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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EVE Vegas 2018 is this weekend: Here’s what to expect from the show
It's that time of year again when internet spaceship nerds descend on Las Vegas to get incredibly drunk find out what the future holds...
Perfect Ten: MMOs that desperately need proper player housing
Here's something pretty encouraging to me: When I sat down to work on an article listing MMOs that really could use but lacked proper...
Halloween blows through RIFT, Trove, ArcheAge, Atlas Reactor, and Defiance 2050
Something sinister is brewing over at Trion Worlds, and soon the whole world will pay the price as Scott Hartsman's corgi transforms into its...
Vampire MMO Shadow’s Kiss makes good on mature content
If you were super sad when Revival and World of Darkness closed up shop, you should probably point your eyeballs over at Shadow's Kiss....
Massively OP Podcast Episode 191: It’s looking a little patchy around here
Justin and Bree discuss Star Citizen, LOTRO, EverQuest II, Star Trek Online, SWTOR, New World, and Black Desert, with reader mail about forging social connections in MMOs.
Black Desert’s Halloween event bosses bring tricks and treats this week
Halloween shenanigans will cloak the world of Black Desert starting tomorrow, Kakao announced this morning.
"Pearl Abyss and Kakao Games have announced that the skies...
The Daily Grind: What’s the worst Halloween event in the MMOverse?
No real salt from me today: I personally loved Star Wars Galaxies'Â Halloweeny Galactic Moon Festival, as ridiculous as it was, and as I mentioned...
Worlds Adrift says PvE servers didn’t ‘split a tiny playerbase’ but instead ‘added to it’
When was the last time you heard an MMO studio outright admit it was wrong? It's pretty rare, for sure. Bossa Studios says as...
Star Citizen’s CitizenCon didn’t help make as much money as last year, but damn it made a lot
So, how much money did Star Citizen make last week as a result of its CitizenCon push and concomitant ship sale? A lot. Eurogamer's...
Lead programmer: ‘There is no hope for Greed Monger’
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Black Desert’s Pearl Abyss claims Russian publisher is using players as a ‘weapon’
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EVE Evolved: Wars are literally ruining EVE Online
EVE Online is fundamentally about real conflict between players on massive scales, and yet I would venture to say that wars are literally ruining...
The MOP Up: Dark Age of Camelot allows name, gender, and race changes
Dark Age of Camelot is testing its next major patch, and it has a major surprise in store for its playerbase.
"Patch 1.125 is chock...
Black Desert’s Russian servers and accounts are toast as Pearl Abyss says transfer negotiations failed
Over the last month and change, we've been covering the news that GameNet, Black Desert's Russian publisher, was handing the service in the CIS...
EVE Online’s Crimson Harvest returns for Halloween on October 23
I've always loved the name of EVE Online's Halloween event. Sure, it makes no sense for an internet spaceships MMORPG to have Halloween at...
PlanetSide 2 hosts Nanite of the Living Dead event for Halloween
You can travel to another world, but even in PlanetSide 2 the dead of Halloween will chase you. Yes, it's time to celebrate the...
MMO Business Roundup: Bethsoft Moscow, A:IR publishing, OSU esports, SpatialOS, and Square-Enix
Business business business numbers, is this working?! Let's dip into some of the scattered online gaming business tidbits of the week that might otherwise...
Destiny 2 announces Festival of the Lost Halloween event
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The Daily Grind: How important are minimaps to your MMORPG experience?
MMO minimaps became the topic of a weird debate this week, as multiple sites appeared to have misunderstood a Belgian magazine's interpretation of the...
ArcheAge 5.0 Relics of Hiram launches on October 24
ArcheAge's next big thing has a release date in the west: 5.0 Relics of Hiram is launching in just two weeks on October 24th. As...
