Gankboxes are sandboxes that place such an emphasis on unrestricted free-for-all PvP that ganking comes to dominate the entire game, to the detriment of the rest of the world design.
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Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2025
This might just be my favorite roundtable of the year: It's time to lay down our predictions for the MMORPG genre for 2025. And...
New World’s PvP seasonal worlds and season 7 launch January 21
At the end of November, Amazon finally released a roadmap for New World, revealing its plan to launch the PvP-themed season 7 early in...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG launched the best event of 2024?
I'm well aware that this is going to be a hard Daily Grind to answer because it used to be an award, and it...
Sea of Thieves improves mischievous weapons and hamstrings its PvE mode in December update
It's been coming for a little while, but now Rare has applied Sea of Thieves' December update, bringing with it a bunch of adjustments...
Mortal Online 2 drops item-filled meteors from the sky for players to fight for in its latest update
Mortal Online 2 will be one of the few MMORPGs where we can confirm that epic items do literally fall from the sky. The...
Albion Online plans updates to economy, Outlands, and release timing in 2025
It's been a packed year for the PvP sandbox Albion Online, and what better way to look back at the year that was than...
The MOP Up: New World pulls back the curtains on its holiday event
New World's devs shared the inspiration behind the hodge-podge holiday event in the game, saying, "Our Audio and Narrative Teams took inspiration from various...
The MOP Up: World War II Online bids farewell to the fishbowl
World War II Online aviators will be pleased to hear that a disliked visual is about to be killed: "The long-awaited, long-hated fishbowl effect...
EVE Online adds new corp ship insurance features and readies in-game spaceship sizzle reels
You would think that getting an all-new internet spaceship in EVE Online would be a momentous occasion, but most of the time it's just...
Intrepid Studios says Ashes of Creation’s current build ‘is the worst that Ashes will ever be’
Ashes of Creation has once more provided some gameplay footage from within Alpha Two, only this time the footage is about a side of...
Perfect Ten: Lessons from unsuccessful MMORPGs that I wish designers would learn
I have been writing about this genre for far too long now and seen far too many games with genuinely good elements completely fail...
Mortal Online 2 prepares for a fresh round of testing for heraldry and relic wars on December 4
You may be mortal in Mortal Online 2 (the title kind of gives it away) but there's no reason why your heraldry can't be...
EVE Online brings mercenary conflicts with the Deathless Circle to the forefront in new events
So is the Deathless Circle in EVE Online the protagonist or antagonist of the game at the moment? That's going to depend on how...
EVE Vanguard’s latest test patch includes four new or revamped map variants
Ahead of EVE Vanguard's multi-game promotional event this Thanksgiving weekend, CCP Games has pushed out the latest patch for the in-development EVE Online franchise...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPGs have pointless – but fun – PvP?
Eliot's article about World of Warcraft's 20th anniversary festivities reminded me of something dumb I loved to do back in the olden days of...
EVE Online’s seasonal Winter Nexus event returns December 5
It's almost time for the winter season to come to... space? This would seem weird if it weren't for the fact that EVE Online...
Ashes of Creation wipes away assets and eliminates over 100 characters over duping incident
One has to wonder exactly what sort of benefit someone would get from trying to use dupes to get ahead in a game that's...
Sea of Thieves’ community weekend event promises treats and tricks starting November 23
Now that the stormy seas of Season 14's launch are behind it, Sea of Thieves can get back to the proper business of celebrating...
Perfect Ten: Utterly silly MMO transmedia synergy over the years
Remember back when Trion Worlds tried to coin -- or cement -- the term "transmedia synergy" for the relationship between Defiance the game and Defiance the...
Palia teases Season of Splendor and Winterlights for tomorrow
I don't know about you, but I most definitely did not expect to be hearing so much praise for the newly purchased Palia in...
