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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EVE Online player sets a new speed world record for visiting every star system in the game
EVE Online players will very likely be familiar with the name of Katia Sae, the character that visited every star system in the game...
Mortal Online 2 hotfixes in more wildlife and less wealth in Haven as it draws respectable player counts
It's been a couple of days since Mortal Online 2 made its way into launch, and the devs at Star Vault are starting the...
The Stream Team: Hopping into the newly released sandbox of Mortal Online 2
With Mortal Online 2 now officially released, it's time to head into the sandbox and seeing what's what! Join MOP's Chris today at 2:00...
Fight or Kite: Starting a journey in Mortal Online 2
Throughout the past year and even longer maybe, we’ve seen near biweekly updates from the team over at Star Vault as it's been developing...
Full-loot PvP MMORPG sandbox Mortal Online 2 officially launches today
Mortal Online 2 is officially live today, as StarVault pulls it from its early access to launch. Readers will recall that the game was...
Massively Overthinking: Do cross-IP collabs and promos in MMOs bother you?
Transmedia synergy. Let's just lead with that. We have a long tradition around here of teasing MMOs for jamming in these weird promotions with...
Global Chat: Does Doctor Who have a place in EVE Online?
As we crack open another edition of Global Chat, The Ancient Gaming Noob tackled the utter weirdness that is a cross-media promotion between EVE...
EVE Online’s surprise Doctor Who crossover event goes live
Like it or not (and the widely shared opinion around here appears to be "not"), the crossover event between the TV series Doctor Who...
EVE Online offers guides for new players ahead of tomorrow’s Doctor Who crossover
The Interstellar Convergence - aka the improbable crossover event that links Doctor Who to EVE Online - is arriving to the space sandbox game...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 355: All your ships are belong to us
Justin, Colin, and Bree discuss Elder Scrolls Online, Lost Ark, ArcheAge, Elyon, EVE Online, and Guild Wars 2, with adventures in LOTRO, ESO, and GW2, plus mailbag topics on choice in MMOs and resurrecting Landmark.
EVE Online says farewell to DirectX 9 support today
When you're playing EVE Online without being zoomed out to the point wherein everything is just a dot on a tactical display, you may notice...
Mortal Online 2 patches in new features and creatures ahead of its launch
Mortal Online 2 is moving into a full launch on January 25th, but even though that's just a couple weeks away, the developers still...
Leaderboard: What’s the most vulnerable Daybreak MMO in 2022?
It's time for another annual tradition: examining Daybreak's prospects. We started back in 2015, when Sony cast off SOE and it was reshaped as...
Mortal Online 2 developer gets an Epic Games MegaGrant, confirms transition to Unreal Engine 5
The development of the beta build of Mortal Online 2 continues on with everything from player housing and fishing, and now further updates to...
EVE Online is kicking off a huge collab with Doctor Who next week
Well now, it's only the fourth day of January and we've already got a contender for most amazing and weird transmedia synergy cross-promotion of...
EVE Online recaps industry updates, winter events, and videos for Omega players
EVE Online has once again pulled together the updates and news stories for the game over the month of December into one little video...
The Game Archaeologist’s ultimate MMO archives v5.0
It has been another thrilling year of exploring the relatively unknown or forgotten lands of MMORPG history here in The Game Archaeologist. From projects...
CCP Games CEO voices support for NFTs and play-to-earn schemes but won’t link EVE Online to a blockchain
If you're an EVE Online fan, you might have been a bit concerned that the internet spaceship sandbox started dipping its toes into the...
Mortal Online’s latest beta patch adds fishing and a swimming overhaul
Mortal Online 2 testers who need a break from all the killin' and lootin' can now add a new task to their to-do lists:...
Star Citizen and EVE Online appear to be gearing up for a community LEGO build-off
It all started with a tweet from Star Citizen, calling attention to an impressive LEGO build of a Drake Vulture (the builder even created...