Bree Royce
Editor-in-Chief
Bree is an unrepentant escapist with a predilection for MMOs. When not compulsively proofreading cereal boxes and newspapers, she can be found modding, PvPing on the auction hall, and touring the Next Big Thing with her guild on a quest for the elusive perfect game.
Working As Intended and Ask Mo are her pet op-ed columns, but she also pens Daily Grinds and compiles Massively Overthinking, the Week in Review, and Make My MMO. You can hear her ramble about MMOs every week on the Massively OP podcast. If you're nice, she'll even talk about something other than Star Wars Galaxies.
Personal blog: SkycandyTwitter: @nbrianna
Favorite MMOs: Star Wars Galaxies, City of Heroes, Lord of the Rings Online, Guild Wars, Guild Wars 2, Ultima Online
Kickstarted cozygame Solarpunk didn’t make its Q1 alpha, but devs say they’re ‘making significant progress’
One of the top multiplayer Kickstarters of 2023 was for Solarpunk, when indie outfit Cyberwave Games and Rokaplay pulled in $330,000 US on a...
Guild Wars 2’s retro Super Adventure Box returns today with World 3 Test Zone updates
Retro music at the ready, folks: It's time to go back to Super Adventure Box in Guild Wars 2 as the one-time April Fools'...
Siege Camp’s Anvil Empires plans a four-day alpha this weekend – here’s how to sign up
Foxhole studio Siege Camp is gearing up for another major test for its sandbox MMORPG Anvil Empires (as compared to all of its minor...
Myth of Empires plans a new region-locked Jade Era server set for North America and Europe
Survival MMO Myth of Empires is entering its Jade era - that is, it's launching a ton of new localized North American and European...
New World talks buffs and nerfs for weapons and siege weapons coming in May
Amazon is back with another episode of Forged in Aeternum this week, this time homing in on New World's combat, although technically, player experience...
Elder Scrolls Online is rolling back a ton of NA accounts after last night’s PTS database fiasco
If you happened to log into the PC NA server for Elder Scrolls Online last night, well, you couldn't log into Elder Scrolls Online...
The Daily Grind: What problematic MMO trends have you become inured to?
I was reading a review of a certain tiny MMO the other day when a line jumped out at me. The player was complaining...
EG7 transfers PlanetSide 2 development from Daybreak to Toadman, posts 2024 roadmap
Ever since Daybreak's February investor report that admitted the company had sold off a "noncore IP for USD 5.9 million" to " EG7 with...
TERA is celebrating its sixth anniversary… on console, that is, because PC is still dead
Did you forget TERA was still alive? On console, anyway. The game's latest update opens the Draakon Arena dungeon in regular and hard mode,...
Albion Online is shaken to its Foundations with today’s massive territory update
While Albion Online is currently in the middle of open beta for the Albion Europe server - players have just under nine days to...
Guild Wars 2 teases next expansion, plans cosmetic inspection, and preps Super Adventure Box
Furbish up your "Fashion Wars" jokes, friends, because Guild Wars 2 is leaning hard into it. This morning, ArenaNet announced that this week's update...
The Daily Grind: Do you have any embarrassing MMO-related habits?
I was having a laugh at myself the other day because I saw an ad for those little finger chopsticks - you know, those...
MMO Week in Review: Blizzard returns to China, WoW makes a mix tape
Blizzard and NetEase finally confirmed long-running rumors that they're putting the band back together: The companies agreed this week to renew their partnership more...
The MOP Up: Skull & Bones’ immersive soundscapes
Skull & Bones hasn't been making many splashes since its debut back in February, but it did drop another video dev blog, this one...
Dungeons and Dragons Online introduces new loyalty rewards for VIP subbers
Dungeons & Dragons Online is making its subscription more enticing with the introduction of loyalty rewards. According to Standing Stone Games' latest dev blog...
Ultima Online’s publish 117 sends players scavenging for pirate hats on the high seas
The release of Ultima Online's publish 117 to the live servers isn't far off now, as the third set of patch notes hit the...
Cozy multiplayer game Farm Together 2 is launching early access in May
You might not know this about me, but I really love the idea of farming in video games. I just... almost universally hate the...
Star Wars Galaxies Legends expands its bounty hunting system into space with this week’s patch
Hot on the heels of its spring newsletter, Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends has dropped its April content update, and as one...
New World is still mopping up exploits and server crashes post-Season of the Guardian
Amazon has continued shoring up New World in the wake of last week's slippery Season of the Guardian, with multiple updates this week.
For starters,...
EverQuest II devs address everything from hardcore servers and Player Studio to Isle of Refuge and Legends of Norrath
Back in February, Daybreak's Darkpaw Games opened up an ask-me-anything thread on the EverQuest II official forums - and now the dev team is...
