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
Guild Wars 2’s attribute-selectable gear balancing patch – and a new chair – are live today
Guild Wars 2's latest balancing update is live today, with a promised overhaul of attribute-selectable gear - that is, gear for which you can...
New MMO Starbase pretty much sounds like EverQuest Next in space plus robots
Finnish developer Frozenbyte just dropped a brand-new MMO on the Steam store: It's called Starbase, and it's set to launch into early access "later...
Revelation Online’s Heaven and Earth expansion is live with companions and new endgame content
Heaven and Earth are colliding today, but not into each other - just into Revelation Online.
"This update includes high-level content and new features for...
City of Heroes: Community harassment ramps up as Homecoming counts 91,000 players
What should have been a fun Memorial Day weekend in Paragon City turned into nightmares for some members of the City of Heroes rogue...
Ship of Heroes’ latest video demos leveling, buffing, combat, and fire powerset animations
Over the holiday weekend, Heroic Games dropped a fresh video for Ship of Heroes hopefuls, this one covering fundamental mechanics: leveling, buffing, and character...
The Daily Grind: Is the esports bubble about to burst?
Last week, Kotaku put up a compelling piece about the online gaming industry's obsession with esports - specifically, how the esports bubble is about...
The Daily Grind: What made you leave the last MMO you quit?
The last few years, I think I've had a healthier relationship with MMOs, chiefly because I've pressured myself less into playing things I knew...
MMO Week in Review: Going Elsweyr
Elder Scrolls Online launched its big annual campaign, Elsweyr, into its headstart early access for PC players this week, and while the official launch...
Make My MMO: Playcraft’s Kickstarter ends May 28
This week in MMO crowdfunding, we're turning our eyes back to Playcraft, the MMO in which you build other MMOs. Its Kickstarter ends on...
Wurm Online is about to preview its big May 30 update
Venerable MMORPG sandbox Wurm Online is gearing up for an update on May 30th, and while we don't have complete patch notes yet, we...
Sea of Thieves’ latest quality-of-life update tweaks arena waiting time, cooking, and rowboats
Yesterday's Sea of Thieves update marks the second release in year two of the game's rollout, and it's a bit of a mixed bag....
Crowfall’s three-week Maeve campaign has begun as ArtCraft releases new War Stories video
The Trial of Maeve has begin for Crowfall following last weekend's Kierlan campaign. Maeve, however, runs much longer: through June 12th, with no reset...
Ashes of Creation explores economy-centric nodes at the heart of its player city system
Ashes of Creation is speaking my language this week in its lengthy dev blog on the game's economic node. Nodes, you'll recall, are the...
MMORPG Astellia launches preorders, plans June closed beta, and rejects gender-locking
Upcoming MMORPG Astellia pumped out a ton of information with the launch of its new website and preorders for the game last night. Game...
Sources now confirm the Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic movie – and it’s a trilogy
Back in April, we covered Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy's statements about the potential for a Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic movie. At...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMORPG for obsessive completionists?
I have been a lot of things in MMORPGs over the years. Raider. Roleplayer. Cat-herder. Merchant. Even killer. But one thing I've never really...
Massively Overthinking: What are your favorite MMO ‘chores’?
A few months ago, The Outline ran a piece on Red Dead Redemption 2 titled I don't wanna do my video games chores, and...
Webzen is porting mobile MMO MU Origin 2 westward next week
You'd be forgiven for being confused about the MU franchise, given just how many titles Webzen has pumped out using that IP. There's MU...
Nexon’s Alliance vs Empire updates with new dungeon and 150-man PvP mode 100 days post-launch
We don't see many celebrations of 100-day birthdays in MMO land, but hey, any excuse for a party, right? That's what Nexon's doing with...
Medieval MMO Conqueror’s Blade will soft launch into open beta on June 4
My.com "medieval MMO" Conqueror's Blade is finally emerging into open beta, the company announced this morning. The game is set to hit what appears...
