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 reports on the war in Delve and the Triglavian-occupied region of Pochven
EVE Online has released another episode of The Scope, the in-universe news show that reports on the goings-on in New Eden, and this episode...
Mortal Online 2 adds a new city, armor and shield crafting, and archery in its latest update
There's been another patch applied to Mortal Online 2, and this one has some fresh new things for players to do, whether it's firing...
Siege Survival: Gloria Victis adds a trebuchet, balances the economy, and adds a scenario editor
Siege Survival: Gloria Victis, the standalone survival and resource management game set in the world of Gloria Victis, has had its free-to-play "prologue" version...
EVE buffs up the Encounter Surveillance System to encourage player fighting even after taking out PvE bounties
The upcoming new Dynamic Bounty System for EVE Online gives players a reason to fight PvE pirates and earn bounties, with the game's multiplier...
Massively Overthinking: Doing crimes and getting punished in MMORPGs
A couple of weeks before Dual Universe's snafu banning beta players for taking advantage of a developer's poorly permissioned structure, I saw the game's...
Pathfinder Online adds new structures for Combat Alchemists and rebalances an Escalation
When I saw the words "Combat Alchemist" in the latest patch notes for Pathfinder Online, I immediately brought to mind someone charging into battle...
EVE Online’s World War Bee 2 refreshed its hold over two Guinness World Records
It's officially official: EVE Online broke another Guinness World Record. Two of them, in fact, and it already held them, but now it holds...
Gloria Victis revamps horses, tweaks castles, and prepares Forefathers’ Eve for Halloween
Gloria Victis has clearly been busy, if its latest press blast is any indication: Black Eye Games is talking up the addition of a...
That’s no moon, it’s EVE Online’s gigantic supercarriers!
Supercarrier pilots in EVE Online have a lot to smile about in anticipation of all of the love that CCP is going to send...
The MOP Up: Soulworker fulfills your greatest desire
Soulworker Online delighted fans with a huge content update this past week that added something called "Desire Workers" and "SinForce."
We'll let the game explain:...
H1Z1 kicks off Season 9 on PS4 with new rewards and minor vehicle spawn changes
Apparently, there's been an update for H1Z1 on the PlayStation 4. Don't get too excited, though; it's mostly the launch of the game's next...
Massively Overthinking: Where is the line between buy-to-play, free-to-play, and subscription MMOs?
You might think this Massively Overthinking topic is way too obvious, but I assure you, it's not! Consider this: When the buy-to-play-with-no-sub Guild Wars...
Perfect Ten: A small sampling of literary offerings from MMOs
Salutations are in order once again for our most literate and eloquent readers of Massively Overpowered! I bid you welcome to our numerical column...
Mortal Online 2 on how it’s improving combat and server latency
Whether it's an action combat MMO or a multiplayer shooter, having your attacks miss due to latency never feels good. Mortal Online 2 recognizes...
EVE Online dev discusses how communities and lasting friendships form in the sandbox
Let's all ignore the 15 weeks' worth of explosions, bubbles, and fighting going on in EVE Online and instead talk about friendship. Or more...
Mortal Online 2’s newest combat alpha patch adds the city of Gaul’Kor
The latest patch for Mortal Online 2's combat alpha has a headlining feature that is not all that combative at face value. Players can now...
EVE Online launches Quadrant 4: Phoenix to cap off the Triglavian invasion arc
With 2020 finally and blessedly coming to an end, EVE Online is reaching the climax of its long-running Triglavian invasion content plot too, and...
EVE Echoes provides an overview of how the in-game economy operates
Money makes the world go round, or at least in the case of EVE Echoes, it's ISK. The grinding gears of the ISK economy...
Yes, CCP London is still working on an unannounced new online title (or titles)
The HR department over at CCP London is looking pretty busy in recent days. The satellite branch of CCP Games has kicked out another...
Pathfinder Online is still alive, and the devs are embracing the cloud
Pathfinder Online is transitioning to the cloud, and no, that's not a euphemism for ascending to heaven because Pathfinder Online is still alive against...
