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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The Stream Team: Heaping helpings of H1Z1 carnage
MassivelyOP's MJ has had quite a week! It wasn't H1Z1-virus-spreading-around-the-world bad, but the mantra "If it can go wrong, it will" followed her throughout...
EVE dev blogs address overview bracket changes, Drifter lore
CCP has released a pair of new EVE Online dev blogs, the first of which focuses on the lore behind the game's mysterious Drifter...
E3 2015: H1Z1 streamlines base building with construction boxes
The dust hasn't even settled from H1Z1's recent base-building update, and already Producer Steve George has revealed to us at E3 2015 another great...
Perfect Ten: MMO terms that have overstayed their welcome
My original plan for this week - during the few moments that I was capable of coherent speech rather than just babbling about the...
The Daily Grind: Which classic MMO would you like to try running?
Hey guys! Did you hear about this Darkfall thing? If we all pool our allowances together, we could buy and run our very own...
EVE Online video hints at Entosis Link’s power
EVE Online may be seeing a shift in how its intergalactic warfare works with the advent of the new Entosis Link. According to CCP,...
Pathfinder Online adds free trial system in latest ‘early enrollment’ build
The business model of Pathfinder Online's current testing phase is odd, since you have to pay a box price and a subscription fee to...
Aventurine offers to license out classic Darkfall’s game code
The drama over the proposed Darkfall classic server continued this weekend. Aventurine CEO Zad Mehdawi removed his original post on the subject, saying that...
EVE Evolved: Is EVE’s fleet warp nerf a good idea?
In the latest episode of EVE Online's livestreamed o7 Show, game designers CCP Fozzie and CCP Larrikin revealed some controversial changes that are on...
Aventurine ditches Darkfall classic server project
It's a dark day for those who were hoping to see a return to the classic era of Darkfall. A few weeks ago, player...
Steam’s summer sale offers mad MMO deals [Updated Monday]
Prepare your wallets to go broke and your libraries to fill to the brim with games that you'll never have time to play, for...
An ‘official letter’ from Darkfall’s CEO is coming tomorrow
The latest Darkfall dev forum post is... well, I don't what it is other than an announcement about an announcement. Aventurine community manager Icy Wave says that...
Perfect Ten: The top 10 healthiest live MMOs
One question that consistently pops up across the MMO gaming circuit is, "What are the most popular/healthy/active MMOs out there?" Every time I see...
The Stream Team: Checking out H1Z1’s latest changes
Daybreak has always been very clear that H1Z1 is a game in development, and while it can never be fast enough for fans, the...
H1Z1 aims for a ‘massive world,’ adds team members and resources
Daybreak Game Company isn't pulling back on H1Z1's development, but is instead doubling down on the survival zombie sandbox by adding more team members...
The Daily Grind: Is truly dynamic content still possible in MMOs?
This morning's Daily Grind comes to us from a Kickstarter donor at fivefingerdiscount.org (who by the way is still linking to Old Massively! Gasp!). The donor...
CCP financials for 2014 continue their downward slide
It's become a cottage industry for EVE Online fans to try to figure out whether CCP Games is doing well or not. Gone are the days...
Massively Overthinking: The language barriers of MMORPGs
This week's Massively Overthinking topic comes from Kickstarter donor XanadoX, who wants us to talk about "playing MMOs in another language: Korean, Japanese, or even...
EVE is getting a bunch of new ship skins this summer
CCP's dev blogs are usually pretty wordy. It makes sense, given EVE Online's complexity, but occasionally it's nice to see some pretty pictures from...
EVE’s PLEX for Good raises over $103,000 for Nepal victims
CCP has published a blog post detailing the results of its latest PLEX for Good fundraising drive that provided assistance for victims of the...
