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
Play any hero from Heroes of the Storm this weekend for free
Blizzard has a giant "ICYMI" for MOBA Heroes of the Storm players -- or maybe lapsed/future players -- this weekend: The studio is turning the entire...
MMOs Chronicles of Elyria, Dual Universe, and AQ3D were among top crowdfunded games of 2016
Fig, the gaming crowdfunding platform that surged in popularity in 2016 thanks to successful Wasteland 3 and Psychonauts 2 campaigns, has released a list of...
EVE Online delays, rolls back today’s patch
CCP took EVE Online's core server, Tranquility, offline this morning for a rare unscheduled downtime and rollback, the apparent result of "several issues that...
Pokemon Go: Increasing physical activity in the US, blockaded in China
Is Pokemon Go making you healthier? Maybe not yet, but researchers from a Stanford/Microsoft team have determined that Pokemon Go play correlates with increased physical...
ArcheAge suffers lengthy downtime over vanishing NPCs
ArcheAge just cannot catch a break. Disappearing NPCs prompted another complete restart of the North American servers yesterday, which didn't solve the problem. Trion...
Revelation Online plots third closed beta, offers new trailer
My.com has announced a third round of western beta for Revelation Online. CBT3 will begin January 19th and run until the wee hours of...
The Daily Grind: How often do you claim refunds on MMOs?
Chargebacks were a big deal in 2016: Black Desert, ArcheAge, and No Man Sky were all embroiled in community drama thanks to perceived chargeback...
Shroud of the Avatar previews the visuals of release 38
If there were an award for most consistent game that is sorta launched but not totally launched, Shroud of the Avatar would totally win...
RuneScape is planning three expansions in 2017
RuneScape was nominated for our Most Underrated award this year and made it into our top 10 list of healthiest MMOs, and for good...
Exclusive: Indie sandbox El Somni Quas on free-for-all PvP, races, classes, housing, and more
Back in December, we published an exclusive dev diary about El Somni Quas, an indie sandbox from a Czech studio that actually cut its teeth...
New Sims Online emulator shifts from open to closed beta following excessive player demand
'Tis the season for emulators! Think back to 2002 MMORPG The Sims Online, what our own Justin Olivetti once called "an interesting failed experiment"...
Carbine previews WildStar’s Primal Matrix horizontal advancement, defends ‘massive’ scope
WildStar kicked off 2017 with a bang last week with the reveal of the Power of the Primal Matrix update, a "massive" endgame update...
The New York Times declares it’s ‘time for a reality check for virtual reality’
It's been a pile-on kind of season. First Superdata called VR the "biggest loser" of the Christmas holiday buying rush, and now The New York Times...
Deep-diving Conan Exiles’ intricate construction system
Following up on last week's building-themed Conan Exiles video, Funcom hosted a Friday afternoon stream showing off the building tools in depth.
Community Manager Jens...
The Daily Grind: What’s the most intellectual MMORPG?
We got a wonderful "deep thoughts" email from reader James earlier this week that serves as the backdrop for this morning's Daily Grind.
"It could...
MMO Week in Review: Landmark’s end (January 8, 2017)
Were you too busy gaming this week to pay attention to MMO news? Get caught up every Sunday evening with Massively Overpowered’s Week in Review!
This...
Leaderboard: Which Daybreak MMO is most vulnerable in 2017?
In February 2015, following the SOE/Daybreak transition and ensuing mass layoffs, we polled our readers on the security of the rest of the studio's games....
Make My MMO: Refunds for Hero’s Song (January 7, 2017)
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, refunds continue for Hero's Song, which was canceled the day after Christmas with the promise to reimburse all...
MMO music podcast Battle Bards: 2016 in review
Did you know that Massively OP's Justin Olivetti is co-host to the first and only MMORPG music-themed podcast? It's true! The show's called Battle...
Klingon Rodek actor Tony Todd joins Star Trek Online cast
Another iconic Star Trek character -- and the actor who portrayed him -- will be joining Star Trek Online's ever-growing ensemble cast, Cryptic and...
