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 Evolved: Improving EVE Online’s organisational tools
Throughout most of EVE Online's lifetime, players have developed their own third-party applications (and yes, spreadsheets) to help organise and enhance their gameplay. We've...
MapleStory 2’s second closed beta begins July 18 with founder packs full of poop
If you're a die-hard Mapler anxious for your next big thing, or someone wondering what the heck a Mapler is, then point your eyeballs...
EVE Online is simplifying missile rendering to improve performance – the July patch drops this Tuesday
Missiles are a big deal in EVE Online. There are a variety of ways in which missiles can be helpful and important as a...
Old School RuneScape’s mobile port is effectively heading into Android open beta today
You might think that people who'd play the "Old School" version of a game like RuneScape might not be the right demographic for a...
Star Citizen offers a speedy look at some of what’s coming in alpha 3.3
Star Citizen's Around the Verse this week is even shorter than the last few weeks' episodes, clocking it at under five minutes as alluded...
ArcheAge is rolling out the next phase of its fresh-start servers with Reign: Part 1 on July 18
Trion Worlds has announced that the next phase of ArcheAge's fresh-start progression servers will soon begin, boosting the level cap to 55 and unlocking...
Former Star Citizen dev refutes fake Glassdoor review made by troll on his behalf
The battle of the trolls in the Star Citizen community reached new lows this week as someone apparently impersonated a former dev on Glassdoor...
Fractured devs discuss planetary travel, stargates, survival, and more in Kickstarter Q&A video
MMORPG sandbox Fractured continues its Kickstarter this week, with just 20 days to go on Kickstarter; as I type this, it's pulled in just...
Black Desert offers new swimwear for players in its latest patch
Based on geography and weather patterns, it is probably hot where you live right now if you live in the United States. Quite possibly...
The Stream Team: Celebrating freedom in Shroud of the Avatar
What better way to celebrate freedom than in a game that is all about freedom to do and create as you want? Shroud of...
Sandbox sci-fi MMO Rebel Horizons resurfaces with new videos
It's been a little while since we heard anything from Rebel Horizons, the self-billed "interplanetary sandbox MMORPG" from Entrada Interactive, but it would appear...
EVE Online plans a massive missile test for July 4th
The best way to celebrate July 4th is to fire as many explosives as possible in as many directions as possible. If you would...
ArcheAge is giving away free daily fireworks packs on Glyph until July 5th
Are you itching to set off some colorful explosives but your hometown won't allow it? ArcheAge is offering a vicarious solution: in-game fireworks. And...
The Repopulation explains how server wipes will be handled moving forward
Here's a shocking revelation: MMO players do not actually like having all progress reset in the blink of an eye. So you can understand...
Albion Online’s new dev video talks faction warfare
If faction warfare is your thing, then here's an Albion Online dev talk video you might want to watch. In this video, Game Director...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MMORPG skill system that avoids the ‘illusion of choice’?
Over the weekend, my husband and I were chatting about playing on a Star Wars Galaxies emulator again, probably the Legends one that people...
MMO business roundup: Virtual reality, Niantic, WoW emu hacking, and what Google’s up to
We've got some MMO industry topics you shouldn't miss, so welcome back to our MMO business roundup!
• Last week, Pokemon Go company Niantic previewed...
Warner Bros. denies wrongdoing in Bethsoft’s Fallout Shelter/Westworld copyright lawsuit
Last week, we reported on an emerging lawsuit lodged over the new Westworld mobile game. Bethsoft is suing Behaviour Interactive and Warner Bros. over what it...
Star Citizen’s 3.2 quarterly alpha update is fully live, with new ships, mining, and cash-shop features
Star Citizen's alpha 3.2 has finally and formally released to all comers, CIG announced this weekend.
"In the new patch, Star Citizen players can use...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG has the best user interface?
In the comments of my last Daily Grind about Star Wars Galaxies, there erupted a lively debate about the game's user interface in the...
