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
How voxel tech is powering sci-fi sandbox Dual Universe
Dual Universe has a fresh dev diary out this week on how it's employing voxel technology for its builder-centric space sandbox.
"The idea of voxel...
Analyst: China should port MMOs westward (carefully!) as mobile competition stiffens
China is the biggest game market in the world. So why the heck do so many games exported from there to here seem to flop?
That's the...
Star Citizen unmasks its intricate facial design system
This week's Star Citizen 10 for the Chairman is being called a special edition in that Chris Roberts and Head of the Global Character...
Storm King’s Thunder breaches Neverwinter’s console versions October 18
Console players, do you ever watch updates go live for Neverwinter's PC players and stare wistfully as they rush off to play the new shiny...
Dual Universe dev on single shards, launch schedule, consoles, and VR
WCCFtech has an interesting interview with Dual Universe's Jean-Christophe Baillie out this week that sheds some fresh light on the upcoming sci-fi sandbox. Baillie...
Blizzard is retiring the Battle.net name, though not the service itself
Raise your hand if you remember the days of playing Diablo II or Warcraft III on the service then often referred to as B.net. Now...
Marvel Heroes adds Quake, Ghost Rider team-ups; Mark Rubin joins Gazillion
Did you catch the premiere of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. last night? Are you kind of wishing you could see more of the characters...
Guild Wars 2 AMA covers maps, hearts, raids, and insider trading
Following the launch of the Rising Flames episode in Guild Wars 2 yesterday -- and the announcement that legendary weapons have returned to the...
Paladins’ Todd Harris rebuts ‘Overwatch clone’ allegations
A lot of folks who'd never paid Hi-Rez's new shooter/MOBA Paladins any mind started paying attention to it last week when it soared into open...
Riders of Icarus touts one million western players since soft launch
Nexon announced this afternoon that Riders of Icarus now counts a million western players registered for the free-to-play MMORPG.
"Since the launch of its open...
Guild Wars 2 resumes development of legendary weapons
Guild Wars 2 players might recall that back in March, ArenaNet President and Game Director Mike O'Brien announced that he was instructing the team...
Dungeons and Dragons Online plans 2016 patches, Halloween update, and 2017 Ravenloft
Dungeons and Dragons Online producer Rob "Severlin" Ciccolini has a new dev letter out for fans of the venerable D&D MMORPG this week. Ciccolini...
Blade & Soul’s Ebondrake Citadel dungeon launches October 5
Hack-n-slashers, ready your swords: Blade & Soul's Ebondrake Citadel launches October 5th, which is great timing for Halloween since the update is spooky indeed.
NCsoft...
Enter to win a World of Fishing Starter Pack DLC from InselGames and MOP
In honor of the launch of World of Fishing on Steam earlier this month, InselGames has granted Massively OP 10 Steam Starter Pack DLC codes worth $9.99 to give away to...
Hero’s Song updates Indiegogo backers on funding, AI, and Steam
Hero's Song's Indiegogo update today reveals how far the game has come, both in terms of its finances and its design.
"We're hard at work...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs auction off or delete the possessions of banned players?
One of the oddities revealed during RuneScape's RuneFest over the weekend is the fact that Jagex plans to auction off the in-game possessions of...
Gloria Victis debuts its dynamic events system
Gloria Victis has a way of downplaying its updates for its fiercely loyal tester playerbase, but this past weekend's announcements deserve a spotlight. The...
RuneScape has counted its 250 millionth player
RuneScape continues to be ridiculously popular: Jagex formally announced this afternoon that the game has officially seen 250 million accounts created since its original January...
Grab an AdventureQuest 3D early access key from Artix and MOP [All gone!]
In conjunction with our preview of AdventureQuest 3D earlier this afternoon, Artix Games has granted Massively OP 2000 treasure chest keys for the game. The codes grant Early Access to...
Curt Schilling settles 38 Studios lawsuit with Rhode Island
Ready your "beating a dead horse" memes one last time, MMORPG readers, because baseball star and video game mess Curt Schilling has finally settled...
