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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Black Desert addresses community requests as PC releases Altar of Blood and Xbox One adds Ninjas
In the wake of Black Desert's Heidel Ball event last month, Pearl Abyss has dropped a set of player-submitted suggestions with dev answers to...
After suggesting it’d save Player Studio, Daybreak has quietly shuttered it for EverQuest instead
Back in March, Daybreak appointed a new Producer for its long-running Player Studio program - that's the system that allowed players to create and...
Wurm Online resets the Elevation map and introduces a new launcher
The plans to reset a server for Wurm Online have come to fruition. The Elevation map has been revamped and reset, granting everyone a...
Albion Online’s Percival update is live with new solo random dungeons and customization perks
It's patch day for Albion Online, as the big summer update, dubbed Percival, has been unleashed on the live servers. Sandbox Interactive notes it's...
Star Citizen’s monthly report covers AI updates for 3.6, the 890 Jump, and epic sunsets
A new month, a new report from RSI and Star Citizen! As one would expect, it's nearly all hands on deck as the game...
That new Lord of the Rings MMORPG is still happening, now with Amazon’s New World team on board
Hey remember last September when Athlon Games - owned by Leyou Technologies, which also owns Warframe studio Digital Extremes - announced that it was...
Trademarks hint at big changes for Daybreak Game Company
Could Daybreak Game Company be about to split into two -- or more -- studios? Recent trademark filings on behalf of Daybreak suggest that...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 228: Justin, interrupted
Justin and Bree discuss anticipated MMOs, Warframe, FFXIV, WoW Classic, Pagan Online, Fallout 76, RuneScape, Blue Protocol, and Elite Dangerous, with mailbag questions on how MMOs find audiences and how we pick which MMOs to cover.
Check out the new character meshes Albion Online is launching tomorrowday
As Albion Online is gearing up to drop its summer Percival update tomorrow, studio Sandbox Interactive has been pumping out previews of what to...
RuneScape studio Jagex has been sold, again, this time valued at $530M
Back at the beginning of 2019, we covered the news that RuneScape developer Jagex was being put up for sale by the Chinese holding company...
Star Citizen Live goes all in on piloting, outfitting, and landing internet spaceships in a Q&A
At it's very core, Star Citizen is all about the spaceships. It's the closest to being like Top Gear for fake vehicles. It's practically...
Sci-fi sandbox MMO Starbase deep-dives space combat in new video
You were probably busy on the Fourth of July, and so was Starbase: Finnish developer Frozenbyte posted another video for everyone to gawk over,...
Catching up with City of Heroes’ Homecoming rogue servers as NCsoft negotiations continue
It's been a while since we checked in on the flourishing City of Heroes rogue server community, but it's been busy indeed, with multiple...
RuneScape’s Land Out of Time has launched – check out the trailer
It's a big day for RuneScape: Land Out of Time is dropping for the original-flavor game. Well, the most original-flavor version of the game...
Elite Dangerous unveils a new tutorial and a new currency for September, teases fleet carriers for December
This past Saturday was something of an announcement carpet bombing from the folks at Elite: Dangerous. At Lavecon, the team introduced the first reveals...
One Shots: Pointy things in space
Congratulations! You are now the proud owner of a multi-trillion credit starship that's in absolute mint condition! As you drive it off the lot,...
The Game Archaeologist: Ironman modes and elective permadeath
One facet of video games that's been around almost since the very beginning is difficulty levels. This allowed the player to choose how hard...
A communications blackout threatens EVE Online
The recent Triglavian invasions of EVE Online's galaxy is starting to impact the player population in an unexpected quarter: by denying pilots the ability...
The Daily Grind: How do you pass the time until your crowdfunded MMO launches?
While reading the informative interview from Camelot Unchained's Mark Jacobs the other day, it hit me how long it has been since some of...
Desert Oasis: Finding the Shai’s place in our Great Valencian Black Desert
Black Desert is no stranger to controversies. Whether because of the addition-and-removal of its battle royale or its enchantment mechanics, it does a pretty...
