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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A look back at the MMO and gaming science topics of 2023
This month marks MOP's ninth consecutive year covering science-related news specific to MMORPGs and MMOs, but like last year, there wasn't nearly as much...
Albion Online recaps 2023 and looks ahead to January 8’s Crystal Raiders patch
It's been a jam-packed year of updates for Albion Online, which is being laid out before fans in Sandbox Interactive's customary year in review...
Z1 Battle Royale, formerly H1Z1, kicks back to a semi-charmed kind of life
Some failed online games die virtually overnight, while others linger on as shuffling zombies that refuse to quit moving. H1Z1 certainly isn't the former,...
The Daily Grind: What was the most painful MMO sunset of 2023?
At the end of the year, I always start rounding up things like patches and dramas, and that always means sunsets too. Last year,...
End-of-Year Eleven: The best MMO expansions and updates of 2023
If you want to look at the overall health of the MMORPG industry, one vital heartbeat that must not be missed is continual development....
Mortal Online 2’s Krampos has turned up to dole out free raffle bags
They say that the holiday season is a perfect time for a truce between former enemies, and if anything's going to bring the bloodthirsty...
Ashes of Creation confirms Alpha Two for third quarter of 2024, shows off the updated Ranger
It's like Alpha One but with seconds, or at least a number two beside it: Intrepid Studios announced near the end of its most...
EVE Online deepens partnership with community content sharing platform Just About
It's been proven multiple times that EVE Online studio CCP Games chases shiny trends more readily than an easily distracted puppy, so perhaps the...
EVE Online adds new ice refinery heists and AIR daily goals, calls its first Vanguard test ‘a massive success’
Havoc continues to reign and expand in EVE Online, as the spaceship gankbox has made a couple of additions related to the recent update...
End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO stories of 2023
Some years, it's hard to really cut a distinction between the biggest stories of a year and the biggest surprises. There can be a...
Working As Intended: The hits and misses of our 2023 MMO predictions
We've been offering up an MMO predictions list for Massively Overthinking for years upon years now as our writers and readers prognosticate on the...
Mortal Online 2 lists possible features for a future roadmap
Following its recent upgrade to Unreal Engine 5, Mortal Online 2's Star Vault is hoping to figure out its development roadmap going forward. The...
Sea of Thieves releases its stripped-down Safer Seas PvE mode, and the servers are already buckling
Today is the day when players who want to sail the Sea of Thieves with a vetted crew of friends and without the potential...
EVE Online begins its four day-long Vanguard FPS mode test today
It's time to experience EVE Online from a different perspective: from inside of the skull of someone with a gun. For at least the...
End-of-year Eleven: The healthiest live MMOs at the end of 2023
When it comes to making a judgment call about the "healthiest" MMORPGs on the market at any given time, there are always plenty of...
Global Chat: Why does CCP keep trying to make EVE shooters?
We're not the only ones who keep wondering why CCP continues to push for an FPS game set in the EVE Online universe. Long-time...
The Daily Grind: What was the best event in the MMO genre in 2023?
We used to run this Daily Grind as an award but canned it when we had a hard time summoning enough really stellar events...
Sea of Thieves talks Safer Seas launch date, holiday login goodies, and player cheese in latest video digest
The regular video newsletters out of Sea of Thieves have yet another addition, and like usual it gathers together some of the upcoming affairs...
EVE Online players have formed a new corporation led by ChatGPT
It's said that absolute power corrupts absolutely, so why trust all of the power of an EVE Online corporation to one human when you...
Indie Afrofantasy MMO Wagadu Chronicles has opened its early access doors today
"Today is a big day. The Wagadu Chronicles is finally accessible to the world." So begins Twin Drums' announcement that its Afrofantasy MMORPG has...
