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 Game Archaeologist: Minions of Mirth
While large teams with big budgets and studios backing them are expected to push out smash hit MMORPGs, to me it's always vastly more...
Daybreak deletes H1Z1 Maui lootbox skin citing cultural representation concerns
While the war over lockboxes rages on in online games, there's another war brewing about the nature of what's in them, as a move...
EVE Online begins CSM14 election season as Chinese corp plots takeover of Tranquility
Following the drama surrounding the EVE Online's Council of Stellar Management during its 13th season - which was capped off with the very public...
EVE Online preps 16th anniversary celebrations and 64-bit client mass test
EVE Online is gearing up for its sweet sixteen, and you're invited to the loot piñata.
"We’re super happy to announce that from May 2nd...
Massively Overthinking: Is there a ‘do or die’ moment for MMOs now?
This week MOP's Eliot and I were chatting about the wild summer the MMO industry is about to have, what with a whole bunch...
CCP Games withdraws all accusations against EVE Online CSM member it banned for supposed leaks
At the beginning of April, we covered the latest scandal to rock MMORPG EVE Online, as studio CCP Games rather publicly removed a member...
CCP’s Hilmar Petursson says EVE Online isn’t in ‘stagnation’ – it has an active playerbase of 300K
GIbiz got a monstrously huge interview with CCP Games' Hilmar Petursson thanks to the EVE Online company's presence at Reboot Develop this month -...
The MOP Up: Population Zero throws a fashion show
You know how people advise you to "dress in layers" during inclement weather? And you think, "If I'm wearing pants, I'm doing well here,...
Daybreak’s Z1 Battle Royale is sunsetting its South American servers, canceling Showdown event
April's been a rough month for fans of Z1 Battle Royale, the PC version of H1Z1. Developer NantG laid off a chunk of staff...
Plan trade routes and share ship fittings with the EVE Online Workbench
Whether you're a space truckin' sort, a player that likes to hop in to Abyssal Deadspace, or one of those Capsuleers looking to start...
EVE Online’s CCP Games suggests the real-life politician it banned for insider trading might not be guilty after all
Earlier this month, we covered an emerging scandal in EVE Online: CCP Games had announced that it had removed a member of the current...
CCP Games thinks EVE Online is about to make it big in China and Korea
We've previously covered CCP Games' Hilmar Petersson's comments on not giving up after all EVE Online's unsuccessful spinoffs, including most recently Project Nova. But...
The MOP Up: Grab your Harry Potter nickname now!
When Harry Potter: Wizards Unite arrives later this year, by which name will you be known and feared? Lord Scooby? Mr. Cheddar? Fluffybutticus? The...
EVE Online dials back repairs and rebalances capital and subcapital ships with its newest patch
The most recent patch to EVE Online is all about balance, and part of that balance is about reducing the effectiveness of repairs. Players...
Black Desert has 18M registered players as Pearl Abyss counts $1B gross sales
If you're still reeling over the news that Black Desert is unceremoniously deleting its battle royale mode, Shadow Arena, from the game tomorrow, take...
EVE Online has banned a CSM member (and real-world politician) over an NDA breach and insider trading
Who wants some EVE Online political drama to cap off the afternoon? CCP Games announced today that it has removed a member of the...
EVE Evolved: Big things are happening in EVE Online this spring
There's a lot going on in EVE Online right now, from the insane storyline playing out right now in-game and new Triglavian ships on...
NantG says it’s handing Z1 Battle Royale back to Daybreak – it’s not sunsetting, but there were layoffs
Yesterday, we broke the news that Z1 Battle Royale looked to be in serious trouble based on developers stating publicly that they'd been laid...
Rumor: Z1 Battle Royale, H1Z1’s PC version, seems to be in big trouble as devs confirm layoffs
Note: We'll be updating this piece at the end with the latest, and we've also put out a second piece here with NantG's statement.
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Massively Overpowered feature patch notes for April Oneth
Here at Massively Overpowered, we're always doing our best to make use of our staff's particular talents. We make sure to have Justin saying...
