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
Massively Overthinking: Problematic faves in MMOs
A while back, a reader suggested that it was impossible for a fan who loves something to recognize its shortcomings, and I was taken...
SWG Legends’ August update adds new vet rewards and quality-of-life tweaks
We mentioned earlier that voting for the Star Wars Galaxies Legends player senate is currently ongoing, but Legends has a bit more cooking than...
Elite Dangerous will revamp the newbie experience in September, add fleet carriers in December
Fresh outta Gamescom is the news that Elite Dangerous is cooking up multiple updates for commanders across the galaxy.
First up: the September Update. Launching...
Riot settles class action discrimination lawsuit as victims claim victory
Last year, Kotaku published a brutal exposé of Riot Games’ culture, replete with sexual harassment and sexual discrimination problems. In response, Riot promised a...
The Daily Grind: Are you making any special preparations ahead of WoW Classic?
This is it, folks: your last weekend before WoW Classic. It's your last time to prepare yourselves before you dive into the comfortable old...
Astellia Online demos two gender-unlocked classes: the lady Warrior and Assassin
When Barunson first announced Astellia Online for the west, it came with some big promises, chief among which was the vow to nuke the...
Pantheon talks pre-alpha phases and interactive climates in latest newsletter
MMO players keeping an eye on Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen have probably noticed that Visionary Realms has been talking about Project Faerthale for...
Today’s City of Heroes’ Homecoming patch future-proofs the rogue servers for Mac players
It's patch day for the largest batch of City of Heroes rogue servers, as the Homecoming team has pushed live part of the beta...
It’s time to chase chickens as Lord of the Rings Online’s Farmers Faire has begun
Get out your seeds packets and your straw hats because it's harvest time in Middle-earth, which means the Farmers Faire event has returned once...
YouTuber examines the quit rate for EVE Online CSM members – and why they bail
In the comments of our Daily Grind on voting for MMO player councils earlier this week, Wilhelm of The Ancient Gaming Noob pointed me...
Black Desert launches on PS4 today – with a new video starring actress Megan Fox
Did you know Megan Fox was a big Black Desert fan? I didn't either, but maybe it's no surprise, given that she's become pretty...
EverQuest II drops GU111 next week, EverQuest gets an ice shader, and Daybreak gauges fan event interest
Daybreak's updated the EverQuest and EverQuest II communities this week with what's next for both games. EverQuest II, for example, is preparing for GU111 Carnage...
Blizzard’s new WoW Classic video takes you – and the devs – back 15 years
WoW Classic hype is only climbing as we push onward to next week's launch, and more servers - Mankrik, most recently - are filling...
Black Desert announces life skill mastery system coming September 4
Apparently Black Desert wasn't content with a PC patch and PS4 launch this week: It's just announced new features coming to the game, and...
The Matrix is getting a fourth movie – so can we have The Matrix Online back now please?
Last night, Twitter exploded with the news that Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss - along with Lana Wachowski - will return for another go...
Astellia Online is launching on September 27 – here’s what to expect
 German website Mein MMO has a Gamescom interview up that seemingly announces the launch date for Astellia Online. "The release of the western version...
Ashes of Creation drops new gameplay trailer after battle royale Steam test
Wading into the Ashes of Creation community is one of those things that makes me wish I had those beach sandals that keep the...
SuperData July 2019: Fortnite, League of Legends tumble as GTAO surges
League of Legends has been dethroned again, according to SuperData's latest game industry global revenue report for the month of July 2019. Riot's MOBA...
Black Desert PC patches the city of Velia as PS4 adds new servers ahead of launch
Nothing like a metropolitan facelift to get a patch going! This week in the PC version of Black Desert, Kakao and Pearl Abyss have...
Torchlight Frontiers’ latest alpha update adds new optional difficulty settings
Don't you forget about Torchlight Frontiers: PWE and Echtra Games are still zooming along in alpha, and today the studios have dropped the game's...
