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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Star Citizen marks its eighth birthday with alpha 3.11’s release, free goodies, and Halloween events
This coming Saturday, October 10th, will mark the eighth anniversary of Star Citizen's reveal to the public, which in CIG terms is the game's...
Pathfinder Online is still alive, and the devs are embracing the cloud
Pathfinder Online is transitioning to the cloud, and no, that's not a euphemism for ascending to heaven because Pathfinder Online is still alive against...
Wurm Online’s Steam success means a bigger team, tutorial improvements, and new content
With Wurm Online safely enshrined on Steam and pulling in "unprecedented" numbers of players thanks to the platform, Code Club is moving on to...
‘One of the largest PvP battles ever to occur in video game history’ just happened in EVE Online
The biggest clash this week might not have been on the debate stage but rather in a video game. Over 8,806 EVE Online pilots...
Nexon will take MapleStory Fest all-digital on November 11
Nexon is getting ready to kick off its third MapleStory Fest, and like so many other gaming events this year, this version will indeed...
Dual Universe asks its playerbase for thoughts on where to focus development via upvotes
Like what you see online? Then click that upvote button! Anyone who's watched a YouTube video since what feels like forever ago is familiar...
O’dyllita is live for Black Desert PC as console launches its first Succession classes
The O'dyllita region is finally open for PC players of Black Desert today! Readers will recall that the high-level area was postponed back in...
RuneScape begins mental health charity drive, plans Orthen digsite launch for October 19
October's destined to be a solid month for RuneScape fans, thanks to the release of a new archaeology digsite rolling out on October 19th....
Massively OP Podcast Episode 291: Day of Delays
Justin and Bree discuss WoW Shadowlands' and Magic Legends' delays, Torchlight 3's planned launch, PlanetSide 2's big patch, Skyforge's Switch announcement, and HEX's sunset, with a Daily Grind lightning round and mailbag topics on feelung untethered from MMOs, live podcasts, and MMO dailies.
Star Citizen opens update 3.11’s PTU build to all backers, with cargo decks, new weapons, and more
The test build before the alpha test build of Star Citizen -- a super alpha, if you will -- has now opened up to...
Xsyon introduces mounts and a variety of additional social features in latest patches
The early access sandbox of Xsyon just got a little bit friendlier thanks to the game's most recent patch updates. In early September, an...
Minecraft reveals Caves and Cliffs update, Minecraft Dungeons unveils cross-platform play
We're in the age where it seems like every video game released under the sun has its own personal reveal show, and Minecraft was...
Elite: Dangerous provides some deep detail about Odyssey’s on-foot features in a developer livestream
Last week, Elite: Dangerous began to spill information about the upcoming Odyssey expansion with a video about missions and their move to on-ground locations...
The Daily Grind: Are you honestly having The Fun in your MMO of choice?
This is a serious question! A few weeks ago, I was talking to one of our writers about a game he was playing and writing...
EVE Online tests feature to deprioritize 3-D visuals for ‘extreme situations’
The oft-repeated lancing of EVE Online as "spreadsheets in space" (which is really more like "too many UI elements in space" in my personal...
The MOP Up: FFXIV blasts out its first remix album
Final Fantasy XIV's soundtrack is downright legendary -- and now it's gotten even better, thanks to the game's first "remix" album that was just...
Elite: Dangerous’ latest community goal has players siding with Eurybia Blue Mafia or the Keltim Empire
Now that Elite: Dangerous has once more brought back community goals, it's time once again for players to pick sides to unlock rewards and...
The Stream Team: Doing Conan Exiles Den of the Wolf-brothers vault
Unlike the Exiled Lands, Isle of Siptah has many places Massively OP's MJ has not yet explored. Obviously, that must be remedied! So this...
SWTOR is giving away minipets in honor of Star Wars Squadrons’ launch
Star Wars Squadrons, a multiplayer dogfighter from EA, launched yesterday, giving players the ability to engage in their own epic space battles. And instead...
Multiplayer Roundup: Spellbreak, Astroneer, Runeterra, Apex Legends, OWL, and the Ragnarok battle royale
We're rounding up a bunch of Not-So-Massively multiplayer-but-not-MMORPG news today!
Spellbreak: The popular new battle royale rolled out its 1.1 release, chiefly focused on bugs...
