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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Mortal Online 2 shuffles its third territory control public test to today – here are the patch notes
If you were among those players of Mortal Online 2 who were waiting for the sandbox MMORPG's third and final territory control PTR build...
EVE Online’s studio is Kickstarting a Titan Forge-built EVE-themed board game
The trend of large and long-established game companies turning to Kickstarter to fund board game spinoffs continues today, as Pearl Abyss-owned CCP Games announced...
EVE Online removes a contentious item from a cash shop bundle after player backlash
CCP Games decided to once again test the patience of the EVE Online playerbase this week after the studio offered - and then removed...
The Daily Grind: Have your opinions on MMO PvP changed over the years?
One of the first columns I penned for MOP after we went indie was a column about what I wanted from serious MMO PvP....
Mortal Online 2 shares plans for a network stress test and one final territory control PTR test
During the latest weekly livestream from Mortal Online 2, Star Vault CEO Henrik Nystrom provided details on another round of testing coming to the...
EVE Online looks back at 20 years of ‘friendship, creation, contribution, and destruction’ and hints at future plans
With 20 years under the game's belt, there's lots of cause for EVE Online to look back at what's come, appreciate what is out...
Ashes of Creation takes a closer look at Alpha Two’s updated Cleric class
When it comes to healer archetypes, one of the more interesting to many MMORPG players is the Cleric, and it looks as if that...
Black Desert KR shares plans for hunting ground PvP adjustments designed to ease ‘one-sided suffering’
While there is plenty of instanced PvP to be had in Black Desert nowadays, there's also open world PvP in the game as well,...
Past Fate shares gameplay and development footage ahead of July 28 open alpha weekend test
If you haven't been following along with the development of the sandbox MMORPG Past Fate, then you're just the sort of person who would...
CCP restructures EVE Online’s CSM, giving two seats to the studio’s picks
The process of forming the 18th Council of Stellar Management that's intended to represent EVE Online players is about to begin. CCP Games has...
Sea of Thieves takes a closer look at tomorrow’s Monkey Island collab with two new videos
Tomorrow, July 20th, Sea of Thieves will bring on a new collaboration with the Monkey Island franchise, and in order to get players fully...
Dual Universe opens a summer-themed location with seasonal events until July 24
Just because you're building spaceships and exploring the yawning void in Dual Universe doesn't mean you can't stop at a water park for a...
Albion Online looks back at six years of development, growth, and awards
Six years of operation is no mean feat for any MMORPG, so it's understandable that Albion Online is taking a moment to look back...
Mortal Online 2 prepares to test territory control tweaks and new elementalism spells on July 13
A second public test realm is opening up for Mortal Online 2, and if you're the kind of player who wants to keep trying...
Amazon reflects on New World’s journey from survivalbox to story-driven MMORPG
If you've been around in the MMORPG genre a few years, you're surely aware that New World did not always look the way it...
Kickstarted medieval fantasy MMORPG Past Fate drops new patch and alpha trailer
Finding a treasure chest out in the open world of Past Fate is presumably always a surprise, but by developer Icy North Games' standards,...
Albion Online faces DDoS attacks presumably over a recent anti-botting update
It looks like Albion Online is being targeted by some angry digital racketeers if word from Sandbox Interactive is to be believed. Over the...
EVE Online opens pre-orders for its 20th anniversary collector’s edition
If you're not a regular player of EVE Online, then your first reaction to seeing one of the goodies in the game's 20th anniversary...
Albion Online is celebrating six years with a returning event and cash shop sales next week
This month will mark the sixth year of operation for PvP sandbox Albion Online, which means that there's some in-game celebrating to do. And...
Massively Overthinking: The MMOs we wanted a decade ago
Back in May, MOP's Justin penned a fun blog piece on his Bio Break blog about the games he wanted all the way back...
