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 updates to new forums
When you're done wheeling, dealing, and backstabbing in EVE Online, the official forums are the ideal place to talk about all of that (while...
EVE Online calls upon pilots to fight a rogue swarm
If you haven't heard from one of your friends who plays EVE Online lately, it might be because he or she is in the...
Pathfinder Online makes territory control more meaningful
Controlling territory doesn't mean a lot if anyone can still enter the territory you control, does it? Pathfinder Online players can make use of...
Buy a whole book’s worth of technical breakdowns of the EVE Online frigates
Do you enjoy owning books based on MMOs? Are you the sort of person who enjoys in-depth technical diagrams and discussion about fictional craft?...
E3 2017: CCP’s VR sports game Sparc debuts new trailer, summer PSVR launch
First announced back in February, CCP's multiplayer VR sports sim Sparc is getting the E3 treatment this week, being available for play (and spectating)...
EVE Online patches in a new rogue swarm battle on Tuesday
When the newest patch for EVE Online goes live on Tuesday, pilots are going to be facing off against a new sort of threat...
EVE Evolved: The controversy over EVE Online’s capital ship nerfs
EVE Online players have been up in arms this week over sweeping nerfs that are about to hit to high-end farming gameplay styles in the...
H1Z1 tweaks armor in latest update, shows off new stronghold system
Sometimes you have to ask yourself why developers fix bugs that are clearly awesome. And so it is with H1Z1: King of the Kill's...
EVE Online players own over a quadrillion ISK
EVE Online is often joked about as being "spreadsheets in space," but that doesn't exclude bar charts and other types of graphs in participating...
Massively Overthinking: MMO monetization run amok
Over the last couple of weeks, the monetization of unreleased games has become a pervasive and uncomfortable theme for the MMO genre. Just in...
Mortal Online breaks ground on modular housing patch
After months of anticipation and previews, Mortal Online's much-hyped modular housing update is finally here. Patch 1.86 adds the ability to create and decorate...
Perfect Ten: MMORPGs that died too soon
Your favorite game is going to die. I wrote about that. Some games are never even going to get to launching in the first...
H1Z1 announces $100K prize pool Elite Series summer e-sports tournament
Soloers and team players alike are invited to put their skills to the test in H1Z1's newest tournament, the Elite Series. Debuting at DreamHack...
EVE Online celebrates CCP’s 20th anniversary with sale and pep talk
Did you know that this month marks the 20th anniversary of CCP Games? Well now you do, and you have no excuse not to...
Amazon Game Studios grabs H1Z1’s art director
Amazon Game Studios continues to lure talented developers away for its new multiplayer projects. Sebastian Strzalkowski became the latest to defect to the new...
Gloria Victis adds new things to fight over in its new map spaces
There are a lot of new lands in Gloria Victis, but what use are new lands if there's nothing to fight over? You'd have...
Massively Overthinking: 2017’s MMORPG zeitgeist
This time last year, I polled the Massively OP writers for their opinions on which MMOs had had the best year, or half year,...
EVE Online’s space police get iPod makeover, patch coming June 13
Coming June 13th to a New Eden near you is an early summer patch for EVE Online. The space MMO is getting several ship...
Ashes of Creation hires five new team members, shows off snowy environments
As Ashes of Creation takes aim at the $3M line for its Kickstarter campaign, Intrepid Studios announced that it has made several significant hires...
Black Desert sells over 127,000 copies on Steam, adds three new servers with today’s patch
The first MMO hit of the summer is already upon us, as Black Desert's debut on Steam has paid off in dividends. Thanks to...
