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, Guild Wars, Guild Wars 2, Trove, Glitch, Elder Scrolls Online, Ultima Online
Tiny MMO Book of Travels hits early access August 9 with its ‘chapter zero’ release
Well here's a happy weekend announcement for MMO fans: Book of Travels has just revealed that it's launching into early access on August 9th,...
Whatever happened to Nexon’s action-combat MMO Vindictus?
It's been half of forever since we talked about Vindictus, the Nexon MMO that launched in North America way back in 2010 and at...
Albion Online crowns season 12 PvP winner, runs Crystal League Championship this weekend
If you can pull yourself away from the Albion Online mobile launch, the game would like your attention for the kickoff of the Crystal...
Warhammer Eternal Crusade is sunsetting on September 10
So who remembers Warhammer Eternal Crusade? I sure had forgotten all about it. When last we checked in on it, it was 2018 and...
Horse MMO Star Stable apologizes for the dust-up over its Pride event
File this one under this is why we can't have nice things: Horse-themed MMO Star Stable has been a bit of a mess thanks...
New World’s Summer Game Fest video addresses player feedback, content, and pay-to-win
As part of the Summer Game Fest this week, Amazon's New World team has delivered a deep-dive into the game with a new video...
Diablo III’s season 24 adds Diablo II-inspired Ethereal weapons
It's not the Diablo you probably want to be hearing about, but it is the Diablo getting some love right now: It's Diablo III,...
Lord of the Rings Online delays The Fall of Khazad-dûm raid’s tier rollout
Good news for you, raiders of Lord of the Rings Online: Standing Stone is giving you more time to fail at The Fall of...
Massively Overthinking: Abysmal MMO launch experiences
Elite Dangerous' Odyssey launch has been a stark reminder to me that not all launches and launch experiences are the same. To hear some...
Black Desert updates the central market, opens up family names from deleted accounts
With Black Desert's Heidel Ball just a pinch over a week away, the devs busy with a flurry of promotional bits - not to...
Crowfall lowers its buy-to-play price and details its optional VIP sub
Ahead of Crowfall's launch this July, ArtCraft is announcing a reduction in its box price and reveals its full subscription plan. "Crowfall is unveiling...
EA suffers major data breach while CDPR says its own breach targeted more than just source code
"It's been a bad day for security in games," MOP's Andy sighed in team chat earlier today, and unfortunately, he's quite right.
For starters, EA...
Lost Ark launches this fall as an Amazon-published free-to-play title; founder packs are now live
The news won't shock anyone who's been watching Lost Ark inch its way across the world the last few many years and who noticed...
Starbase is delaying its early access again, nudging it to the end of July
How many times can you delay an early access launch? Starbase is apparently trying to set a record. It was originally set to hit...
Neverwinter devs explains why they’re squishing the whole game down to level 20
Neverwinter's release and announcement cadence the past few weeks has been confusing, to say the least. Now that the last chunk of Sharandar is...
Roblox is being sued by music publishers over song infringement claims
It was probably only a matter of time before someone actually did something about the fact that Roblox is and has largely always been...
The 2021 Nexon Developers Conference is now public, and it includes a Guild Wars 2 audio panel
As promised, Nexon has kicked off the Nexon Developers Conference this week, with nearly 50 dev-led sessions on "data analysis, programing, visual art and...
Palia devs say pre-alpha will be under NDA, won’t talk monetization except to rule out crowdfunding ‘at this time’
On this week's podcast, Justin, Carlo, and I argued over how to say Palia. The Singularity 6 devs have settled it: It's PAY-lee-ah. That's just...
Kickstarted VR MMORPG Ilysia has launched its closed alpha 1
It's been a bit slow in coming, but the first prong of Ilysia's closed alpha is finally live for backers. MMO players will recall...
Overwatch announces proper console and PC crossplay with new Battle.net upgrade
Remember when Blizzard was teasing a special announcement for Overwatch? As of this afternoon, we finally know what it is: cross-play. It's a move...
