Andrew Ross
Reporter
Andrew Ross usually covers E3, MOBAs, MMO-ish multiplayer games, and game related studies for Massively OP. He's a hardcore PvPer who delivered pizzas to shard defender supply runners in Asheron's Call's Shard of the Herald event, fried fish during Darkfall's World War 1 and 2, and killed many alliance members in World of Warcraft for picking "his" flowers. He is a terrible jungler, but he can usually stay on the road in Mario Kart.
GDC 2021: War stories from World of Warcraft
Just before the news about the state litigation against Activision-Blizzard broke last month, Senior Software Engineer Joseph Cochron and Principal Software Engineer Kurtis McCathern...
Niantic finally reverted the Pokemon GO COVID interaction radius after player boycott
It seems the blowback from the Pokemon GO community in response to Niantic's gym/Pokestop situation had some teeth after all. While the community -...
Pokemon Go’s New Zealand rollbacks show Niantic is more concerned with local law than actual safety
Good news: New Zealanders have had their Pokemon Go PokeStop and Gym radius restored to 80 meters, exactly what the community has been asking...
Pokemon Unite gets mobile release date, Sword and Shield to remain competitive center
Today's Pokemon Presents wasn't the most exciting for fans of multiplayer online gaming, but there were a few kernels of information for us nonetheless....
Massively on the Go: Niantic’s response to Pokemon Go’s community is painfully deficient
Well, the timing of my last Pokemon Go article on the release of the ill-timed spin/interaction nerf was interesting in that it coincided with what felt...
Massively on the Go: Niantic ditching Pokemon Go’s COVID benefits was a dangerous mistake
Recently I was forced into isolation since an untrustworthy family member hid COVID symptoms from the household and our vaccinated guests who were going...
Pokemon Go skips multiple generations and trash pokemon to land on Sword/Shield legendaries
Players once thought that Pokemon GO's third Ultra Unlock from GoFest 2021 was just a simple release of Giratina, or perhaps Gen 4's Mythical god-status...
The Soapbox: Pokemon Unite’s monetization is gross and threatens a competent game
By now, you've probably seen several articles about the poor monetization in Pokemon Unite, often based on Reddit posts or streamer hot takes. Most talk...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Unite is genuinely fun – for new and casual MOBA players
When Pokemon Unite was first announced, I had severe doubts I'd even give it a shot. I know I'm the local Pokemon guy, but there are many games in the...
Massively on the Go: The Witcher Monster Slayer shows why Pokemon Go is still the best
Nearly a year ago, Niantic employees did a GDC presentation on Augmented Reality design practices, though it seemed a bit more like best practices...
Massively on the Go: August is recycling month in Pokemon Go
Well, we're finally on the downside of the Pokemon GO rollercoaster this year it seems, but things may still be exciting for some of us, at...
GDC 2021: Biometrics, advertising, and charming communities in video games
While other gaming conventions do big game reveals, the beauty of GDC is that we hear about some of the cool tech and practices...
GDC 2021: Accessibility in gaming means innovation for everyone
You may have noticed that accessibility comes up a lot whenever we cover GDC, and GDC 2021 won't be much different. However, while presentations...
Pokemon Go reneges on rewards after Russian players achieve company’s goal
As readers may notice in our Pokemon Go coverage, we frequently ask PR for clarity on various announcements. While we can all appreciate not...
GDC 2021: Star Wars Galaxies was a complex game of corporate greed and fan love
It was an MMO built in about three years, with a miserable launch, a depressing churn rate, and the most infamous patch in all...
GDC 2021: Are VR and AR companies liable for gamer content creation?
One thing I love about a good GDC presentation is when devs bring up those issues that many of us get a funny feeling...
GDC 2021: How smarter AI could build characters and decks to help new MMO players
There's a bit of a theme at GDC 2021 concerning online card games, especially TCGs, and smart tech/deep learning AI. At a panel this...
GDC 2021: Navigating player behaviors and cheating in online video games
GDC 2021 has now offered several panels on player behavior and cheating that are aimed at devs but still provide some good information for...
GDC 2021: Research on online video game voice chat has come a long way
Covering studies about video gamers often reveals a glaring problem with the science on the topic: Most of it looks has traditionally surveyed text...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO Fest 2021 might be the last great GO Fest
Still cleaning out your pokemon collections, trainers? I know I still need to! Pokemon Go’s recent Go Fest 2021 was a return to form...
