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.
Massively on the Go: The Pokemon Go outlook for November 2022
After several several, constant event failures, Niantic still hasn't offered up a November blog for Pokemon GO. But it did release another homemade infographic...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s Elite Raids entry event was yet another disappointment
Once again, Pokemon GO developer Niantic has proven it's more than capable of delivering disappointment with the game's events. The company's infamously poor communication...
Massively on the Go: Comms failures exacerbated Pokemon Go’s underwhelming raid day
Almost one year ago, the Pokemon GO community rallied around #PokemonNO, a movement spawned from players who knew #HearUsNiantic would fall on deaf ears. Well,...
Splatoon players will settle an age-old Pokemon question in November’s Splatfest
We recently talked about Splatoon 3's first Splatfest, calling it a bit rocky but fun. And while we don't know anything about October's Splatfest...
Massively on the Go: Splatoon 3’s Splatfest was a rocky start
So we've finally had Splatoon 3's first real Splatfest. While the pre-launch demo gave me plenty to look forward to, it was also obvious...
Massively on the Go: October brings new treats to Pokemon Go
Pokemon GO's Season of Light continues into October, and while a lot of the announced content looks as familiar as that candy corn you...
Massively on the Go: Splatoon 3 is dividing players in fantastic ways
I feel like Splatoon 3's release has been oddly quiet, though it's doing quite well in Japan. Selling over 3.45 million copies in 3...
Massively on the Go: Splatoon 3’s Tricolor demo makes double trouble
As Splatoon 3's release swims ever closer, I keep thinking back to the recent Splatfest demo we had. Splatfests aren't new to veterans of...
The Daily Grind: How does your first non-WoW MMO affect your perception of the genre?
One thing that keeps striking me in my local Pokemon GO community is how the World of Warcraft veterans, who know MMOs only through that game, try...
Massively on the Go: September brings Pokemon Go’s Season of Light and winds of change
Hoo boy, trainers, we have a lot to unpack after that Pokemon GO Go Fest Finale. September to November will be The Season of Light,...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go Fest’s Finale was a blend of comfort content and bad bugs
Pokemon Go's yearly Go Fest was fairly rocky this year - so rocky that some of us old trainers had to remind people that we've...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s improved Megas and the kitchen sink problem
It's been a while now since Pokemon GO got its third Mega Evolution system, which was one of the big reasons we took a hard...
Massively on the Go: Everything multiplayer fans need to know about Splatoon 3
So we've all gone through the recent news about Splatoon 3, right? No? Well, don't worry. A lot of the presentation seemed to be aimed...
Massively on the Go: How to make the most of the Pokemon Go Fest Finale
We've known that the August 27th Pokemon Go Go Fest Finale was going to occur since prior to Go Fest proper, but we didn't...
Pokemon Presents reveals new details on Scarlet and Violet’s multiplayer features
Boy, did we ever get a meaty Pokemon Presents, and it's not even for an anniversary! While some news bits, such as Pokemon Unite's new...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s August is an ode to Hisui and full of mysteries
There's a lot going on in Pokemon GO, and it's not waiting for August to start.
As we noted for July, Niantic is holding a Hisui...
Massively on the Go: Monster Hunter Rise’s Sunbreak expansion remains solid one month later
It's been about a month since Monster Hunter Rise’s expansion Sunbreak released, and I'm still enjoying myself. Personal issues exploded during release that prevented me from...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go teases strong spotlights coming in July
Niantic has now released the July events for Pokemon GO and, so far, it's not exactly exciting. July Community Day is Starly, and as it's...
Pokemon Go’s Niantic scuttles four more gaming projects and lays off 85+ people
Niantic, the company that named itself after a whaling vessel abandoned for the goldrush, admitted yesterday that it is shuttering four more gaming projects,...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s Community Day is still more about catching than community
Pokemon GO finally gave us a good pokemon to catch for Community Day, and I'm happy about that. Really. Had this been 2019, it could...
