Andrew Ross
Reporter
Andrew Ross usually covers E3, MOBAs, MMO-ish multiplayer games, and game related studies for Massively OP. He's a hardcore PvPer who delivered pizzas to shard defender supply runners in Asheron's Call's Shard of the Herald event, fried fish during Darkfall's World War 1 and 2, and killed many alliance members in World of Warcraft for picking "his" flowers. He is a terrible jungler, but he can usually stay on the road in Mario Kart.
Massively on the Go: Niantic games under Scopely may not be so bad, actually
In case you missed the news, Pokemon GO's Niantic has finally confirmed that it is indeed offloading its games to Scopely. Oddly enough, it...
Why I Play: Splatoon 3 – 2025 edition
When I first reviewed the original Splatoon, I noted that Nintendo didn't "get" online play yet but had instead created a game that did well...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s Unova Tour was functional but no fun
Pokemon GO's just announced the next Go Fest, but the recent Unova Tour LA Tour and now the Global Tour have both recently concluded,...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO’s Might and Mastery Season is looking weak for March
Pokemon Go's still in the middle of its Unova's Global Tour this weekend, but we've also been warned of the March 4th start of...
Massively on the Go: Preparing for Pokemon Go’s 2025 Global Unova Tour
Pokemon Go's Unova Tour is going global this weekend. While I'll save my full thoughts on the LA event for later, one big thing...
Massively on the Go: Preparing for Pokemon Go’s 2025 Los Angeles Unova Tour
Pokemon GO's Unova Tour will be at the "Los Angeles" (Pasadena) Rose Bowl Stadium February 21st-23rd - if you've bought tickets, that is. After...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s Legendary Flight lands with a thud
Niantic's problem isn't that players are over or have forgiven Pokemon Go's Dynamax/Gigantimax raids - it's that the company keeps pushing them in the...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO’s February shows a little love
Pokemon Go's Dual Destiny season trudges on in February, though there is at least some reasonable progress being made in terms of "getting" the playerbase....
Splatoon 3’s Frosty Fest brings a few gifts to the new year
Yes, the game may be in maintenance mode, but Splatoon 3's still making good on its promise to hold certain seasonal events, and we've...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO’s January dough
Pokemon Go's Dual Destiny season continues in January, and Niantic's starting the year with some new(ish) pokemon it's teasing. Some are genuinely new, like Fidough,...
Massively on the Go: Planning your Pokemon GO December 2024 Community Day targets
As previewed thus far, Pokemon Go's upcoming Community Day round-up event from December 21st-22nd is bit of a letdown this year. Yes, Dynamax Beldums...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO starts Dual Destiny season with siren songs
Pokemon Go's winter seasonal update, Dual Destiny, has at least frontloaded some of the details on what would normally be mystery events, so I'm...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s Wild Area was a resource sink event
Advertising Pokemon Go's Wild Area last weekend as being on the same level as Go Fest or the Go Tours was another major misstep for...
Massively on the Go: Preparing for Pokemon Go’s Wild Area event
Pokemon Go's Wild Area event is being held November 23rd-24th, but despite being advertised as a new yearly event akin to Go Fest or the...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s Max Raid and Gigantamax Battles aren’t helping the community
"What's the incentive? They look cool? It's not worth it." This is the player sentiment I've been seeing after people have spent some time...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s November looks overstuffed and underseasoned
Ah yes, November. The month of my favorite feasting holiday! Pokemon Go is hoping to deliver a feast of its own this month, but......
Niantic is already retuning Pokemon Go’s controversial 40-player Gigantamax battles
Pokemon Go's recent Gigantamax raids rollout hasn't exactly gone to plan for Niantic so far. In addition to all the unintentional bans players are...
Massively on the Go: Hands-on with Super Mario Party Jamboree’s online modes
If you were somebody who thought Super Mario Party Jamboree's new modes might be Fall Guys-esque, I'm sorry to report that it isn't the...
Pokemon Go heralds 40-player Gigantamax battles, but Niantic is mum on global/local requirements
Pokemon Go fans better be bracing for a big announcement and a world of confusion, as Niantic and The Pokemon Company officially announced that...
Splatoon 3’s Splatoween for Halloween is a blast from Splatoon’s past
Despite already being in maintenance mode, Splatoon 3's making good on its promise to still hold certain seasonal events starting with Splatoween. This one's...
