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
The Daily Grind: What do you think about ‘exclusive’ zones in MMORPGs?
I want to talk about exclusive zones today - specifically, Guild Wars 2's lounges, something I haven't seen in many other MMOs at all....
MMO Week in Review: Little hope left for Cyberpunk 2077 multiplayer
Cyberpunk 2077 all but killed off any remaining hope that a multiplayer version is still on deck, thanks to a corporate vision that will...
Make My MMO: Elite’s Odyssey is a beautiful mess
This week in crowdfunded MMOs, our own Stick and Rudder columnist Chris got his paws all over Elite Dangerous' Odyssey alpha this week, finding...
Darkfall Rise of Agon launches in China as the western version revives player cities
Remember back in February when the two devs working on Darkfall Rise of Agon announced they were making a huge move: partnering with an...
Elder Scrolls Online opens Blackwood prologue during its free-play event and birthday season
If this week's Elder Scrolls Online console and Blackwood reveals have you itching to play the game, well, ZeniMax's marketing team can congratulate itself...
Playable Worlds’ Raph Koster on the player-driven economies at the heart of virtual worlds
Playable Worlds' Raph Koster is back with another blog post that serves as a tip-off for what kind of MMORPG he and his team...
The Daily Grind: What argument does your MMO’s community have that would make no sense in other MMOs?
I don't think it's possible to go a day on a City of Heroes server, back in the old days or now on the...
Massively Overthinking: Should MMOs sell exclusive items – in alpha?
MOP reader Randomness recently wrote to us about a Reddit discussion about games with exclusive item shops before the game comes out. The issue...
Star Wars Galaxies Legends teases Bespin creatures coming in the City in the Clouds expansion
If you're still anxiously awaiting the arrival of Bespin in the Star Wars Galaxies Legends rogue server, you're going to want to peek into...
Not So Massively roundup: PUBG Lite’s sunset, Astroneer’s compass, SMITE’s Gilgamesh
Welcome back to our occasional roundup of what's going on in multiplayer games that aren't really MMORPGs! There's actually a ton of news this...
April Fools’ Day 2021 across the MMOverse
Love it or hate it, April Fools' day is a Thing, and MMO companies seldom miss an opportunity to get in on The Thing....
Nielsen is closing down SuperData and its monthly gaming revenue peeks
I think I might have been the only person on the planet who noticed that March had slipped by without a monthly report on...
New World discusses the ‘vision’ behind its alpha dungeons
"Expeditions" turns out to be a pretty popular concept right about now, but New World's might be a bit different from what you're expecting,...
Elder Scrolls Online drops Blackwood trailer, announces next-gen ‘Console Enhanced’ edition
Among the most interesting announcements made during today's Elder Scrolls Online Blackwood preview stream was ZeniMax's revelation that it's releasing an "enhanced" edition for...
Fly on a donkey with Black Desert’s April Mules’ Day prank
Black Desert's PC version is rolling out its April Fools' day prank early, but given the context and adorableness rating on this one, we...
Elder Scrolls Online is about to stream Blackwood – come getcha flame atronach pony
Hear that noise? It's the sound of ZeniMax's hype machine for Elder Scrolls Online's Blackwood cranking up. Yes, Blackwood is only a couple of...
Elyon preps western closed beta, opens registrations on English website overhaul
Back in December, just as Elyon (fka Ascent Infinite Realm) was launching in Korea, we were left to get excited over the opening of...
CDPR says it’s ‘reconsidering’ Cyberpunk 2077’s planned multiplayer
Covering Cyberpunk 2077 has been an exercise in frustration here on multiplayer-focused MOP as CD Projekt Red has been stringing along promises of a...
Guild Wars 2’s Super Adventure Festival returns… next week
You know what would've been awesome? If Guild Wars 2's Super Adventure Box were reopening this week, when April Fools' Day actually is and...
Playable Worlds’ hiring page suggests Raph Koster’s upcoming MMO is a AAA sandbox
We're assuming that we're destined to hear a lot more about Playable Worlds' incoming MMORPG in the near future, what with Raph Koster's promise...
