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
Giveaway: HeroWarz closed beta keys
HeroWarz's closed beta kicks off this week -- on May 18th, to be exact. If you're in North America, Australia, or New Zealand, you...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best tank class in an MMORPG?
I've teased the late Warhammer Online plenty over the years for its disaster-dungeons, but it had something I've never seen topped in an MMORPG,...
MMO Week in Review: A console port is a blessing for Star Trek Online (May 15, 2016)
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!
One...
Ultima Online tests invasion quest, teases future content
It's May, so that means it's time to start planning for Halloween, right? Well, maybe if you're Ultima Online. In the game's latest newsletter,...
WildStar loses more developers as Donatelli, Behrens depart
Update: We've updated below with Carbine's statement to Massively OP.
WildStar appears to have lost more staff this weekend: Both Mike Donatelli and Chris Behrens told...
Make My MMO: Elyria funds, Crowfall delays (May 14, 2016)
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Chronicles of Elyria reached the minimum goal of its Kickstarter -- $900,000 -- with over 7,000 donors and...
New Marvel Heroes video features Captain America
It's too late to grab a free Captain America from Marvel Heroes'Â Civil War promo, but if you got him -- or decide to buy...
Camelot Unchained: CUBE updates and weapon concepts
Still on the edge of your seat waiting for the Camelot Unchained beta? Well sit back and get a comfy pillow for your butt...
Leaderboard: Chronicles of Elyria’s Kickstarter funded. Did you back it?
On this week's Massively OP podcast, both Justin and I expressed surprise that Chronicles of Elyria's Kickstarter has done so well -- it certainly...
Albion Online’s ‘Darian’ content update arrives next week
Albion Online has set a date for its next big content update: May 18th, just next week.
As hinted in earlier developer vids, the "Darian"...
Star Citizen’s 2.4 alpha brings a flyable Starfarer and shopping to the PTS
Cloud Imperium's Sandi Gardiner is joined by Forrest Stephan for the latest installment of Star Citizen's Around the Verse. Alpha 2.4 is indeed on...
Black Desert gets a little patch and a big weekend compensation event
A spate of restarts across the servers in the last few days have prompted Black Desert studio Daum to grant players a 30% bonus...
WildStar swaps NCoin for Protobucks ahead of Steam launch
WildStar is still on the way to Steam, you'll be happy to hear, at least if you've been following NCsoft's latest quarterly financials. Carbine's...
The Daily Grind: What’s been your biggest MMORPG mistake or regret?
I don't like listing off my mistakes and regrets in MMORPGs, but I do have them. I made a giant fool out of myself...
Massively Overthinking: The minority playerbases inside MMORPGs
Earlier this week, World of Warcraft Lead Game Designer Ion "Watcher" Hazzikostas weighed in on a player thread about Legion's in-game prices in a...
Swordsman’s Lone Wanderer Falconer class literally rides eagles
On the way to Swordsman Online "soon," the Lone Wanderer expansion introduces a brand-new class: the Falconer.
"These resilient warriors are the last remaining survivors...
Cabal Online’s latest update bumps the cap to 200, revamps mercs
Cabal Online's latest patch is in! If you fancy a free update that takes you to level 200, then Episode XV: Clashing Nations might...
Almost 10 million people logged into Overwatch’s beta
Overwatch has swallowed my guild. Ever since the Overwatch IV drop was shut off at the end of open beta earlier this week, my...
The Black Death launches PTS, community site, and new early access patch
When we checked out survival sandbox The Black Death in early access last month, it was as rough as you might expect for a...
Rumor: Wizard101 and Pirate101 developer KingsIsle hit by layoffs [Confirmed]
Industry vets on Twitter have begun sending condolences to KingsIsle employees allegedly hit with "mass" or "massive" layoffs today. KingsIsle is the studio behind...
