Sandboxes are a type of MMO that emphasize player freedom and expression. They frequently include mechanics for building, crafting, trading, character customization and development, roleplaying, destruction, and significant interaction with the world and other players. A sandbox that is dominated by an open-PvP or free-for-all ruleset is sometimes pejoratively called a gankbox. Contrast with the themepark.
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Palworld’s Feybreak update brings a new island, materials, Pals, and the first part of a Terraria crossover
Palworld fans are getting their early Christmas present as promised today, as the critter catching survival sandbox has unleashed its massive Feybreak update, which...
The Daily Grind: What was the worst MMORPG trend of 2024?
Layoffs.
OK, that one's a gimmie - and it hurts a lot more than MMORPGs. So let me pitch another one:
A bunch of MMOs either...
The MOP Up: Guild Wars 2’s community shows off amazing player housing creations
It's no surprise that Guild Wars 2 players are thrilled to be interior decorators, thanks to this year's player housing system. And in a...
Ashes of Creation previews new dungeon, new races, and player housing added in Alpha Two phase two
It's a sequel to a sequel to an alpha! OK, not really, but Ashes of Creation is indeed moving forward to phase two of...
RuneScape prepares players for its new Beneath Scarabas’ Sands quest arriving January 13
Are you ready for some more questing in RuneScape? Well if you're not, then you'd better be because the first of a new trio...
Dune Awakening shares closed beta stats and answers questions about PvP death and Landsraad benefits
The final Dune: Awakening newsletter for this year is online, and as one might expect, it's mostly a retrospective of the year that was...
Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Legends has kicked off the Wookiee Life Day festival
If there's one event that Star Wars Galaxies always did in the most ridiculous way imaginable, it's... OK, actually, it's the Ewok Festival of...
Elite Dangerous begins its holiday event and talks space colonization as the Thargoid War ends
There is a whole lot of curiosity about Elite: Dangerous' upcoming colonization feature (as one might expect), which means that Frontier Developments had plenty...
Star Citizen alpha 4.0 releases as a ‘preview’ version that runs parallel to the ongoing alpha 3.24.3
CIG promised over and over that Star Citizen would get its alpha 4.0 release before the end of this year, and technically speaking, it...
PlanetSide 2 previews its upcoming Assault gameplay mode, arriving in 2025
The new Assault mode for Planetside 2 is going to require different playstyles for both attackers and defenders, according to the developers' final missive...
Massively Overthinking: Our MMO predictions for 2025
This might just be my favorite roundtable of the year: It's time to lay down our predictions for the MMORPG genre for 2025. And...
Black Desert celebrates Deadeye class and Christmas on PC, adds new boss monster on mobile
It's time to celebrate whiskey! And Christmas! Yes, those two things can come together in real life, but they're also being celebrated in Black...
Vague Patch Notes: MMORPG accelerationism is a stupid sucker’s game
The most recent Warframe update starts with a solid chunk of story, and the story that it tells is that of a time loop....
Once Human 2025 roadmap promises Visional Wheel system, new scenarios, and mobile launch
NetEase-owned Starry Studio looks to have some big plans for the survival MMO Once Human in 2025. That's the message being offered from the...
Ultima Online has released its first patch for New Legacy
There's a lot going on for Ultima Online players right now, regardless of which version of the game you play! We say that because...
End-of-Year Eleven: The biggest MMO stories of 2024
So here's the disclaimer I put in front of this column every year when I do it (we alternate them): The biggest surprises list...
Pax Dei plans another ‘cleaning session’ to wash away inactive build plots tomorrow morning
If you've been away from Pax Dei for a while but were keen on coming back at some time later, then this alert is...
Trove sees Snowfest return to the MMO sandbox as Snowvasion ’24 begins
Hypercute blocky MMORPG sandbox Trove has launched its Christmas holiday celebration as of this morning and Snowfest descends upon the game and snowmen invade...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 498: Pantheon’s power play
Justin, Bree, and Chris discuss Pantheon's early access, Ship of Heroes' launch window, Warframe 1999's release, World of Warcraft's Siren Isle, Elder Scrolls Online's outage and union, and Old School RuneScape's sailing, with adventures in WoW Classic, SWTOR, LOTRO, Palworld, Dauntless, Guild Wars 2, and Farm Together 2, plus mailbag topics on midcore MMO players and abilities we wish were in every MMORPG.
Star Wars Galaxies Restoration’s new playable species, combat tree revamp, and Life Day are live
When Star Wars Galaxies rogue server SWG Restoration announced a major customization and combat tree overhaul earlier this month, we didn't imagine it was...
