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: 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.
Pathfinder Online launches head start access on April 1st
Early Enrollment players are now playing Pathfinder Online. Explorer Enrollment players, too. Starting on April 1st, Head Start players from the game's second Kickstarter...
Make My MMO: March 28, 2015
This week's crowdfunding news was all about Crowfall. Seriously, we must've written about Crowfall like 76 times or something. In the end, the most relevant...
H1Z1 publishes development roadmap
Wondering where H1Z1 is going to go after its successful pre-pre-launch? Well now there's a handy way to tell that game's future, as the...
Worlds Adrift explains why it can’t disable PvP
Worlds Adrift has updated its website with a new design-focused blog that sheds quite a bit of light on how the game will play....
Pathfinder’s early enrollment version six is out today
The sixth build of Pathfinder's early enrollment phase goes live today, according to the notes on GoblinWorks' website. If you missed designer Lee Hammock's...
The Stream Team: Watch H1Z1 zombies and win a mouse
There's nothing quite as important as gathering all the essentials for living in a post-apocalyptic world -- assuming you want to live, that is!...
Here are a whole bunch of H1Z1 news links
This H1Z1 news roundup is brought to you by MassivelyOP reader Kinya, who dropped so many links in our tip box that the usual...
EVE Online’s Sleepers are stealing corpses to rebuild their bodies
When unstable wormholes began opening all across EVE Online back in 2009, players cautiously ventured forth into the unknown and discovered the ruins of...
H1Z1 has sold a million copies on Steam
I think you'll agree with me that Daybreak could really use some good news right about now, and today, it's got some. Daybreak President...
Big changes are in the works for EVE structures
CCP has released a giant dev blog that covers EVE Online's new structure system. Much of it is "highly theoretical," and the company says...
EVE Evolved: CCP’s Andie Nordgren on new structures and sovereignty
I've been pretty critical of EVE Online's upcoming sovereignty and nullsec revamp, calling the constellation-wide battle fake and its use of reinforcement timers unnecessary....
Pathfinder Online shows off group play video
What does it look like when you get a whole lot of players in Pathfinder Online taking on monsters, fighting one another, and milling...
H1Z1 won’t charge for Battle Royale anytime soon
After announcing yesterday that it would be offering a $6.99 monthly pass for H1Z1's Battle Royale mode, Daybreak Game Company said today that it...
EVE Fanfest 2015: Project Legion may be in development limbo
At last year's EVE Online Fanfest, developer CCP Games announced Project Legion, a complete reimagining of failed console MMOFPS DUST 514 for the PC....
EVE Fanfest 2015: EVE is getting customisable structures and player-built stargates
It's often said that EVE Online is ultimately built by its players and that the developer's job is to produce the tools for players...
H1Z1 will offer optional ‘monthly passes’ for battle royale
Daybreak president John Smedley has informally announced via Twitter that the studio's zombie survival MMO H1Z1 is getting a sub -- sort of.
"We've decided...
EVE Online adds buddy invites to trial accounts
EVE Online, like many MMOs, is best enjoyed with a friend, if for no other reason than to have at least one other person...
