American studio known primarily for Lord of the Rings Online, Dungeons and Dragons Online, and the Asheron’s Call franchise.
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DDO starts testing permadeath server, LOTRO’s Stout Axe Dwarves will be included in fall expansion
With the debut of Dungeons and Dragons Online's 90-day permadeath server heading our way on August 16th, it is fairly imperative that Standing Stone...
Dungeons and Dragons Online devs talk up the Alchemist and the permadeath server
Ready to embrace a permadeath lifestyle? While that normally scares off MMO players, the Dungeons and Dragons Online community has fostered this kind of...
Jukebox Heroes: The best of LOTRO’s Vales of Anduin score
With a reduced budget and a smaller team, Lord of the Rings Online can't afford to throw gobs of money at composers and orchestras...
One Shots: Indulging in nostalgia
When an MMORPG recedes into the rearview mirror of life, all you are left with are memories, music... and screenshots. It's amazing how a...
LOTRO Legendarium: A timeline of Lord of the Rings Online from 1994 to 2019
When I wrapped up writing my previous LOTRO column on the game's first year of live operation, I felt that I had left this...
LOTRO announces Stout Axe Dwarves, DDO reveals Alchemist class and permadeath server
Standing Stone Games showed up to Indy's GenCon this week -- and dropped some huge announcements for both Lord of the Rings Online and...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offers the best farming and gardening experience?
Not gonna lie, I really like farming in MMOs. No, not the grindy kind of farming, just the actual process of farming crops on...
Dungeons and Dragons Online opens the Project Nemesis raid
Today's patch notes for Dungeons and Dragons Online may be only a mere paragraph, but within that paragraph lies a big challenge indeed. A...
Lord of the Rings Online gets swamped with its next update
While it's not a major content update, Lord of the Rings Online's 24.2 patch promises to deliver a nice slice of adventuring fun as...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best player-run event you’ve ever witnessed in an MMO?
It'd be tempting to think that back in the long, long ago when MMOs were still young, MMO players weren't quite as jaded about...
Here are all of the Lord of the Rings Online events for the rest of the year
Is it too early to start making Christmas plans? Have you got everything you need for Bilbo's birthday? What about going shopping for Durin's...
Global Chat: Ranking World of Warcraft’s expansions
Have you ever tried your hand at ranking all of World of Warcraft's expansions from worst to best? Sure you have, because everyone's done...
LOTRO Legendarium: The first year of LOTRO’s operation
It was April 24th, 2007. World of Warcraft players were deep into The Burning Crusade, SOE had just launched Vanguard, and the indie MMO...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best sound design?
I've long held the opinion that one of the most underrated elements of effective MMORPGs is a really good sound design. I'm not just...
The Stream Team: Bounty hunting in Dungeons and Dragons Online
A hideout for thieves, smugglers, and ne'er-do-wells of all stripes, you say? That sounds like the perfect place for Massively OP's MJ to visit...
Massively Overthinking: Our favorite MMORPG zones of all time
I once heard it said that a popular studio - I think it was Blizzard - made it a point of asking prospective developers...
Dungeons and Dragons Online starts testing multiple patches ahead of Update 43
There's a lot coming down the pike for Dungeons and Dragons Online -- so much so, in fact, that Standing Stone Games has resorted...
Perfect Ten: Great MMOs that will run just fine on your old computer
The other day a friend was telling me that he used to play EverQuest Online Adventures very regularly back in the day, but fell...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Why Guild Wars 2 is the ideal starter MMO
When I met my wife, she was a console gamer, but she had never played an MMO. She was interested in giving some of...
The Daily Grind: Are there any MMO zones that you absolutely hate to leave?
Last week, in the comments of Tyler's Soapbox about Lord of the Rings MMOs, a few commenters were discussing LOTRO's version of the Shire...
