladan and Elrohir patch, now with free monster play
Elrond babies, they'll make their dreams come true! Elrond babies, they'll do the same for you... now in Lord of the Rings Online's Update...
Lord of the Rings Online makes its monster PvP free for all players
Ever fancy taking a break from saving Middle-earth to conquering it? Everyone soon will get that chance in Lord of the Rings Online, as...
The Daily Grind: Does it ever make sense for an MMO to restrict certain classes to specific races?
With the recent news that Lord of the Rings Online is loosening up some restrictions regarding class and race combinations, it seems to have...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 379: Dinosaurs and Dragonflight
Justin and Bree discuss DDO's Isle of Dread, WoW Dragonflight, WoW Classic WOTLK, LOTRO, ArcheAge, No Man's Sky, and Trove, with adventures in LOTRO, SWG Leegends, and New World, plus mailbag topics on Horizons/Istaria and cool musical moments in MMOs.
LOTRO pushes Shadowfax and Treebeard forward, defends expanding class and race combos
With Anor closing in August, Ithil already closed, and no new legendary worlds planned for the near future, the options for a progression server...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best looting system in an MMO?
I've had looting on the brain lately for several reasons. For starters, I spent some time working with my son earlier this year helping...
LOTRO Legendarium: Embracing Lord of the Rings Online’s new class/race combos
Lord of the Rings Online's July through September edition of the Producer's Letter appeared this week, hauling along with it some disappointment, some intrigue,...
These are the online gaming companies supporting reproductive choice and healthcare for workers
When news of the impending overturn of Roe v. Wade in the United first leaked in early May, so few games companies spoke up...
