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
Daybreak is sunsetting Just Survive in October, and it never even really launched
I'm sorry to report some Daybreak news tonight that sadly won't come as a shock to most gamers: The studio is sunsetting Just Survive.
"After...
City of Titans teases its City of Heroes-inspired aura system
It's feeling like superhero week here - Champions Online turning nine, Valiance Online revving up, and now we've got a sneak peek of City...
Reddit erupts over Black Desert backtracking on ‘pay-to-win’ Valks’ Cry items
If you've somehow come all this way in Black Desert's western run without believing there's even a teensy bit of pay-to-win in the game,...
Happy sixth birthday, Guild Wars 2 – so what did they get us??
Got any day-one Guild Wars 2 toons? Log them in and pick up your six-year birthday presents starting today. It's all part of ArenaNet's...
Massively Overthinking: Pay-to-win vs. cosmetics in MMOs and virtual worlds
MOP Patron Avaera has entreated us to debate the problems of pay-to-win and cosmetic gear, and indulge him we shall.
"The idea that good MMOs...
Star Citizen rolls out the Mercury Star Runner concept ship during Gamescom
Happy Friday. Star Citizen has a new concept ship.
The Mercury Star Runner has an adorable name, a snowspeeder profile, and a fat pricetag: $200...
Mortal Online sandbox MMO devs try battle royale with Mortal Royale
Trove, Skyforge, and now Mortal Online - it's a weird batch of MMORPGs whose devs are getting into the battle royale scene, but there...
The Daily Grind: Do you ever feel addicted to MMOs or entrapped by compulsive gameplay mechanics?
MOP reader Alex recently wrote to us about the ongoing conversation sparked by WHO's controversial and not particularly well-supported "gaming disorder" classification, hoping we...
Fortnite adds new Score Royale limited-time mode and magic snowglobes
The next time you're tempted to blurt out that a game is over because of its cartoony graphics, just don't. Because Fortnite exists to...
PUBG’s new training mode map looks like more fun than the actual game
What's the next element of PlayerUnknown's Battleground's FIX PUBG campaign? Training mode.
"The PUBG Training Mode lets 5-20 players (solo queue with matchmaking) explore a...
More on Bless Unleashed for Xbox One: Release date, key differences, and impact on Bless Online PC
Earlier today, we covered the announcement of Bless Unleashed, a collaboration between Neowiz and Bandai Namco that will see a version of Bless on...
SuperData July 2018: Fortnite is peaking, League of Legends is bested, Overwatch is slipping
"Fortnite’s peak may be behind us," SuperData asserts in its report on July 2018's global video game revenues. "Fortnite revenue is up only 2%...
Champions Online turns nine with concerts, cake, and cat-rescuing missions
If you've been around the MMORPG 'verse for a while, you surely remember August 30th, 2009, when Champions Online launched with its ill-fated day-one...
Nostos is Netease’s ‘open-world multiplayer VR game’ – and it’s built with SpatialOS
Nostos is one of the more interesting things to come out of Gamescom this year. As Upload VR writes, the Netease title is basically...
Bless Online is getting an Xbox One version from Bandai Namco as ‘Bless Unleashed’
Bless is coming to console, y'all, and it's doing so under Bandai Namco's banner.
"BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America Inc. today announced Bless Unleashed, a new...
World of Warcraft Battle for Azeroth sells ‘more than 3.4 million’ copies for a ‘day-one sales record’ for WoW
We were just grumbling on this week's MOP Podcast about not having any idea how well World of Warcraft's Battle for Azeroth had sold...
Citizen science for the win: How EVE Online’s playerbase contributed to Human Project Atlas research
Over the last several years, CCP Games has teamed up with different science organizations and put EVE Online players to work with in-game activities...
Black Desert’s graphical remaster is live today, along with sales and contests
As promised, Black Desert's Remastered version is live today, featuring a fully revamped graphical experience, plus a do-over for the game's audio (music too!)...
Ashes of Creation addresses My.com concerns, localization, pay-to-win, publishing, and regionlocks
Earlier this week, the Ashes of Creation team sparked a wildfire of concern when it announced that it'll partner with My.com to publish the...
Blade & Soul’s Warden’s Fury launches September 12 with a new class and ghost ship dungeon
Its revenues might have dipped slightly last quarter, but Blade & Soul is still marching along with its snappy content cadence, and next month...
