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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Indie MMORPG Project Gorgon adds horse breeding and instanced guild halls in latest update
Do you know how outlandish a feature has to be before the devs of Project Gorgon have to call it outlandish? It's outlandish indeed,...
Myth of Empires’ Persia DLC will add new bosses, fancy building items, and a walking platform
It turns out that the ancient Persians were pretty prolific inventors in their time, including wind power, refrigeration, a highway system, and a postal...
PlanetSide 2 introduces an honest-to-goodness fishing activity to its public test server
We are well past the month of April, so you know that PlanetSide 2 isn't telling a joke: Fishing is coming to the persistent...
EVE Vanguard drops dev blogs themed around art, lore, and gameplay mechanics
The devs behind EVE Online's FPS module EVE Vanguard have never shied away from talking about the game's wider design philosophy, but now CCP...
EVE Online’s mobile strategy spin-off, Galaxy Conquest, launches in late October
Sure, EVE Online's seen more spin-offs than you can shake a stick at, but that's the great thing about sticks -- there's always more...
Star Citizen recaps its server meshing efforts and outlines future testing plans
It would be easy to assume that the server meshing technology being attempted by Star Citizen has just been spinning its wheels, but evidently...
Pax Dei plans to scale up to 1M building ‘pieces’ while explaining the system’s fiendish complexity
Pax Dei isn't merely an MMO sandbox looking to copy the crowd; it wants to excel in its building program. Mainframe Studios claims that...
It’s time to blow up houses in Star Wars Galaxies Legends – plus the devs just upgraded PvP and the engine
OK, so you're not really destroying houses with Star Wars Galaxies Legends' housing pack-up event. I mean, yes, you're calling in an airstrike on...
Tarisland prepares for Blight Dragon Elegy with a rep-boosting event and more dungeon lore
We still don't know when the Blight Dragon Elegy will be sung by Tarisland beyond sometime in October, but we can probably count Saturday,...
‘Infinite sandbox MMO’ DreamWorld introduces AI-powered tools as it readies for an October 10 playtest
Do you remember DreamWorld? It came to our attention back in 2021 when its inexperienced developers laid out huge promises as part of its...
Why I Play: Satisfactory scratches my MMO crafting itch
My first real exposure to Satisfactory was long, long before playing it or even being more than peripherally aware of it, because I really...
Massively Overthinking: Do you expect compensation for MMORPG trainwrecks?
Earlier this week, Blizzard admitted that a major bug had resulted in serious and permanent data loss for some World of Warcraft players, including...
EVE Online shares further adjustments coming to Equinox’s skyhook buildings
The skyhook is one of the primary features of EVE Online's Equinox expansion, so naturally any adjustments made to it would very likely perk...
Black Desert changes clans to guilds on PC, makes several class adjustments on mobile
This week is a bit of a less intense one for Black Desert fans comparatively speaking, but there are still things of interest to...
MapleStory’s player-made creation game MapleStory Worlds confirms October 16 soft launch in the Americas
Have you ever wanted to make your own MapleStory game world but couldn't land a job at Nexon America? Well that dream became a...
Ultima Online devs are working with ClassicUO modders to rehab the ancient client and renderer
We're going for a record here, clearly! This will mark the third time we've needed to write about Ultima Online this week, what with...
Progress Bar: Nightingale’s Realms Rebuilt update is a strong step in the right direction
As most of you fine readers likely know, I was something of a fan of Nightingale. I enjoyed the previews I was a part...
Elite Dangerous confirms next update for October 22 as it answers questions about ‘Powerplay 2.0’
Hot on the heels of its Type-8 Update (or at least as hot on those heels as far as Frontier Developments' update cadence is...
Palworld releases to the PlayStation 5, Monster Hunter Wilds confirms February 28 launch date
Sony's State of Play presentation wasn't only about a new name for ArcheAge 2; it also brought a couple of big reveals for our...
Throne & Liberty lays out three-month post-launch roadmap, promises big patches every 3-4 months
We're on the eve of Throne and Liberty's early access debut here in the west, and that means Amazon and NCsoft are taking their...
