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 shares Equinox patch notes, talks quality-of-life, confirms phased rollout of sovereignty features
The Equinox content update is just around the corner for EVE Online players, which means that CCP Games is kicking out a couple of...
The MOP Up: Destiny 2 players race to beat The Final Shape’s raid
Destiny 2 players are racing this weekend to see who will net the world's first takedown of The Final Shape's new raid, Salvation's Edge:...
Persist Online interview: CipSoft explains why Persist is an MMORPG, not a survival shooter
Earlier this week, we covered the surprising news that Tibia developer CipSoft has a new MMORPG on the way. At least, the studio is...
EVE Vanguard developer talks about the shooter’s gameplay, update plans, and references to DUST 514
EVE Vanguard, the integrated companion FPS to EVE Online, represents something a bit different for the otherwise spaceship-focused MMORPG but certainly not something that...
Abyss Online studio Old World Labs seeks to hire more staff to help its flagging MMORPG
Last week, Abyss Online developer Old World Labs did the opposite of marketing its early access MMO, as it instead warned potential players away...
EVE Online confirms main stage guest speakers and activities for EVE Fanfest 2025
We're not quite halfway through 2024, but that hasn't stopped CCP Games from talking up EVE Online's 2025 edition of the EVE Fanfest event,...
Ashes of Creation shares a preview of its node war PvP system
The PvP sandbox of Ashes of Creation already has talked about making players fight for things like dungeon spots and caravans, but now it's...
Mortal Online 2 improves new player experience and adds guild finder in latest patch
Ruthless PvP fans in Mortal Online 2 may lift their bloodied axes to the sky and rejoice at the arrival of Patch 2.0.5 this...
EVE Online details Equinox’s updates to corporation features and project management
EVE Online players who either run or belong to a corporation have some things to look forward to when the Equinox update arrives to...
Myth of Empires grants a more granular look at its PvP season server’s mechanics
This past Saturday saw Myth of Empires launch its first-ever region-free PvP season servers, and while that announcement did grant some broad overviews of...
EVE Online highlights Equinox’s expansion to custom ship skin tools
"Vestis virum facit" might be a useful adage when it comes to normal MMORPGs in terms of customizing an outfit, but what if your...
Sand is an open-world PvPvE game where players build stompy robot bases to explore an alien planet
As one poorly directed actor of a sci-fi film noted, sand has a whole bunch of drawbacks including its unpleasant texture and its propensity...
EVE Online blockchain spinoff Project Awakening begins Phase III and ‘hackathon’ testing today
CCP Games is continuing to push forward with Project Awakening, the blockchain side piece/spinoff of EVE Online, as the game is launching into its...
Mortal Online 2 begins public testing of its revamped tutorial experience May 22
Last week, Mortal Online 2 outlined plans for its next content update, which include additional pastoral tasks and changes to its new player experience....
Myth of Empires plans to launch region-free PvP season servers starting on May 25
What's better than a regular server? A season server! Presumably, anyway! PvP-loving players of Myth of Empires who feel that way can look forward...
The Daily Grind: What is the ‘gold standard’ example of MMORPGs?
Earlier this year, a poster on the MMORPG subreddit posted a controversial take: While admitting that he hadn't actually played EVE Online in a...
Sea of Thieves discusses a returning event and future gameplay adjustments in video
Sea of Thieves has once more condensed some of its upcoming news features into a digest video, with the first two-thirds offering a look...
EG7 Q1 2024: Daybreak still mum on PlanetSide 2, new H1Z1 game hires lead designer
It's not even been two weeks since Daybreak owner EG7 published its 2023 annual financial report, which of course omitted everything relevant that happened...
EVE Online grants a closer look at Equinox’s four new hauler spaceships in latest video
New internet spaceships are always a big-ticket feature for a spaceship sandbox, so it would make sense that EVE Online would grant the four...
Mortal Online 2 readies foraging, fishing, and an improved tutorial for its next content update
Star Vault Studios CEO Henrik Nystrom once again made use of his Mortal Online 2 stream to showcase the content coming in the sandbox's...
