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
Overwatch’s Winter Wonderland is out, but Blizzard World is struggling
Holiday Blizzard World is live in Overwatch! Oops, nevermind!
Well, it was live earlier this week briefly as the Winter Wonderland rolled out to the...
Midweek Mop Up: GTAO, Ubisoft, Path of Exile, Heroes & Generals, Foxhole, Vindictus, Crew 2, War of Rights, and more
It would not be unfair to say that this week has been one of the most news-heavy weeks of the year, to the point...
Runes of Magic unleashes the Snowflake Festival, new zone, and new multi-mode instance
Yes, Runes of Magic is still around, and in fact, it's still getting updates, including the one that's rolled out this week. The star of...
ZeniMax and Oculus have finally settled their multi-year lawsuit – out of court
When John Carmack and ZeniMax settled their long-running legal dispute earlier this fall, we noted that the companies were continuing to appeal how much...
Black Desert’s new Archer and tree decorating events are live as Pearl Abyss sets up shop in California
Hope you got your proto Archer rolled in Black Desert because he's live as of today and you can actually log him in and...
Massively OP’s 2018 Awards: Best MMO Business Model of 2018
Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2018 awards continue today with our award for the MMO with the Best Business Model, which was awarded jointly to World of Warcraft...
Kickstarted MMORPG Crowfall is preparing to test its first real campaign
Crowfall's on a "fast track" to its first campaign, ArtCraft says. Getcher "it's happening" gifs: "After a few weeks of testing, our final pre-alpha...
Conan Exiles launches Seekers of the Dawn DLC, but don’t expect a winter event
Conan Exiles isn't doing Christmas, but it is launching a new DLC. It's called The Seekers of the Dawn, and it focuses on the...
Elder Scrolls Online’s winter holiday festival arrives Thursday
Tamriel is cozying up this winter with the return of The New Life Festival in The Elder Scrolls Online. The fun kicks off on...
Snag a MU Online, MU Legend, C9, Flyff, or Rappelz gift in Webzen’s Winter 2018 giveaway
Webzen is celebrating the multi-week winter holidays this year with a round of bonus events across its whole catalogue of MMOs, including including MU...
Daybreak is announcing a new game on Thursday
Some Daybreak fans, including our own MJ Guthrie, are receiving a cryptic note from Daybreak this week - best check your old email accounts! Apparently the MMORPG company, most recently in the news for a major round of layoffs and best known for the EverQuest and H1Z1 franchises, aims to announce a new game this week on Twitch starting at 1 p.m. EST.
Fallout 76’s campsite buffs and push-to-talk are live today, with another patch coming next week
Time to peek out from the rubble of Fallout 76 to see what's going on this week... Oh, it's just a patch? A patch...
Elite Dangerous’ Beyond – Chapter Four is live today with exploration, background sim, and guilds
The fourth chapter of Elite Dangerous' Beyond campaign is live today, and if it seems as if we've been covering it forever, that's only...
Massively OP’s 2018 Awards: Biggest MMO Surprise of 2018
Massively Overpowered's end-of-the-year 2018 awards continue today with our award for the Biggest MMO Surprise of 2018, which is a new meta-award for MOP this...
Guild Wars 2’s next living story episode will not make 2018, but Wintersday is live today
If for some reason you still thought there was a chance that ArenaNet could push out Guild Wars 2's next living story episode today...
Wildcard’s new MMO Atlas has been delayed a week for polish
When Studio Wildcard and friends announced a full-scale, 40,000-person MMO called Atlas last week, we were all excited. When they announced it was launching...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG offered the best PvE experience in 2018?
Yesterday, we asked you to examine the best PvP experience of 2018, having noted we won't be giving an award for it this year....
The International Olympic Committee casts doubt on the inclusion of esports at the Olympics
The tug-of-war over whether esports should be included at the Olympic Games is becoming its own sport. In 2017, statements from the Paris Olympic...
UK parliament committee will investigate addictive tech, lootboxes, and harmful gamification
Given that UK researchers this year found a "relationship between problem gambling and the use of loot boxes" as well as determined that problem...
Camelot Unchained teases ‘epic siege battles’ as beta development continues
Hey, old school Dark Age of Camelot and Warhammer fans, you might want to take a peek at the latest Camelot Unchained studio report....
