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
Make My MMO: The countdown to Elite Odyssey
This week in crowdfunded MMOs, we're less than two weeks away from Elite Dangerous' Odyssey launch, which means Chris did his final look-see in...
Guild Wars 2 deep-dives the what and why of next week’s balance patch
Earlier this week, Justin and I were noting that the problem with Guild Wars 2 balance patches is that the patch notes are often...
The Chinese Overwatch League Saebyeolbe boycott is apparently over thanks to OWL intervention
Yesterday, we covered a brewing mess over in the Overwatch fandom, as a South Korean pro esports player, Jong-ryeol "Saebyeolbe" Park, commented on his...
The Daily Grind: What’s the shadiest thing you’ve seen an MMO do lately?
A while back, a prominent MMO studio replied to one of our tweets about its game with a tweet that referred to the game...
Massively Overthinking: Is there an MMO you’d never be caught dead playing?
So today's Massively Overthinking question is entirely the fault of fanny packs. I don't care how hard retailers and fashion gurus push fanny packs...
Ubisoft announces Division movie, novel, mobile title, Division Heartland F2P game, and Division 2 update
Ubisoft dropped a big nugget of news for The Division fans today: It's working on a new game in the franchise called Tom Clancy’s...
Early access Temtem deep-dives the Cipanku update’s mythic lairs in new trailer
Back in April, early access critter-collecting MMORPG Temtem dropped Cipanku on early-adopting players. Among the additions to this very pink place are Mythical Temtem...
Conan Exiles fully launches its expansion to the Isle of Siptah expansion on May 27
If it seems as if we've been talking about Conan Exiles' Isle of Siptah for a really long time, well, it's because we have....
Albion Online just patched in a ton of hellgate buffs and combat balance tweaks
Happy patch day, Albion Online folks! You're getting the fourth chunk to the Call to Arms chapter today, which Sandbox Interactive is calling a...
Elyon’s western closed beta is off to a bumpy beginning, but here’s the trailer while you wait
It's been a rocky start to the western Elyon beta. MOP's own Carlo joked that it began promptly at 7 a.m. his time... and...
Elder Scrolls Online drops a new companions trailer ahead of next month’s Blackwood launch
We're less than a month away from the PC launch of Elder Scrolls Online's Blackwood chapter, and you know what that means: hype time....
3v3 arenas are live this week in Apex Legends’ Legacy update
Apex Legends is sparkling this week with a big update and 3v3 mode. The Legacy release adds the new mode, new legend Valkyrie, the...
Trove updates the Chloromancer as ArcheAge hands out free ArchePass XP boosters
If you blinked, you missed it: Trove rolled out a big update last week for the Chloromancer class on the PC. The patch changes...
Humble Bundle apologizes for infuriating charity changes, reverts everything
Humble Bundle caused quite a stink at the end of April by completing upending its entire charity model. The company had announced that it...
Gamescom 2021 will be an all-digital show thanks to COVID
And there it is: This summer's Gamescom in Cologne, Germany, will be an all-digital event rather than a hybrid one. The proposed hybrid solution...
Kakao Q1 2021 financials: ArcheAge 2 won’t be ready until at least 2024
As MOP's own Carlo has written at length, Kakao is a massive company with its fingers in many pies - most recently the delicious...
Epic v Apple: Emails are forever, leaks are inevitable
As we noted yesterday, the Epic v. Apple trial got underway this week and has already been offering up some choice nuggets, though less...
Activision-Blizzard Q1 2021: Blizzard lost almost 29% of its overall active playerbase in three years
Welcome back, my friends: It's time for another Activision-Blizzard investor report, and we're expecting this one to be a ride. Readers will recall that...
Happy Star Wars Day! SWG Legends has launched the Bespin expansion, SWG Restoration 3 will launch May 28
If you're on social media, it's impossible to miss right now that May the Fourth is happening for Star Wars fans everywhere - and...
The Epic v. Apple trial is already offering a look behind the scenes of Fortnite, the Epic Games Store, and Sony
MOP's Lawful Neutral columnist Andy burst into the office yesterday, gleefully rubbing his hands together and asking whether we were ready for the trial...
