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
Revelation Online’s third closed beta has begun
As promised, the third round of Revelation Online's closed beta begins in the west today.
"The third phase of testing will last until February 2 and...
Mark Kern’s Em-8ER posts a new THMPR modeling video
Em-8ER, the Mark Kern-led "massive planetary wargame" shooter formerly known as (and still pronounced like) Ember, has a new video out today showing off...
Gigantic’s Exile in the North patch and Pakko are live today
Live in Gigantic today is a patch PWE is calling the MOBA's "first major update": Exile in the North. Open beta players will get...
Blizzard defeats Bossland bot-maker in German supreme court ruling
Score one for Blizzard: The gaming giant managed a win in its long struggle against German bot-maker and plague-on-honest-gaming Bossland GmbH.
The German Federal Court...
World of Warships gets guilds and new XP system, World of Tanks gets movie vehicles
World of Warships is rolling out its big 0.6.0 update today, complete with a ton of new commander skills, a new guild system called...
Path of Exile is coming to Xbox One this year
Path of Exile is coming to Xbox One in 2017, Grinding Gear Games just announced.
"The Xbox One version is also free-to-play and will contain...
Snap up a Revelation Online CBT3 key from My.com and MOP
The third round of Revelation Online's closed beta is almost upon us: It opens up tomorrow and runs through February 2nd, complete with a...
Jack Emmert is answering DCUO questions on Twitch right now
Daybreak has not had the best couple of weeks. No, wait, let me start over. Daybreak has not had the best couple of years....
Here’s a first look at taming dragons in sandbox Dark and Light
Snail Games released a new Dark and Light video into the wild last night, and if I can be completely honest, it pretty much...
Watch EVE Online’s dev history, in a mesmerizing timelapse video
Wanna geek out over something bizarrely beautiful? CCP Games posted a video this morning that shows a 30-minute timelapse representation of EVE Online development...
Black Desert introduces the family fame system with today’s patch
Live in today's Black Desert patch is what Kakao is calling the "family fame" system, which looks like a way to encourage alting and...
Ship of Heroes reveals signature characters, costume slots
City of Heroes spiritual successor Ship of Heroes has a new dev blog out today on what it's calling one of its "signature heroes":...
WoW emu Elysium suffers serious ‘database compromise’
One of the downsides of grey-market game emulators for the end-user is that security isn't always a priority. Case in point? Elysium suffered a...
Guild Wars 2 has kicked off the Lunar New Year, hope you like roosters
The world is gearing up for Chinese New Year, which is technically January 28th, but that means the party is just getting started --...
Conan Exiles clarifies PvE and PvP rulesets, server wipes
Last week, Funcom explained that Conan Exiles will have multiple rulesets for PvE and PvP: purist, relaxed, hardcore, roleplay, experimental, and random, in official...
The Repopulation’s new owners say pay-to-win is off the table
Still reeling over the news that The Repopulation has been acquired by Idea Fabrik and will launch in Hero Engine later this quarter after...
The Exiled will hit Steam early access on February 23 with seven-day trial, supporter packs
The Exiled is headed to Steam early access on February 23rd, Fairytale Distillery has announced. The early access launch follows a round of closed alpha...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO do you most regret Kickstarting?
With Pathfinder Online, The Repopulation, and TUG all back in the news this week either hunting for money, being acquired, or undergoing a total...
Shroud of the Avatar explains changes to conversation window and lock system
If you've ever roleplayed in a story-driven MMORPG, you know that having a quality and immersive chat interaction system is absolutely critical -- without...
Albion Online on buffing tanks and gear for gatherers
Albion Online Game Designer Michael Schwahn has a long-form dev recap out that should satisfy both the visual and auditory learners out there in our...
