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’s Zenith update begins the apex to the Triglavian invasion, adds new items and features
Today marks the rising crescendo of the Triglavian invasion in EVE Online. The Zenith update kicks off the beginning of the sandbox's third quadrant...
EVE Online’s new Training Boost Bundle causes consternation in the community
In space, nobody can hear you scream, but in EVE Online you can hear the distinct wail of a community uproar thanks to the...
EVE Online’s CCP Games cancels EVE San Diego and all 2021 events over COVID
April's EVE Fanfest won't be the only EVE Online live event that will succumb to COVID-19, unfortunately: CCP Games announced today that it will...
Dual Universe is finally entering beta in August – with a subscription model
Long-running MMORPG fansite Gamespot (/s) has just posted the not-so-exclusive-now news that sci-fi MMO Dual Universe is expected to hit beta on August 27th.
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The Daily Grind: Have you ever visited a memorial in an MMO?
I was strolling around the PvP areas on Dathomir on SWG Legends the other day and a stumbled into a building that was clearly...
Mortal Online 2 posts its roadmap for the next two months, plans to sell a $2500 package
If you're super invested in the kind of open world PvP game that Mortal Online 2 is building, then the devs at Star Vault...
Vague Patch Notes: Trying to salvage MMOs from bad launches
So I'm glad that Crucible got a "pull back to beta" instead of a complete shutdown. I'm surprised but still happy because that's more...
Choose My Adventure: EVE Online wasn’t really all that bad I guess
As I alluded to last week, I’ve been putting in a lot of thought into my time with EVE Online over the course of...
EVE Online plans to add instanced PvP arenas for instant action
PvP in EVE Online is rarely fair, with the outcome of most battles coming down to the number and type of ships on each...
One Shots: MMOs as emotional therapy
Poor Vincent, he just survived Last of Us 2 and probably choked about six hundred puppies in the process. That's bound to mess up...
EVE Online releases a small patch that fixes bugs, tweaks invasions, and improves Project Discovery
A new little patch has been released for EVE Online which isn't doing anything drastic like, say, turning off asset safety. In fact, the...
Thousands turn out for terminal EVE Online player’s final birthday bash
EVE Online is probably best known for its ruthless player alliances sparking massive wars over territory, but this week everyone set their differences aside...
Starborne previews a faster game mode during an open tournament this weekend
The multiplayer RTS Starborne seems to be about playing the long game, what with regular campaigns lasting a total of 10 weeks each. This...
Mortal Online 2 shows off the city of Kranesh in a recent video
While the in-development Mortal Online 2 might sound like a world of misery and danger, that also doesn't mean that there can't be nice...
The Daily Grind: Are we plagued by a ‘video game culture reset’?
Author and academic Ian Bogost recently tweeted something that struck me, particularly since it's a topic I harp on all the time. "Video-game culture resets...
The MOP Up: Niantic halts plan to discontinue Pokemon Go on old mobile devices
This month, Pokemon Go announced that it was discontinuing support for 32-bit Android mobile devices, mostly devices released prior to 2015, including the 1st-gen...
Massively Overthinking: When should we cut MMO studios some slack for trainwreck launches?
A while back, the MOP writers were chatting about some of the trainwreck launches we've seen from MMO studios over the last few years.
"I...
Choose My Adventure: The slow slog to familiarity in EVE Online
Once more, we begin this adventure in EVE Online with some self-owning. For an embarrassingly long amount of time, I was incapable of working...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 276: Opening the doors to Torchlight III and New World
Justin and Bree discuss New World, Torchlight III, EVE Online, Phantasy Star Online 2, Playable Worlds, ArcheAge, EverQuest, and EverQuest II, with adventures in RIFT, LOTRO, and SWG Legends, plus mailbag topics on moderating chat toxicity and the impact of modding on games like Fallout 76.
Steam Summer Game Festival: Gloria Victis Siege releases its first demo
Remember back in March when Gloria Victis' Black Eye Games announced it was working with studio Fish Tank to release Gloria Victis: Siege, a...
