multiplayer sandbox
Second Life begins beta testing terrain updates, 2K textures, and mirrors for creators
The toolset for creative players of Second Life is seeing a number of interesting updates, as the sandbox is running some beta tests that...
Myth of Empires shares armor and weapon previews for its upcoming Greece and Persia DLCs
When Myth of Empires launched its 1.0 edition on Steam in February, it did so with plans to launch additional DLC based around Greece...
Elite Dangerous plans adjustments to Thargoid Titan system effects as players focus on their next target
Now that Elite: Dangerous players have been emboldened by their first victory against a Thargoid Titan, the fight is moving on to a new...
Elite Dangerous players successfully destroy the first Thargoid Titan
Update 18 of Elite: Dangerous was subtitled Kill the Titans, so that headline is probably a foregone conclusion, but all the same it's worth...
Elite Dangerous shares initial details of the upcoming Python Mk II spaceship
The beginning of February saw Elite Dangerous announce something it hasn't done in literal years: plans for "at least" four new ships, the first...
First Impressions: Nightingale’s survival and realmwalking blend could make it a stand-out in the sub-genre
Our regular readers know that the survival sandbox sub-genre is suddenly getting very crowded in very short order, which means that the upcoming gaslamp...
Elite Dangerous player summarizes the playable Thargoid War content added throughout 2023
Looking through the updates made to Elite Dangerous in 2023, you'd be forgiven for believing that Frontier Developments spent all of its time fixing...
The Stream Team: A family sailing journey across Sea of Thieves’ safer seas
With the private PvE Safer Seas mode now available, MOP's Chris and his Porg Squadron crew are now more ready than ever before in...
Sea of Thieves talks Safer Seas launch date, holiday login goodies, and player cheese in latest video digest
The regular video newsletters out of Sea of Thieves have yet another addition, and like usual it gathers together some of the upcoming affairs...
Star Citizen’s Intergalactic Aerospace Expo free-to-play event returns November 17
It's part free-to-play event, part internet spaceship sales drive, and all a big hullabaloo: It's the Intergalactic Aerospace Expo, and it's coming back again...
Dual Universe hands out titles and goodies to top contributors of a PvE mission campaign
When PvE missions came to Dual Universe in June, it opened up a number of things for the players and for developer Novaquark, such...
Sea of Thieves Season 10 adds guilds and combat updates now, readies new voyage and PvE mode later
After a multi-month delay, there's finally a new season to play in Sea of Thieves. Season 10 has officially launched today, bringing with it...
Lost Skies showcases creatures, materials, ship progress, and player-built islands
The past couple of weekly dev blogs from the airship PvE sandbox Lost Skies have both been kind of similar in terms of format,...
Sea of Thieves releases the final Monkey Island Tall Tale today
Players who have worked their way through the Monkey Island-themed Tall Tales in Sea of Thieves have one last adventure with Guybrush and company...
Some Assembly Required: A trip around the world in Craftopia for materials and exploration’s sake
One of my favorite things to do in survival sandboxes is explore. Now, I admit that I don't get to feed that need very...
Elite Dangerous Update 16 adds a mystery feature, squashes multiple bugs, and pays tribute to a former dev
Today is another patch day for Elite: Dangerous, and if you were hoping for some mystery, then you're in luck because Update 16's patch...
Second Life celebrates 20 years with in-game events, real-life prize giveaways, and a documentary
Linden Lab is marking a very special occasion this week, as its massive online sandbox Second Life is celebrating 20 years of operation, with...
Dual Universe elaborates on Update 1.4’s PvE mission requirements and PvP adjustments
Since the introduction of PvE missions is a big ticket item in Dual Universe's June 20th update, it would make sense that Novaquark is...
Sea of Thieves announces a new series of collab quests featuring the Monkey Island universe
In 2021, Sea of Thieves kicked off a collaborative adventure with the Pirates of the Caribbean films, and now it's doing it again in...
Multiplayer sandbox RPG Tinkertown will exit early access on June 22
Remember Tinkertown? It's a multiplayer building-focused sandbox RPG that we first reported on last July, with the promise of lots of exploration, building, and...
