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 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...
EVE Evolved: The consequences of a free-to-play EVE
This week we heard the unexpected news that EVE Online will be going partially free-to-play when the next expansion lands in November. Like many games...
EVE Online devs address the potential for ganking and abuse under its F2P model
Earlier this week, CCP announced a hybrid free-to-play business model revamp for EVE Online that has capsuleers across the galaxy buzzing. The system hinges...
Katee Sackhoff stars in new EVE Valkyrie PlayStation VR trailer
Still reeling from yesterday's EVE Online F2P announcement? Switch targets to EVE Valkyrie for a moment, then. The spinoff VR title expands to PlayStation VR...
EVE Online is getting an optional free-to-play mode
EVE Online is going free-to-play -- kinda. CCP is being careful not to call it that, saying that its plan is "for a new...
EVE Online’s next patch is all about mechanical and visual redesigns
The next EVE Online patch is all about redesigns that cross several levels. Mining barges, for example, are due for a visual patch to...
H1Z1: King of the Kill launches for PC on September 20, ‘pauses’ console development
You might have thought zombie survival sandbox H1Z1 had already launched, considering you probably paid for it back in January of 2015 when it hit early...
EVE Online covers the upcoming Command Burst mechanics
There's more to winning fights in EVE Online than just showing up with the biggest guns. Well-deployed guns make a big difference, as does...
H1Z1 King of the Kill touts ‘completely redesigned’ interface
H1Z1: King of the Kill's development updates are coming as fast as the game updates, as there's a new producer's letter out this week...
H1Z1: King of the Kill map gets a full-scale revamp
H1Z1: King of the Kill is introducing a new map -- well, a complete do-over for an old map.
"The original map was created in...
EVE Online players have taken out a Keepstar, the largest citadel in the game
CCP has confirmed today that players have destroyed the first Keepstar ever in EVE Online.
Keepstars are basically the largest player-built citadels -- the largest anything...
EVE Evolved: No Man’s Sky vs EVE Online
Like many EVE Online fans, I've spent the past week fully immersed in the procedurally generated universe of No Man's Sky and wondering what its mechanics and...
EVE Online goes on sale, offers free weekend
Ever been curious about trying out EVE Online? You can get in right now for absolutely free, as CCP has opened the doors to...
Former H1Z1 developers join John Smedley’s Pixelmage Games
John Smedley's Pixelmage Games has gotten a few devs richer at H1Z1's expense. Massively OP reader Kinya pointed us to the Twitter feeds of...
Daybreak is cracking down on cheating, bad connections in H1Z1
In a letter to H1Z1: King of the Kill players Friday, Daybreak reminded players that third-party apps and programs that impact the game code to...
EVE Evolved: The single-shard sandbox economy
The debate about what makes a good sandbox game is as old as the term itself, and everyone seems to have a different view...
Gloria Victis unleashes a trio of pre-alpha patches
Early game development is often marked by frequent patching as the team feverishly works to shape and mold the title. Gloria Victis is definitely...
Darkfall: Rise of Agon closed beta opens up on Friday
If you're still sad about Darkfall: Unholy Wars' abrupt maintenance mode or Darkfall: New Dawn's public indev soft-launch didn't do it for you, Darkfall: Rise of...
