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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Pathfinder adds holdings and outposts
Goblinworks rolled version seven of Pathfinder Online's early enrollment out to backers last week. The update adds holdings and outposts, though CEO Ryan Dancey says that they...
EVE Evolved: How many subscriptions does EVE have?
Two weeks ago, a mathemagician over at The Nosy Gamer published some interesting calculations showing that EVE Online's subscriptions may have dropped by around...
H1Z1 gets bees, beeswax, and bandages made of honey
Does your MMO have bees? H1Z1 does, thanks to today's patch. The notes posted on Reddit refer to bee boxes that players must craft...
The Stream Team: Joyriding with a purpose in H1Z1
Not only are vehicles useful in H1Z1 thanks to the trunk space and ability to cover large distances fast, but driving around in them...
Raph Koster explains Star Wars Galaxies’ TEF PvP system
A long time ago on a website far, far away, we were having a discussion about modern MMOs and their inability to make sandboxes more than thinly disguised...
Leaderboard: Which style of MMO PvP do you prefer?
MMO PvP comes in a lot of different flavors, and while all of them involve sticking the pointy end into the other man to...
EVE Online re-opens alliance logo submissions
After being placed on hold for further review, the submission process for EVE Online alliance logos is back open and ready for player input....
How Daybreak thwarts H1Z1 cheaters
Getting screwed over by other players cheating in H1Z1 isn't a fun feeling, even though the game is still in early testing and has...
Gloria Victis upgrades to Unity 5 engine
Forget what you think you know of Gloria Victis' looks, as the devs announced that they've switched up the game engine to Unity 5....
H1Z1 adds grouping system and zombified players this month
Your secret dream of becoming a zombie -- yeah, we read your diary -- will get a virtual assist from this month's H1Z1 updates....
The Daily Grind: Would you play a Game of Thrones MMO?
Did you watch Game of Thrones last night? I didn't. I'll get around to it eventually, though, I'm sure. How about a Game of...
MMO Mechanics: How strong communities are barriers-to-exit
MMOs occupy a unique position in our game libraries because they include a wide range of clever mechanics that keep us logging in day...
Crowfall unveils the badass lady Champion
Crowfall unveiled the concept art for the female Champion today, and... well, it's pretty great. She's huge, she's visibly powerful, and she's intended to...
Perfect Ten: 10 MMOs that let you turn real money into MMO money
Two days ago, World of Warcraft launched the WoW Token service, which will kill the game forever. It thus joins the list of every...
The Stream Team: Building an H1Z1 fort
It's survival of the fort-est! A huge part of succeeding in H1Z1 is having a safe place to stash all your survival needs. MassivelyOP's...
EVE Online fan calculates an 18% drop in subscriptions
There used to be a time when CCP would eagerly release every new subscriber milestone that EVE Online hit, but that era has passed....
EVE Evolved: Four lessons sandbox MMOs can learn from EVE
The past few years have seen a resurgence of support for sandbox MMOs, both of the trying-to-be-minecraft creative kind and the hardcore nuke-it-from orbit...
The Stream Team: Hunting down a set of wheels in H1Z1
Thanks to H1Z1's big patch, MassivelyOP's MJ can finally play someone with hair -- albeit still a male -- and she's going to take...
‘Big damn patch’ arrives in H1Z1
There are patches, there are big patches, and then there are big damn patches. H1Z1 updated with the latter today, adding in several significant...
Sword and Bored: Poof! Poof! Poof! Poof!
Realizing that open PvP servers are wretched hives of scum and villainy, Mo decides to reroll.
