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
Fractured has officially launched its first season – and it’s free-to-play now, too
It's patch day for Kickstarted MMORPG sandbox Fractured Online, and this isn't just any patch: This is the game's free-to-play relaunch.
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Wayfinder is planning a new nightmare mode, but it’s indefinitely delayed mods and the Xbox launch
Wayfinder dropped an update last night with both good news and bad news for "the rest of 2024." Let's get the bad news out...
Cozy MMO Palia teases Season of Splendor and Winterlights for tomorrow
I don't know about you, but I most definitely did not expect to be hearing so much praise for the newly purchased Palia in...
Towers of Aghasba early access fans on Steam are already issuing warnings about the state of the game
It's not an MMORPG, but it will certainly scratch any itch for a multiplayer open world game you've got: It's Towers of Aghasba, and...
Nightingale’s patch this week includes new weapons, boss rush mode, and no more dying from hunger
Nightingale hasn't had the best fall: It's gone through two rounds of layoffs and a massive do-over, all as Inflexion Games has maintained that...
EVE Vanguard broadens its test pool starting Thanksgiving weekend
If you've been watching from the sidelines throughout CCP Games' testing of EVE Vanguard, then next weekend might be your moment, as the studio...
Neverwinter 30th module, Return to Pirates’ Skyhold, is live on PC and console today
As promised and foretold by publisher Arc Games, Neverwinter's 30th module ever is officially live on PC and console simultaneously today. The module, with...
Here’s what’s actually making it into Corepunk’s early access launch build next week
So Corepunk studio Artificial Core put out a press release this morning, and I think most of our readers already know the main content...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO is best at making you feel as if you truly belong in it?
I can think of a lot of MMOs that told me in no uncertain terms I didn't belong in them, but not the other way around. Which MMO is best at making you feel as if you truly belong in it - as if it actually wants you there and wants you to feel personally welcomed?
New World revives Turkulon for Thanksgiving with a delicious new flail skin
You know, there's a reason most MMORPGs don't actually do a Thanksgiving in the brief season between the end of Halloween and the start...
The Daily Grind: Are there any good turret classes in modern MMORPGs?
I blame Classic Guild Wars for my love of the turret class. But Bree, you say, Guild Wars never had a turret class -...
MMO Week in Review: World of Warcraft will be ‘home’ by Midnight
Most MMO players who thought World of Warcraft should have housing also never expected it to happen, largely because, you know, the devs kept...
Giveaway: Grab a Game of Sky starter bundle worth $200 in loot for the mobile strategy MMO
Here's a new one to our pages: Earlier this fall, Singapore-based IGG released a mobile strategy MMO called Game of Sky, driving hard into...
MMO Business Roundup: Embracer Q2 2024, Steam toxicity, and GOG’s game preservation program
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news. Business business business!
Embracer
Embracer - the failson megacorp we keep an eye on because...
Stars Reach says it ‘heard you loud and clear on graphics improvements’
Last week's Stars Reach trailer captured a lot of attention - so much that studio Playable Worlds decided to focus this week's dev blog...
The Daily Grind: Do you say goodbye when you leave MMOs?
In the long long ago, it was so common for MMORPG players to leave a goodbye letter to their guild or server when quitting...
Massively Overthinking: What are the great ‘popcorn games’ in the MMORPG genre?
MOP reader Elenie recently put the concept of "popcorn MMOs" back on my radar thanks to a comment about Neverwinter being an MMO many...
Guild Wars 2 unveils Mount Balrior, its first proper raid in five years
So if you're looped into the Guild Wars 2 scene, you already know that the second big chunk of the four-part Janthir Wilds expansion...
Post-Proving Grounds, Pax Dei is already planning another crafting and gathering rebalance
So, how did Pax Dei's Proving Grounds update go last week? Well, you can probably guess by the fact that Mainframe Industries has put...
Astroneer’s first-ever DLC, Glitchwalkers, has arrived with a freaky new planet in tow
Astroneer is a beloved multiplayer sandbox around here, but even we were surprised back in September when System Era Softworks announced Glitchwalkers - its...
