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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The MOP Up: Destiny 2 worships the sun
That glowing ball of thermonuclear radiation in the sky might just mean warmth and crispy tans for you, but for Destiny 2, it is...
EVE Online developers will soon be allowed to… play EVE Online
EVE Online's developers have historically had to keep the community at arms length to avoid inadvertently influencing the player-run sandbox. After the 2007 t20...
The Stream Team: Playing with some new toys in the Star Citizen free fly event
If there's one thing that Star Citizen does well, it's make spaceships feel like full, legitimate vehicles. MassivelyOP's Chris is ready to get his...
EVE Evolved: Inside Hadean’s EVE Online record-breaking battle attempt
If EVE Online is known for one thing (apart from massive scams and online heists), it's the truly massive PvP battles that have taken...
CitizenCon 2019: Star Citizen previews alpha 3.8, details Theatres of War, teases next star system
While the opening beats of Star Citizen's CitizenCon event may have started with some disappointment, the remainder of the event had lots of things...
The Stream Team: Survival Saturday in Citadel Forged with Fire
The quest to explore Ignis continues as MassivelyOP's Chris delves through his continuing adventure in Citadel: Forged with Fire. Will he run afoul of...
CitizenCon 2019: Star Citizen keynote kicks off Carrack delay and community disappointment
The start of Star Citizen's CitizenCon convention appears to have arrived with a bit of a thud, if the community temperature is any indication....
The Black Desert Online battle royale spinoff Shadow Arena places a premium on leveling your skills
If there was any MMO on the market that could break into the battle royale genre in a big way, it would seem to...
EVE’s Aether Wars tech demo readies for its third phase and another world record attempt on Saturday
Want to be part of history? Then you're being called to participate in the third phase of the EVE Online Aether Wars tech demo....
Interview: CIG’s Jake Muehle on the player economy and doing crimes in the Star Citizen universe
We're zooming on toward CitizenCon tomorrow, when Cloud Imperium will deliver its annual live showcase of the state of Star Citizen - and drop...
Black Desert PC teases its next class and Black Desert Mobile KR is adding the Mystic
It's all about classes in this bundle of Black Desert news, which might cause some to roll their eyes, but both additions should be...
Legends of Aria’s New Dawn revamp is now slated for December 5
Last night, Citadel Studios put a date on Legends of Aria's latest round of early access overhauling: December 5th.
"We’ve been hard at work on...
Massively Overthinking: What MMO were you hoping to hear much more about this year?
Going through our coverage of 2019's MMOs, I realized there are a bunch of games that have previously been on our "anticipated" lists that...
Hypercute mobile MMO Lumia Saga begins global iOS and Android pre-registration
Chinese studio Century Game claims its new MMO is "the cutest MMORPG you'll ever play," and those are fighting words in a world with...
ArcheAge Unchained offers an ArchePass update, keeps dishing out Crates every week in the meantime
We all know that the ArchePass in ArcheAge Unchained remains shut down and that a compensation plan has been offered after an initial SNAFU....
Star Citizen hypes this weekend’s CitizenCon, plans new community hub and free-fly event
We're about to have another big MMO convention weekend: this one for Star Citizen, as CitizenCon begins on Saturday. But as it so often...
Wild Terra devs announce Wild Terra 2, now open for crowdfunding
Did you notice that updates for PvP MMO sandbox Wild Terra had slowed down? We did, but we assumed the game was just reaching...
The Daily Grind: What’s your most treasured EverQuest or Vanguard memory?
EverQuest was not my first MMORPG, but it's certainly one that shaped me profoundly. While I look back and grumble at the antique design...
Remembering the life and work of legendary MMO designer Brad ‘Aradune’ McQuaid
When the news hit last night, it brought everything to a screeching halt in the Massively OP office: At the age of 51, veteran...
Black Desert teams up with anime Berserk for themey ‘grim fantasy’ questing
Anime fans, today's Black Desert PC update is for you. As teased, Kakao and Pearl Abyss have dropped some transmedia synergy all up in...
