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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H1Z1 launches Season 8, PlanetSide 2 continues tweaking its Colossus tank
We'll call this the Daybreak news bundle: H1Z1 and PlanetSide 2 have both gotten some recent updates, so let's break it down.
For H1Z1 players,...
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EVE Evolved: EVE Online’s asset safety bait and switch was a colossal mistake
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EVE Online’s Invasion event overtakes the galaxy while new ships approach
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Massively Overthinking: Deleting pieces of MMOs to save them
Two ideas floated across my virtual desk in recent weeks, neither directly relating to MMORPGs, but they put the nugget of an idea in...
EVE Online patch enables trillions of ISK in theft from inactive players
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The MOP Up: Second Life’s super expensive brothel
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Gloria Victis adds a new world event, kicks off its new Glory season, and improves AI and party system
It's been a hot minute since Gloria Victis last graced our news page, so for anyone who hasn't been keeping regular tabs on the...
Pathfinder Online moves into open enrollment and makes several updates
Since it's been some time since we last took a peek at Pathfinder Online, we thought it would be a good idea to see...
Choose My Adventure: Taking the new Warbird for a spin in Star Trek Online
It was unanimous: We were meant to be Romulans and continue with the storyline that we were following in Star Trek Online. The voting...
The third chapter for EVE Online’s Invasion is officially live
EVE Online has been teasing that its next update would have lasting effects on New Eden, and now players will finally begin the process...
LOTRO’s Weatherstock, Blizzard-themed Ramadan lanterns, and an MMO screensaver
Would you like a little reminder that MMO devs and communities can be awesome? Sure you would. Allow us to provide this soft and...
EVE Online’s Invasion Chapter 3 promises ‘deep and lasting effects’ for the game
The Triglavian invasion of EVE Online is about to come to a head and is set to make shockwaves across all of New Eden....
Daybreak has apparently registered another substudio: Wandering Monster Games
Back in 2019, we started covering Daybreak's moves to register trademarks and domain names and social media accounts for a bunch of groups that...
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It's important to know whom you're voting for and where they stand on issues, particularly in the case of EVE Online and its next...
Mortal Online 2 writes an FAQ and lays out an alpha development roadmap
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