American studio known primarily for Lord of the Rings Online, Dungeons and Dragons Online, and the Asheron’s Call franchise.
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Rumor: Lord of the Rings Online’s next class might be the Brawler [Updated]
Sharp-eyed Lord of the Rings Online players seem to have discovered a big secret on the game's test server: the existence of a new...
Lord of the Rings Online begins testing War of the Three Peaks DLC, and yes, boar mounts are high-price bundle perks
The big fall update for Lord of the Rings Online -- newly promoted to "mini-expansion" status with an accompanied price tag -- is now...
Dungeons and Dragons Online postpones its level cap increase
In a year of many game and project delays, one more isn't surprising -- even though it isn't welcome to hear. So bad news,...
Lord of the Rings Online celebrates Bilbo’s Birthday, hedges on mini-expansion specifics
Tomorrow is September 22nd, which is a significant date for Lord of the Rings Online players. It's the date of both Bilbo and Frodo...
Jukebox Heroes: LOTRO’s Great Wedding soundtrack
One reason why I keep highlighting Lord of the Rings Online patch soundtracks in this space is that the studio actually makes an effort...
The Soapbox: The joys of MMO collecting
I’ve often sat and pondered exactly what it is that I enjoy about the MMO experience. After all, being educated about your own likes...
Dungeons and Dragons Online turns on its pirate event for the weekend
With this weekend's International Talk Like a Pirate Day bringing out the buccaneer in all of us, Dungeons and Dragons Online wanted to join...
The Stream Team: Standing a Ghost of a Chance in Dungeons and Dragons Online
Does Massively OP's MJ stand a Ghost of a Chance in DDO? We'll see as she takes on a quest by that very...
LOTRO Legendarium: Is LOTRO getting greedy with its fall content update?
Boars. Beets. Battlestar Galactica. OK, let's talk about one of those things, at least in a roundabout way, because there's no escaping the fact...
Lord of the Rings Online says it’s ‘close’ on re-opening server transfers that have been offline since 2019
For players who have characters stranded on dead or undesirable worlds in Lord of the Rings Online, the question of when Standing Stone Games...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 288: ArcheAge again
Justin, Bree, and Mia discuss ArcheAge 2, TERA, LOTRO, Wizard101, Corepunk, Raph Koster's new MMO, and Star Citizen, with adventures in WoW Classic, SWTOR, Black Desert, Echo of Soul, SWG Legends, and LOTRO, plus a mailbag discussion on the Final Fantasy XI mobile remake.
Missed Lord of the Rings Online’s Weatherstock XII last weekend? Rewatch it here!
After being delayed from its original July date due to the summer Lord of the Rings Online's server meltdown, Weatherstock XII finally happened this...
One Shots: When nerfing goes too far
We've all seen classes and gear hit with the nerf bat from time to time in MMOs -- hey, it's a fact of life!...
Global Chat: Which MMO has the least annoying inventory system?
Inventory is something we have to deal with in, oh, pretty much every MMO that we play. Some games are far more generous with...
LOTRO Legendarium: The quiet consistency of Lord of the Rings Online
I want to start this LOTRO Legendarium column today by talking about, well, by talking about World of Warcraft. Like probably many of you,...
LOTRO’s next ‘mini-expansion’ content update includes boar mounts and a $100 edition
We already knew that Lord of the Rings Online is working on a Gundabad expansion for 2021, but before that arrives, there's a big...
Massively Uplifting: MMOs from LOTRO to ESO bring comfort, healing, camaraderie, and charity
Summer may be ending, but good deeds and uplifting stories aren't! Throughout August we've been surrounded by stories of kindness, generosity, and goodness within...
The Stream Team: Overcoming obstacle courses in Dungeons and Dragons Online
With her access to vampires not locked, Massively OP's MJ is returning to parlay with more pirates in DDO. This time around, she's going...
The Soapbox: Feeling the loss of an MMO community
Back in 2012, I was almost a year deep into Lord of the Rings Online and enjoying my time both in the game and...
Lord of the Rings Online sees more login issues, gives update on race change tokens
With all of the issues causing game disruption over the past month, Lord of the Rings Online players are understandably sensitive toward any further...
