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
Black Desert launches on Xbox One March 4, with preorders opening today
We knew this day was coming: It's time to buckle up for Black Desert's Xbox One debut, as preorders for the game on that...
Camelot Unchained is building a new siege scenario test map as backer siege testing continues
Last week, I saw some commenters discussing how Camelot Unchained had nothing to show from years of development, but of course, testers know better....
The Daily Grind: Which game made the biggest contribution to killing the MMORPG genre in 2018?
So here's a fun-slash-depressing annual Daily Grind we've been running for the past few years thanks to DK, who originally proposed it.
The knee-jerk answer,...
Elder Scrolls Online plans chapter reveal for January 15 as dataminers suss out our next province
We'll be hiding spoilers in spoiler code for this piece, so don't panic. But maybe skip the comments if you want to stay unspoiled!...
Make My MMO: The biggest MMO crowdfunding news of 2018
Welcome to a special edition of Make My MMO, Massively OP's regular recap of what's going on in crowdfunded MMOs, which we do specifically...
Bethsoft and Behaviour resolve their lawsuit over Westworld and Fallout Shelter
One of the key gaming legal disputes of 2018 was the lawsuit lodged by Bethsoft against Behaviour Interactive, specifically focused on the release of...
Just when you thought lockbox gambling couldn’t get any grosser
You might think, given the public outcry against digital video game lockboxes over the last year and the slow-moving but serious oversight crackdown currently...
Star Citizen is working on planets and tech, and also Chris Roberts’ kids are adorable
This week's Star Citizen Around the Verse is... let's call it mini, clocking in under five minutes. But CIG's Chris Roberts and Eric Kieron...
Massively OP’s complete 2018 awards debrief and annual recap
As we did in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 - it's becoming a real tradition here! - today I'm going to recap our annual awards and...
The Hearthstone leads Blizz lost last year just scooped up the Marvel IP with their new studio
Blizzard had a rough year losing key figures at the company last year - heck, this week it lost its CFO to Square Inc....
The Daily Grind: What MMOs are you no longer anticipating in 2019?
I always have a ridiculously long list of MMOs I'm anticipating every year. In fact, we usually write our list of anticipated games several...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO resolutions for 2019
This week, for our first Massively Overthinking of 2019, I’ve asked the Massively OP writers to share their gaming resolutions or their basic MMO goals for the year. Won't you join us?
Leaderboard: What was the best new MMO of 2018?
Last week, we announced our award for MMO of the Year; it once again went to Final Fantasy XIV. You might notice that XIV...
NCsoft is launching Aion: Legions of War in the west this month
NCsoft is gearing up for another western launch this month, this time for an Aion sequel on mobile dubbed Aion: Legions of War.
"NCSOFT is...
Nexon’s founder is selling off his controlling interest – for $9 billion
So, anybody got a spare $9B to buy up the biggest gaming company in South Korea?
Reuters reported last night that Nexon founder Kim Jung-ju...
The Daily Grind: What MMO has the brightest future looking into 2019?
One of the most popular roundups we do every single year is about the healthiest MMORPGs in the genre. I love it because it...
MMO Year in Review: Daybreak gonna Daybreak (December 2018)
We've been taking a time-machine back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey as we head into...
Leaderboard: Will you be playing PlanetSide Arena?
Last month, Daybreak officially revealed its first truly new game in several years: PlanetSide Arena, a large-scale battle royale title set in the venerable...
The most popular MMORPG conversations of 2018
We can't do an accurate "most popular MMORPG articles of 2018 by pageviews" list as we usually do thanks to skewed data from MOP's extensive...
Bethsoft promises player vending for Fallout 76 players in its 2019 resolutions
If you're exhausted of watching Fallout 76 flail around, maybe point your eyeballs at Bethesda's clear attempt to turn the corner here in the...
