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
Trove celebrates Pride with a new event, skin, and a monorail in the Splendid Summer event
Gamigo continues to use Trove as a force for good in the world despite the shenanigans of its parent company: This week, Trove joins...
Star Trek Online releases Unraveled, its new episode, and its new TFO for console
Console fans are finally joining their PC siblings in Star Trek Online's Unraveled season, which has kicked off on Xbox and PlayStation today. As...
Lost Ark’s Elgacia continent and latest abyssal dungeon arrive tomorrow with the June patch
We're just one day away from Lost Ark's June update, so naturally Amazon is pulling out all the stops on previewing the content -...
New World devs address cross-world PvP, the new arena, and anti-cheesing measures
New World's latest Forged in Aeternum ought to make all the MMO PvPers in the house happy as it's focused entirely on your playstyle....
FTC asks US court to block alleged Microsoft/ABK plan to ‘consummate’ merge despite ongoing lawsuit
So remember how the Microsoft buyout of Activision-Blizzard was supposed to be all wrapped up by June of 2023? We're kinda there now, with...
Embracer (Gearbox) announces major restructure with layoffs and canceled games
Just three weeks ago, Embracer Group - the megacorp that owns gobs of properties, including Gearbox, which governs Cryptic and a bunch of MMORPGs...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO do you spend the most time modding?
A few weeks ago, MOP's Andy pinged me and asked for recommendations for Lord of the Rings Online, knowing how persnickety I am about...
Skull & Bones will finally hit closed beta in August after at least half a dozen delays
It's looking like maybe Ubisoft's Skull & Bones' sixth delay might have been its last, as Ubisoft finally announced this afternoon at Ubisoft Forward...
Not So Massively: Islands of Insight, Headbangers, 33 Immortals, & Baldur’s Gate 3
Hopefully you were outside touching grass this weekend and not glued to your computer screen, and if so, you missed a few new game...
Mainframe’s Pax Dei is trying to revitalize the classic MMORPG sandbox in a big way
At this past weekend's PC Gaming Show, Mainframe Infustries' gorgeous MMO Pax Dei was one of the major stars, even if you're not an...
All your favorite MMORPG subreddits went dark over Reddit’s ruinous anti-app plans
Discord must be loving this: All the big MMORPG subreddits have been flagged private right now in protest over Reddit's planned API switcharoo, with...
The Daily Grind: Are there MMO cash-shop offerings you refuse to buy?
I know I've spent a nice stack of cash on Lord of the Rings Online in the last couple of years. Two of my...
MMO Week in Review: Necrom, AI, and SWTOR’s big move
EA stunned everyone this week by confirming that it's in what sounds like pretty firm plans to move Star Wars: The Old Republic from...
Roly-poly multiplayer brawler Party Animals aims to make you laugh yourself to death
There is something about this game that makes our team act like goofy weirdos every time we see a trailer or get a press...
Albion Online sets next guild season to run on both East and West from June 17 to September 11
If you've been curious about how the large-scale guild PvP in Albion Online will work since the opening of Albion East earlier this year,...
Pearl Abyss announces Black Desert FESTA event for July 1 in South Korea
Black Desert is having a helluva June: It's already launched the Awakened Woosa, the Maegu awakening is on the way, and then Land of...
Riot Games and pro League of Legends esports players reach compromise to end strike
At the end of May, we covered a disturbance in the Riot Games League of Legends esports community: Riot had slashed the North American...
World of Warcraft’s tweaked community Discord terms are better but still problematic
Back in May, the World of Warcraft community erupted over Blizzard's announced plans to crown certain fan Discords as part of its new "community...
The Daily Grind: Should MMOs limit how many characters we can roll?
I know, this is a hard question for someone who loves alts - including me. But it's relevant because of Embers Adrift's inbound hybrid...
Massively Overthinking: When an MMO has everything and so much of it
Last week, when No Man's Sky released its native Mac client, MOP's Chris and I fell into a discussion about the game being so...
