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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Daybreak is cutting out game cards
If you're a big fan of buying game cards for Daybreak's various online offerings, you should go snap them up now before they're gone....
H1Z1 hands out over $267,000 in tournament prize money
Killing zombies is just the warm-up; killing fellow survivors of a zombie apocalypse is where the real money is at.
H1Z1: King of the Kill...
EVE Evolved: What else is coming to EVE Online in November?
Recently I've been looking at how EVE Online will be affected by the introduction of free-to-play "alpha clone" accounts in its upcoming November expansion, but there's a...
Here’s how EVE Online’s new player experience is going to flow
Andie "CCP Seagull" Nordgren has a new development video out for EVE Online players this afternoon. She explains that as part of the free-to-play...
John Smedley says he exults in hands-on gamemaking with Hero’s Song
You might think that trading a position as CEO of a multi-game studio to work on a single, smaller, and most decidedly indie title...
Perfect Ten: Questions to ask before backing an MMO Kickstarter
I am not a big fan of Kickstarter in general, but I like to think that I'm not a big fan for actual reasons...
The MOP Up: The Division opens its public test server (September 25, 2016)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
H1Z1: King of the Kill dumps Daybreak cash for new currency
The PvP half of the H1Z1 split, King of the Kill, has done away with Daybreak Cash as of its update yesterday. Players will...
Dual Universe dev on single shards, launch schedule, consoles, and VR
WCCFtech has an interesting interview with Dual Universe's Jean-Christophe Baillie out this week that sheds some fresh light on the upcoming sci-fi sandbox. Baillie...
Gloria Victis debuts its dynamic events system
Gloria Victis has a way of downplaying its updates for its fiercely loyal tester playerbase, but this past weekend's announcements deserve a spotlight. The...
EVE Evolved: Free-to-play PvP cruiser fitting guide
EVE Online's new free-to-play account option will be going live as part of an upcoming expansion this November, allowing new players to delve into the game and its...
H1Z1 delays King of the Kill launch, opts to stay in early access for a while longer
Last we heard, H1Z1 was getting ready to officially launch its PvP title, King of the Kill, on September 20th. Well, plans have changed,...
CCP Games: ‘We are going to run the company from London’
MCVUK reports this morning that CCP Games has opened a brand-new studio in London. In fact, as CEO Hilmar Pétursson puts it, "We are...
EVE Online deploys Patch 118.8
Somewhere out in deep space, a sentience is calling us very long-distance to inform us that we are not alone in the universe... and...
EVE Online studio CCP Games says VR will pick up a few years from now
CCP CEO Hilmar Petursson told DICE Europe attendees that the company is on track to "break even" in the VR field, according to a...
EVE Online pilots are called on to investigate exaltation temples
Tomorrow's going to be a grand old two-for-one celebration over at EVE Online. Players will get not only a new patch but an event...
The MOP Up: Destiny prepares for Rise of Iron (September 11, 2016)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
The Daily Grind: What’s your take on Dual Universe’s subscription model?
If you read Dual Universe's Kickstarter from beginning to end, you probably noticed this section about the game's planned business model:
"You won't have to...
CCP plans subscriber rewards ahead of EVE Online’s F2P conversion
If you are an EVE Online subber who's been feeling a bit "what's in it for me" about the free-to-play switchover happening this autumn, well,...
Perfect Ten: Comparing Druids across MMORPGs
If I asked you what a Mage is in an MMORPG, what would you say? Some cloth-wearing gal who lugs around a long staff and flings...
