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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Albion Online’s July challenge brings back spooky rewards as SBI tweaks combat balance
It's not even close to Halloween yet, but Albion Online is feeling spooky this month, as its July challenge theme is all about the...
Steam’s Summer Sale 2023 is live through July 13 with deals on FFXIV, GW2, New World, ESO, and more
Valve has revived the traditional Steam summer sale this afternoon, with gobs of good deals running well beyond the 4th of July. Perhaps the...
Mortal Online 2 provides a look at territory control and siege mechanics ahead of their June 28 public test
Mortal Online 2 is once again using its latest livestream to point in the direction of its upcoming territory control update, as Star Vault's...
Perfect Ten: The most regrettable MMO studio names
The name of a studio has no bearing on the game's quality. You might disagree and point to a game you were more inclined...
Profane shows off some live gameplay in a stream and shares its development progress for June
The FFA PvP sandbox of Profane is continuing its march through development, all the while keeping followers of the project abreast of what has...
Pax Dei shares pictures of its first dungeon and breaks down gameplay mechanics of its world map
Last week we plumbed the depths of Pax Dei's FAQ, which provided some extremely in-depth information about many of the game's overall mechanics. This...
Gloria Victis’ latest update introduces a new feudal system for guild territory
Gloria Victis, surely in the running for "most underrated" MMO by now, has just pushed out a new season and a packed new update,...
Massively Overthinking: Which MMOs are memorable but not actually fun?
Earlier this week, we ran a Daily Grind on MMOs that are fun but not especially memorable, throwing it back to a quote from...
Perfect Ten: What good MMO logos say about their games
Back when I was taking a smattering of business classes in college, one of my favorite electives dealt with marketing. It wasn't that I...
Remember that EVE Online Excel integration? It’s actually fully live today
Last year at EVE Fanfest, CCP Games teased a partnership with Microsoft Excel that would literally integrate EVE Online with the spreadsheet tool. In...
Mortal Online 2 promises a public beta of territory control mechanics soon as it adds more Elementalism spells
A lot of the talk coming out of Mortal Online 2 for the past couple of months has been focused almost entirely on its...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 425: A disturbance in the Force of SWTOR
Justin and Bree discuss the SWTOR move to Broadsword, news from the Summer Game Fest, the Reddit blackout's impact on the MMO community, anniversaries for Neverwinter and Marvel Heroes, and patches for EVE Online and No Man's Sky, plus adventures in LOTRO and Diablo IV.
EVE Online launches its Viridian summer expansion today [Update: It’s live!]
EVE Online's big summer expansion is finally here, and CCP Games is hoping that players will embrace its theme of "Express Your Identity."
The Viridian...
Mainframe’s Pax Dei is trying to revitalize the classic MMORPG sandbox in a big way
At this past weekend's PC Gaming Show, Mainframe Infustries' gorgeous MMO Pax Dei was one of the major stars, even if you're not an...
EVE Online’s Viridian expansion releases on June 13 – here are the patch notes
EVE Online has been making a lot of hay about its Viridian expansion, with preview pieces that offer everything but a release date. That...
Perfect Ten: MMORPGs as Jell-O flavors
During last year's April Fools' Day, I wrote about the important topic of MMO NPCs as muffins. At the time, I felt my work...
EVE Online details Viridian’s new corporation projects, homefront operations, and economy updates
EVE Online was already seeking to deepen the corporation experience in its upcoming Viridan update with the addition of customizable structures, but luckily that...
Gloria Victis’ massive roadmap includes a complete rethink of guild castles
Black Eye Games dropped a massive roadmap for Gloria Victis this week, capping off its first four months of post-launch during which it's managed...
EVE Online shares Viridian’s new ships and structure personalization, debuts documentary and new house band
With EVE Online's Viridian expansion going live this month, the hype shuttle has begun to be piloted by CCP Games as it details some...
Perfect Ten: Get out of my dreams and get into my (MMO) car
Cars. They go vroom-vroom, and then they go really fast, and how do we live in a country where you basically need a car...
