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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Massively Overthinking: Do you multibox in MMORPGs?
Last week on Twitter, I saw someone refer disparagingly to EVE Online as "the multiboxing game." I want to talk about the concept of...
Sea of Thieves details today’s mid-season patch, discusses exploit and code of conduct enforcement
It's time once again for production director Drew Stevens to sit in front of a camera and talk to Sea of Thieves players about...
Black Desert adds a five-player boss fight to Orzekea on PC and a solo arena on mobile
Oh, did you think that last week's addition of Atoraxxion: Orzekea for the PC version of Black Desert was all that the instance had...
Stars Reach’s final Kickstarter haul inches past $750,000, unlocking the shield generators stretch goal
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Our regular readers and followers of the MMO genre already know the name of John Smedley. He was the former head of Sony Online...
Stars Reach Kickstarter ends with over $750K raised – plus fresh investment and a new vampire species
Stars Reach, Raph Koster's grand sci-fi MMORPG sandbox adventure, has officially funded on Kickstarter this afternoon, soaring past $739,000 in crowdfunding with over 5,200...
The Stream Team: Searching for salvaging scraps in Elite Dangerous
You would be curious for wondering why MOP's Chris is effectively looking to dive into dumpsters in outer space, but it is for a...
Star Citizen highlights the Drake Golem, alpha 4.1’s upcoming new starter mining ship
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Voxel-y MMORPG EverCraft Online rebrands as Adrullan Online Adventures ahead of May 2 stress test
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Perfect Ten: The challenges of running challenge servers in MMOs
So there has been a bit of a kerfuffle over in the World of Warcraft world, which is a bit like saying that the...
No Man’s Sky invites you to try your hand at space paleontology in its new Relics update
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Massively OP Podcast Episode 511: Heroes shall arise
Justin and Bree discuss Dune Awakening's monetization, Guild Wars 2 expansion delay, Marvel Heroes' rogue server, the decline of extraction RPGs (and demise of Seekers of Skyveil), and new MMOs Crosswind and Spirit Crossing, with adventures in LOTRO, World of Warcraft, and Sims 4.
Palia’s Tinker & Timber update is here with quest flow clean-up and new decor sets
As promised and foretold in the long long ago of last Friday, Palia's Tinker & Timber update aka 0.190 (because it's still a beta...
Echoes of Elysium unveils a standalone airship builder, Bellwright confirms launch on Xbox
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RuneScape polishes quests while Old School RuneScape goes Sailing
Have you ever felt as though your feedback was heard by an MMO studio? Some RuneScape players are going to answer in the affirmative...
Myth of Empires launches its long-awaited Xizhou Civilization DLC
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Now Snail Games USA says it didn’t know about ARK Survival Evolved’s AI-gen Aquatica map trailer either
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Dune Awakening has officially begun preorders ahead of its May 20 launch
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We...
Ultima Online is launching a new server as it brings New Legacy to its thriving Japanese playerbase
Ultima Online is actually about to launch a new server - specifically, a New Legacy server for the Japanese region.
The 27-year-old MMORPG has a...
