American studio known primarily for Lord of the Rings Online, Dungeons and Dragons Online, and the Asheron’s Call franchise.
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LOTRO’s community digs into the Minas Morgul expansion
If all goes right -- and why wouldn't it? -- next week will see the release of Minas Morgul for Lord of the Rings...
Durin’s Day returns to Lord of the Rings Online
Even while the dark revels of Harvestmath are in full swing in Lord of the Rings Online, a second seasonal holiday has arrived in...
LOTRO Legendarium: Taking the Stout-Axe Dwarf on a journey
While the (hopeful) launch of Minas Morgul is still over a week away, players who have pre-ordered the newest Lord of the Rings Online...
The Stream Team: Hanging out and helping hands in Dungeons and Dragons Online’s Harbor
Although the D&D group is too low level to participate in the Halloween event in Dungeons & Dragons Online, they have left the tutorial...
Lord of the Rings Online starts testing Minas Morgul expansion
As the saying goes, "One does not simply walk into Mordor. One repeatedly walks in and out of Mordor on a near-endless series of...
The Daily Grind: How can MMOs spice up progression servers midway through?
Just about a year ago, Lord of the Rings Online opened the doors to its very first progression server ruleset. It was a huge...
Jukebox Heroes: Exploring World of Warcraft Battle for Azeroth’s patch music
One of my favorite modern trends of MMORPGs is that studios are no longer saving the entirety of a soundtrack for the base game or expansion releases. Oh sure, those usually get a great album push -- especially if it's one of the bigger games -- but for a while now, many studios have also been releasing new music on a steady basis with significant content patches.
LOTRO previews Minas Morgul expansion, starts up Harvestmath
Ready to get into the Halloween spirit in Middle-earth? Considering the holiday, it's a very appropriate month for Minas Morgul -- starring the City...
One Shots: Bring me a shrubbery!
When has something as mundane and nondescript as a bush ever been a helpful hero? And when have we ever featured a MapleStory screenshot...
Lord of the Rings Online is adding crafting material bags to the collector’s editions of Minas Morgul
Maybe getting some cosmetics or character level boosts aren't enticing enough to get you to drop up to $130 on a collector's edition of...
Dungeons and Dragons Online’s Night Revels Halloween event returns (with a pretty large bug)
If you feel a chill in the air and hear a slightly unnerving howl in the wind, you probably should close your window. Or...
Global Chat: One MMO gamer is trying to finish Fallen Earth before it’s gone
When you know that your beloved MMORPG is about to be shut down, what do you do? If you're the blog 24 Hours in...
Lord of the Rings Online puts a cap on embers, motes, and figments
If you are not acquainted with the Lord of the Rings Online scene these days, chances are that the headline above made about as...
Massively Uplifting: From weddings to memorials, gamers celebrate life in AQ3D, GW2, BDO, LOTRO, WoW, and more
It's an alphabet soup of good (MMO) vibes this month! While many may have returned to the school of hard knocks this fall, plenty...
One Shots: Getting all down and cozy
I love a good cozy place in an MMO, moreso if it's got a fully stocked snack bar and some of my all-time favorite...
Battle Bards Episode 154: Death and decay
Get an early jump on Halloween with the Battle Bards, as they grab the nearest shovel and start unearthing all sorts of morbid and...
The Daily Grind: What MMO do you wish could live forever?
You all know that I love my hypotheticals by now, so here's another one for our daily discussion period. Imagine that you have the...
Massively Overthinking: The one about MMO roleplay servers
An MOP reader named Thierry recently pointed us to a brewing storm in the World of Warcraft Classic community: In a nutshell, the server...
Lord of the Rings Online warns Mac players not to update their operating system due to software compatability
If you're happy that we are collectively moving on to 64-bit systems (perhaps you're still really anxious about the impact of the 2038 problem),...
The Stream Team: Completing Korthos Island on Dungeons and Dragons Online
Massively OP's MJ and her crew of adventurers have just about completed DDO's newbie island, Korthos. Another dungeon, a couple more quests, a defeated...
