American studio known primarily for Lord of the Rings Online, Dungeons and Dragons Online, and the Asheron’s Call franchise.
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How to support Extra Life 2021, from Guild Wars 2 and EverQuest to LOTRO and City of Heroes
If you caught MJ's latest Massively Uplifting, you probably noticed that Extra Life is ramping up across the gaming industry, and particularly among MMORPG...
Dungeons and Dragons Online’s Update 51 and its epic destinies revamp has officially gone live
Today is the day when players of Dungeons and Dragons Online can take hold of their destiny and not be confused by the whole...
LOTRO Legendarium: Returning to LOTRO after seven years away
It’s a strange feeling, returning to a place that holds a special meaning to you after many years have passed. When my high school...
The Stream Team: Haunted Halloween Hobbits in LOTRO
Two great things that go great together: Hobbits and Halloween! Both are already awesome, and they go even better together. Massively OP's MJ is...
17-year-old World of Warcraft announces a ‘community council’ for diverse player feedback
Player councils in MMORPGs are a pretty old concept, prominent in games like EVE Online, Lord of the Rings Online, and Star Wars Galaxies....
One Shots: The mysterious allure of fire
I've often been in awe of the simple power of a fireplace or bonfire in how it fascinates everyone who comes near it. We,...
LOTRO Legendarium: Six ways to renew your love of Lord of the Rings Online
For a little bit of context, I have been playing Lord of the Rings Online since its beta and pre-launch period back in 2007....
Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMORPGs of all time, 2021 edition
Five years ago this week - back in 2016 - the MOP team and readers did an epic Massively Overthinking picking out their top...
Lord of the Rings Online beefs up Brawler damage in this week’s patch
While Lord of the Rings Online's newest class is not lacking in flash and flair, players have noticed that the Brawler's damage output has...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 344: Elyon’s infinite silence
Justin and Colin discuss Elyon's launch, Guild Wars 2's elite specs, Fallen Earth, World of Warcraft 9.1.5, and Legends of Aria, with adventures in Elder Scrolls Online, GW2, and LOTRO, plus mailbag topics on cinematic trailers, MMO hype, and weapons we miss from dead MMOs.
Choose My Adventure: LOTRO’s fall festival rekindled my love for all things Tolkien
All right, that was a nice detour. It was going to be a long run in Lord of the Rings Online, so it was...
Lord of the Rings Online starts Fate of Gundabad testing
While the first round of public testing has already concluded, Lord of the Rings Online: Fate of Gundabad's beta -- Update 31 -- kicked...
LOTRO Legendarium: Maximizing your character’s first 20 levels in Lord of the Rings Online
Probably more times than I can count, I have started up new characters in Lord of the Rings Online and gone through those oh-so-familiar...
Fallen Earth may be returning soon in ‘classic’ form
The other night in LOTRO kinship chat, we were discussing our favorite MMOs. When I mentioned Fallen Earth as one of mine, a friend...
Dungeons and Dragons Online offers up its latest preview of the epic destinies overhaul
Prepare for the blast and shockwave of Dungeons and Dragons Online's Update 51 because when this puppy lands, it's going to shake up the...
Lord of the Rings Online fixes traceries issues with Update 30
Confused Hobbits and Elves trying to navigate their way through LOTRO's new legendary item system may find some solace in the fact that SSG...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most chill MMO for when you want to relax?
Even as the video game industry keeps trying to go bigger, more epic, and more bombastic in its games, I've noticed that there's this...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 343: Mysterious and spoopy
Justin and Bree discuss Halloween MMOs, Path of Exile, Star Trek Online, Book of Travels' early access, DDO's freebies, LOTRO's latest patch, and the FFXIV Endwalker media tour, with adventures in Elder Scrolls Online, LOTRO, New World, and Book of Travels, plus a mailbag question on orbital video game enjoyment.
Choose My Adventure: Lord of the Rings Online might have been a bad choice for this column
So as that headline suggests, I probably mad a bad call adding Lord of the Rings Online as an option for a CMA column....
Lord of the Rings Online strives to shore up PvP content for ‘balance and accessibility’
The long-suffering PvMP -- that's "player vs. monster player" to you -- community in Lord of the Rings Online is getting an unexpected spotlight...
