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
Travel to Bespin in one Star Wars Galaxies emulator… eventually
One of the things I always wish SOE had done more of with Star Wars Galaxies was add planets. Yes, it added Kashyyyk and...
Make My MMO: You can’t launch people from catapults in Ashes of Creation, but you can attend a play in Shroud of the Avatar
This week week in MMO crowdfunding, Ashes of Creation posted up a sizable Q&A on Reddit, telling its community that it's still working on support...
Crowfall delays sanctioned campaign, introduces new competitive campaigns
Crowfall's big news this week is either good or bad depending on your view: ArtCraft announced another delay in its testing phase, albeit a...
More MMO Valentine’s Day events: Black Desert, EverQuest II, Destiny 2, MapleStory 2, Revelation Online, and Wizard101
Hearts and chocolates and flowers continue to invade MMOs all around us. Bree here, reporting from the front lines of the invasion. Here are...
Check out these spectacular prize-winning player housing hideouts in Path of Exile
Back in December, Grinding Gear Games launched a massive expansion for Path of Exile, Betrayal, and among its key features was an overhaul to...
Monster Hunter World’s Witcher 3 Wild Hunt crossover is live today for console players
If crossovers don't just flat-out make your brain hurt trying to make the dissonance of the lore make sense, then you might love this...
Leaderboard: Are you concerned about the health of the games market right now?
In the last couple of weeks, we've been posting what seems like an endless list of bad news from gaming companies insofar as their...
Star Citizen players will be able to communicate using American Sign Language
This week's Star Citizen Around the Verse kicks off not with development but with player footage of a 42-man dogfighter skirmish just above the...
Art curation MMO Occupy White Walls 2.0 adds collaborative art galleries
The game we called the most bizarre MMO of 2018 (in a good way) has taken another big step this week. Occupy White Walls,...
Interview: Black Desert’s Pearl Abyss on battle royale design, metrics, cron stones, and future content
Black Desert has had a wild ride over the last year, as has its home studio, Pearl Abyss. Not only did PA pick up...
The Daily Grind: What was the worst MMO newbie experience that you powered through anyway?
Earlier this week, Justin mentioned that he was toying around in classic EverQuest, and he said he was playing through the tutorial. That surprised...
The first of Ultima Online’s planned 2019 high seas updates has hit the test server
At the start of the new year, Ultima Online did its level best to disrupt my plans to take a break from subbing it...
MMO Business Roundup: The Fair Play Alliance, Warface splits from Crytek, ESA expansions, and WoW esports
We're back with another quick roundup of MMO industry news!
Remember the Fair Play Alliance? It was supposed to be a group of major and...
Elder Scrolls Online is handing out 500 cash-shop currency to current players
If you're an existing Elder Scrolls Online player who's logged in between the start of 2017 and now, heads-up: ZeniMax is handing out a...
Grab a Conqueror’s Blade closed beta key from My.com and MOP
My.com's MMO Conqueror's Blade is kicking off stage 1 of its closed beta today, and we've got keys to get you in!
"Conqueror’s Blade is...
Riot Games says it’s really, truly not working on a League of Legends MMO
Remember last summer when Riot Games co-founder Marc Merrill teased Twitter by asking whether the company should make an MMO? Then, just as people...
Boy’s life proves MMOs are ‘a gateway to wherever your heart desires’
I remember the first few years when MMORPGs were a going concern and how so many people back then used to justify their bad...
Interview: Legends of Aria’s dungeon expansion, early access, ganking, housing, and cash shop philosophy
Indie old-school sandbox MMORPG Legends of Aria has become a household name among MMO players over the last few months, first rolling into early...
‘You will have to put in some work’ to get the most out of Population Zero’s housing
Last week, we posted up a deep-dive into survival MMO Population Zero, specifically its perk system. Developer Enplex hasn't let up since. Last week,...
Enter to win a Star Trek Online PC Mirror Escort Carrier, NX Light Escort, and elite services starter pack
With Star Trek Online's Mirror of Discovery out and live and launched, PWE has kindly granted Massively OP a bunch of goodies to give away in...
