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
Fortnite adds new ‘cabined’ account type giving parents control over kids’ gaming
"Cabined" is a word you probably don't see every day unless you're in a couple of specific industries, but the rest of us should...
Guild Wars 2’s Wintersday returns on December 13 as players play Secret Santa
As winter holiday events turn on their twinkle lights around the MMO genre, Guild Wars 2 has picked December 13th for its big shebang:...
EverQuest’s 29th expansion, Night of Shadows, is officially live for players
Twenty-nine: That's the total number of expansions that Classic EverQuest has delivered to date, capped off by the newest entry, Night of Shadows, which...
Lord of the Rings Online tweaks Cardolan and Swanfleet, preps tomorrow’s Yuletide Festival
Today's Lord of the Rings Online update is a small one, with tweaks for German localization, fixes for busted Guardian skills, and multiple corrections...
Did anyone still think Cyberpunk 2077 multiplayer was happening? Because it’s really not
Stop me if you've heard this one: CD Projekt Red is very sorry but it's not going to bother with multiplayer for Cyberpunk 2077...
A year after major layoffs, Book of Travels is ‘back to full capacity’ ahead of price hike
Remember a year ago when Book of Travels studio Might and Delight let go almost a third of its dev team following the tepid...
Valheim’s Mistlands update is live with new magic, weapons, allies, and enemies
Valheim was one of the bright stars of 2021, and though it's still deep in early access even in 2022, Coffee Stain and Iron...
New World’s Winter Convergence festival returns today along with shell company nerfs
The first week of December means we're getting a blast of wintry air - and a chilly rollout of all the MMO genre's holiday...
The Daily Grind: What was the best event in the MMO genre in 2022?
If ever there were a year that I wish we hadn't demoted "best event" from an award to a Daily Grind, it was 2022,...
Hundreds of QA workers at ZeniMax – including Elder Scrolls Online’s ZOS – are preparing to unionize
File this one under reasons we can have nice things: QA workers at ZeniMax have announced they aim to unionize under the Communication Workers...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO offers the best console or mobile experience as of 2022?
I have noted before that while I have two consoles and love to game on my phone, I'm probably always going to be a...
MMO Week in Review: Catching an early Dragonflight
World of Warcraft's Dragonflight expansion officially launched this week, setting players up for a holiday season of flying dragons and new zones to explore....
Make My MMO: Crowfall’s sunset and Elite’s update 14
Crowfall went offline this week, possibly for the last time, as new owner Monumental pulled the game back into development without a clear plan,...
Roblox’s sketchy monetization attracts kids, parents, and hungry corporations alike
Would you pay your kids' allowance in virtual currency? That's the frame for a piece today on The Wall Street Journal, which offers an...
Lost Ark’s interdimensional Witcher crossover launches in the west in January 2023
Nearly a month ago, Lost Ark teased a collab with The Witcher IP coming next year, followed by crickets. A lot of crickets. But...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO has the best character (not gear) customization as of 2022?
I hesitate to voice this, but it's seemed to me that the MMO industry is sliding backward a bit when it comes to character...
Massively Overthinking: The best MMO music of 2022
Years ago, MOP's Justin listened to hundreds - no, probably more like thousands - of MMO music tracks to narrow this topic down to...
Google Stadia hardware refunds have begun rolling out following its cancelation
Just two months ago, Google announced the sunset of Stadia, which was less a surprise than an expectation at that point, given the company's...
Russian security forces apparently killed STALKER larpers they thought were real terrorists
This story's pretty distressing, so we gotta warn you up front: Some S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl superfans were apparently killed by Russian security forces...
Snag an ArcheAge Unchained Dark Shaman Raiment Outfit ahead of December 15’s fresh start servers
As we noted in our companion post, ArcheAge and ArcheAge Unchained are preparing another fresh start server for players hungry to try the game...
