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’s next livestream will give away a GPU and highlight upcoming new magic spells
Would you like to win a beefy new graphics card for simply watching a Mortal Online 2 livestream? Then you'll want to hop in...
EVE Online players raised over $26K to benefit earthquake victims in Turkiye and Syria
A lot of malignant things can be assumed from the players of EVE Online, but let it not be said that they can't be...
EG7 Q4 2022: Revenues are up thanks to mobile as LOTRO sees ‘mainstream resurgence’
Enad Global 7's Q4 2022 investor report dropped over the weekend, with a recap of the year for Swedish games corp EG7 and its...
Pearl Abyss Q4 2022: Revenues decline as Black Desert and EVE hold steady and Crimson Desert malingers
Pearl Abyss posted its Q4 2022 financials this week, and unlike some of its regional counterparts whose chief interest is China or South Korea,...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 409: All aboard the Tyria train
Justin and Bree discuss Guild Wars 2's new roadmap, Blizzard's financials, the latest Microsoft ABK drama, and earthquake relief, with adventures in LOTRO and GW2, plus mailbag topics on Gloria Victis and our failed MMO character concepts.
EVE Online makes its Photon UI the default and prepares for narrative-driven factional warfare
It would appear that the vast majority of EVE Online players - 94% of them to be exact - have taken to the game's...
EVE Online leverages its PLEX for Good charitable drive to aid earthquake victims in Turkiye and Syria
The list of MMO companies coming to the aid of those in Turkiye and Syria who were devastated by earthquakes earlier this week has...
Gloria Victis’ first day of full launch sees new servers, crafting quest overhauls, and connection problems
Yes, it's another one of those "water is wet" kind of news stories for MMORPG veterans, but since Gloria Victis made its full launch...
Gloria Victis shares a song and a new trailer ahead of its full release tomorrow
Tomorrow is a big day for the PvP MMORPG Gloria Victis as it makes its full launch after seven years of early access. That's...
EVE Online opens applications for closed beta testing of its Excel spreadsheet integration
The literal application of "spreadsheets in space" for EVE Online is taking one step closer to reality. The game's integration with spreadsheet software Microsoft...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 407: Roadmaps, roadmaps, roadmaps
Justin and Bree discuss Elder Scrolls Online's Necrom, DDO's mini-expansion, Diablo Immortal, Villagers & Heroes housing, Star Trek Online's 13th anniversary, and Gloria Victis' impending launch, with adventures in LOTRO and ESO, plus a mailbag topic on optional content.
EVE Online casts a spotlight on the Uprising update’s sound design and musical score
Are you an EVE Online player who has been enjoying the ear candy introduced by the Uprising update? Would you like to learn more?...
Mortal Online 2 recaps its first year of life, teases territory control and siege systems
Star Vault is celebrating a year since Mortal Online 2's steam launch (yes, the beginning of 2022 was pretty bonkers for MMO launches). "If...
PvP MMO Gloria Victis will officially launch February 7 after six years of early access
Back in June of last year, Black Eye Games told Gloria Victis fans that the gritty siege warfare MMO was getting close to release with...
EVE Online marks Lunar New Year with store bundles, events, and Simplified Chinese support
It’s the year of the rabbit, and EVE Online is choosing to celebrate the occasion by asking people to buy stuff: The EVE Store...
Interview: Annex is a ‘romantic gold-rush’ MMO set in a post-post-apocalyptic world
Last November, we reported on a new Icelandic game studio and the hints of its upcoming MMORPG project by ex-CCP developers. Arctic Theory, as...
Global Chat: The MMO blogs you should be reading in 2023
Welcome to a new year of Global Chat -- and with it, the anticipation of a great assortment of MMO blog essays, questions, guides,...
Massively Overthinking: The biggest 2022 MMO trainwrecks (almost) nobody noticed
As we wrap up our end-of-the-year and turn-of-the-calendar content until next December, there's one more recurring Massively Overthinking I like to do - and...
End-of-Year Eleven: The MMOs with the most uncertain futures in 2023
Years ago, I did the first version of this yearly column in a one-off format in the middle of the year just because I...
EVE Online’s latest patch updates the visuals of the Minmatar Rifter and sells newbie ship skins for all
It's not often that vets of EVE Online would look at new players with a sense of envy, but a recent update to the...
