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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The MOP Up: EVE Echoes racks up one million players
It looks like CCP's newest mobile game is already a smash hit. According to the studio, EVE Echoes has already crossed one million players...
Mortal Online 2 lights a torch and jumps into a dungeon
As it hacks and slashes its way through its combat alpha, Mortal Online 2 is slowly but surely taking shape. This successor to the...
Gloria Victis Siege’s free prologue version is live on Steam
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EVE Echoes approaches 20K reviews, drops patch, and adds notifications to your watch
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Pearl Abyss Q2 2020: EVE Online is doing great, NA/EU drives 48% of company revenues
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EVE Echoes launches early tomorrow morning – here’s how to install it now
CCP Games and Netease are about to embark on a joint venture that will hopefully do what no other EVE Online spin-off has done...
Daybreak has acquired Cold Iron Studios and its Alien MMOFPS [Updated]
We've updated the end of this post with the confirmation and press release; we've left the original reporting intact.
For the last year, it seems...
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Massively Uplifting: Good deeds don’t take the summer off for Bungie, Niantic, and Trolls in WoW
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The MOP Up: All Points Bulletin revs its engine upgrade
This past weekend, Little Orbit's All Points Bulletin ran its second open beta test as it prepares to roll out the huge Unreal Engine...
The Game Archaeologist: Clone Wars Adventures, the Star Wars MMO everyone kinda forgot
Whenever the topic -- the argument -- of Star Wars MMOs arises, the debate is usually between the merits of the sandboxy Star Wars...
The Daily Grind: Do you share any craft skills with your favorite MMO toon?
I've heard of folks out there who intentionally pick crafts in MMOs because they're already experts at them - like the real-world politician who...
The MOP Up: EVE Online’s Triglavian conflict comes to a head
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"Actions have consequences,"...
Global Chat: Your complete LOTRO wedding guide
Is your mind whirling with all of the things to do with Lord of the Rings Online's new Midsummer Festival and the associated wedding...
Desert Oasis: Black Desert’s outlook in the lead-up to Crimson Desert
I've played nothing but the Black Desert season servers in the last month. It's such a fresh breath of air, and it's something I...
The MOP UP: Star Wars Galaxies Legends invites new players to a server far, far away
Thinking about getting into that Star Wars Galaxies that all your friends have been pressuring you to play since 2003? The Legends rogue server...
EVE Online kicks off a series of competitive Proving Ground events
There's barely any reason to instigate a fight in EVE Online since players can simply blow you apart for the crime of logging on...
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The Daily Grind: Should MMOs charge subs for beta?
Dual Universe is not the first MMORPG to charge a sub for a beta - let me just state that upfront. So today's Daily...
