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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Escape from Tarkov brings a new low-level area, a new boss, and a Shoreline rework in latest patch
Escape from Tarkov isn't a game that crops up terribly often, but that's primarily because its update cadence tends to be rather sporadic -...
End-of-Year Eleven: All the upcoming MMOs to watch in 2024 and beyond
We've said it before, but this time we really mean it: The future of MMORPGs looks amazing. Contrary to years when we've seen only...
Albion Online elaborates on territory mechanic changes coming with the Crystal Raiders update
Albion Online continues to feverishly bang the hype drum for its upcoming Crystal Raiders update. Following a tweet that referenced territory changes related to...
Anvil Empires shares pre-alpha gameplay footage of a fort siege and life in a player-built settlement
With the latest weekend pre-alpha test of Anvil Empires now wrapped up, developer Siege Camp has decided to throw some spotlights across a couple...
The best MassivelyOP community Daily Grinds of 2023
This traditional roundup of the best Daily Grinds of the year is actually one of my favorites because it demonstrates just how long we've...
CCP Games maps out six months of EVE Vanguard patches, feature updates, and testing
Did you miss out on the Vanguard FPS testing that was held in EVE Online? Worry not because CCP Games has a whole lot...
MassivelyOP’s 2023 Golden Yachties: Best Worst MMO Transmedia Synergy
Welcome back to MassivelyOP's not-so-serious end-of-the-year awards as we present our award for Best Worst MMO Transmedia Synergy. Yes, it's the Golden Yachties series,...
A look back at the MMO and gaming science topics of 2023
This month marks MOP's ninth consecutive year covering science-related news specific to MMORPGs and MMOs, but like last year, there wasn't nearly as much...
Albion Online recaps 2023 and looks ahead to January 8’s Crystal Raiders patch
It's been a jam-packed year of updates for Albion Online, which is being laid out before fans in Sandbox Interactive's customary year in review...
Z1 Battle Royale, formerly H1Z1, kicks back to a semi-charmed kind of life
Some failed online games die virtually overnight, while others linger on as shuffling zombies that refuse to quit moving. H1Z1 certainly isn't the former,...
The Daily Grind: What was the most painful MMO sunset of 2023?
At the end of the year, I always start rounding up things like patches and dramas, and that always means sunsets too. Last year,...
End-of-Year Eleven: The best MMO expansions and updates of 2023
If you want to look at the overall health of the MMORPG industry, one vital heartbeat that must not be missed is continual development....
Mortal Online 2’s Krampos has turned up to dole out free raffle bags
They say that the holiday season is a perfect time for a truce between former enemies, and if anything's going to bring the bloodthirsty...
Ashes of Creation confirms Alpha Two for third quarter of 2024, shows off the updated Ranger
It's like Alpha One but with seconds, or at least a number two beside it: Intrepid Studios announced near the end of its most...
EVE Online deepens partnership with community content sharing platform Just About
It's been proven multiple times that EVE Online studio CCP Games chases shiny trends more readily than an easily distracted puppy, so perhaps the...
EVE Online adds new ice refinery heists and AIR daily goals, calls its first Vanguard test ‘a massive success’
Havoc continues to reign and expand in EVE Online, as the spaceship gankbox has made a couple of additions related to the recent update...
End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO stories of 2023
Some years, it's hard to really cut a distinction between the biggest stories of a year and the biggest surprises. There can be a...
Working As Intended: The hits and misses of our 2023 MMO predictions
We've been offering up an MMO predictions list for Massively Overthinking for years upon years now as our writers and readers prognosticate on the...
Mortal Online 2 lists possible features for a future roadmap
Following its recent upgrade to Unreal Engine 5, Mortal Online 2's Star Vault is hoping to figure out its development roadmap going forward. The...
Sea of Thieves releases its stripped-down Safer Seas PvE mode, and the servers are already buckling
Today is the day when players who want to sail the Sea of Thieves with a vetted crew of friends and without the potential...
