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
MassivelyOP’s 2019 Golden Yachties: Most bizarre thing in an MMO this year
MassivelyOP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards begin today, and you'll notice we've given them a new name this year: the Golden Yachties.
Many years ago on Old...
MMO Year in Review: The mass Blizzard and ArenaNet layoffs (February 2019)
We're taking a tour back through our MMO coverage, month by month, to hit the highlights and frame our journey before we launch into...
Massively OP’s 2019 Awards: Best MMO Crafting
Massively Overpowered’s end-of-the-year 2019 awards continue today with our award for Best MMO Crafting, which was awarded to Final Fantasy XIV last year. Once again,...
Make My MMO: Day of Dragons bans prominent critics for ‘defamation’ and ‘reverse engineering’
This week in MMO crowdfunding, our eyes are drawn back to Kickstarted survival sandbox Day of Dragons, which made headlines earlier this autumn over...
MMO Year in Review: Anthem’s approach (January 2019)
December's many article roundups and awards always remind us that it's hard to remember what happened last month, let alone what happened way back...
Massively OP’s 2019 Awards: MMO (or studio) with the Stormiest Future
Massively Overpowered’s end-of-the-year 2019 awards continue today with our award for MMO with the Stormiest Future, which was awarded to Chronicles of Elyria last year....
The celebration of life event for Brad McQuaid will be rebroadcast tonight for those who couldn’t attend
If you aren't in California, you probably missed the real-world memorial for Brad McQuaid, which was held in San Diego earlier this week. Fortunately,...
Guild Wars 2 previews early 2020 plans, promises Shadow in the Ice saga episode on January 28
If our retrospectives of Guild Wars 2's 2019 (found here and here) left you a bit unsettled about ArenaNet's future and communication, then feast...
Massively OP’s 2019 Awards: MMO Studio of the Year
Massively Overpowered’s end-of-the-year 2019 awards continue today with our award for Best MMO Studio of the Year, which was awarded to Grinding Gear Games last...
The Daily Grind: What was the best MMO emulator or rogue server in 2019?
So 2019 turned out to be a pretty damn interesting year for fans of old MMORPGs. Not only did WoW Classic launch and bring...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2020
With 2019 drawing to a close and a new decade of MMORPGs waiting for us just a few days away, the Massively OP writing...
Grab an Ironsight Trinitium Pack in honor of its free-to-play launch, courtesy of Gamigo and MOP!
Gamigo's open beta multiplayer shooter Ironsight has passed a big milestone this week: It's live on Steam, and it's gone free-to-play to boot, meaning...
The MMOs of the Steam winter 2019 sale
Valve's summer winter sale has arrived, bad gateways and all, along with a dopey (sorry) winter market minigame thinger. Here's everything that caught our...
The Snowball Festival returns to ArcheAge – and now to ArcheAge Unchained too
Is winter the turning point for ArcheAge and ArcheAge Unchained? We'd surely like to think so. Today's update to both versions of Gamigo's MMO...
Massively OP’s 2019 Awards: Biggest MMO Disappointment
Massively Overpowered’s end-of-the-year 2019 awards continue today with our award for Biggest MMO Disappointment, which was awarded to multiple industry failboats last year. Disappointments can...
Star Citizen: Alpha 3.8 on the PTU, SOCS interview, Pillar Talk, and the BBC Click investigation
Star Citizen is having a huge last week before the holidays. Let's round it all up, shall we?
First, the patch: Alpha 3.8 was pushed...
Pearl Abyss’ MMO shooter Plan 8 reveals new screenshots and how exosuits work
When Pearl Abyss announced a slew of new games back in November, MMORPG fans were naturally drawn first and foremost to Crimson Desert. But...
Black Desert’s new Guardian class drops January 22, with preroll on December 24
We know, we know, this week is a little weird with Black Desert, given that the weekly updates happened on a Tuesday yesterday and...
Massively OP’s 2019 Awards: Best MMO Trend
Massively Overpowered’s end-of-the-year 2019 awards continue today with our award for Best MMO Trend, which was awarded to MMO progression servers last year. This year,...
Funcom’s Conan Chop Chop, newly retooled with ‘full online multiplayer,’ arrives February 25 2020
Do you folks remember the goofball multiplayer title Funcom's been teasing all year, Conan Chop Chop? It was originally floated as an April Fools'...
