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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Tree of Life launches and goes ‘beyond the journey’
Last week, colorful sandbox MMO Tree of Life slipped the bonds of early access and launched itself into the wild blue yonder of live...
Sci-fi sandbox MMO Dual Universe’s pre-alpha launches September 30
Dual Universe today etched a date on its pre-alpha launch: September 30th. "Access to this first playable version of Dual Universe will be limited...
Perfect Ten: MMO experiments in transmedia synergy
We're not going to argue that MMORPGs are the dominant form of media entertainment these days, but they do have endurance and a devoted...
Black Desert censures Pearl Abyss Taiwan employees found cheating
Let this Black Desert story be a lesson. Actually, no, let it be two lessons: Don't cheat, and definitely don't cheat if your job...
Global Chat: World of Warcraft’s wild frontier
How is World of Warcraft like the wild west of American history and legend? Something about Barrens chat might come to mind, but blog...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 132: Filth TV
Justin and MJ discuss Secret World, LOTRO, Warframe, Path of Exile, Otherland, WoW, Ultima Online, ARK, Just Survive, EverQuest II, and West of Loathing.
Star Citizen brought part of 3.0 to Gamescom
If you're lucky enough to be in Cologne this week for Gamescom, make sure you make your way over to the Star Citizen booth...
Black Desert shows off 4K console version at Gamescom
It might have gotten buried in this massive list, but Black Desert is one of the MMOs that's slated to receive enhanced treatment by...
SkySaga shuts down production and goes on hold indefinitely
Very sad news today out of Radiant Worlds, which announced that Smilegate, its publishing partner, ordered that SkySaga's development be shut down immediately and pulled...
The Repopulation struggles to get content patch ready for release
The faithful and hopeful fans waiting for the next stage of The Repopulation's development might have a glimmer of hope to hang on to...
Xbox One X announces ‘select enhanced titles’ that include many online games
At its pre-Gamescom press conference this Sunday, Microsoft revealed more about its upcoming Xbox One X and its glorious 4K gaming capabilities. As part...
Conan Exiles is getting a retail box release
Just in case you weren't clear on the point that Funcom considers Conan Exiles to be the wave of the company's future, this should...
EVE Evolved: The strategy and narrative of EVE’s revenge war
At the start of this month, we reported on a massive new war that was kicking off in the north of EVE Online. The...
The MOP Up: Black Desert shows pet love (August 20, 2017)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Wurm Online adds a new highway system to the game
Roads! You use them to get from place to place. The same is true in Wurm Online, where the latest patch has added a...
The Black Death on headshots and insta-kills
Combat is the primary focus for this week's update to The Black Death. The not-at-all-depressing sandbox decided to jettison parrying in favor of blocking,...
Black Desert parent corporation is merging all its game businesses
MMORPG players know Kakao chiefly as the publishing and localization giant behind Pearl Abyss-developed Black Desert, but over in its native South Korea, the...
Star Citizen squishes bugs, finds new ones in the lead up to 3.0
Star Citizen's Sandi Gardiner and Forrest Stephan helm this week's episode of Around the Verse as the team treks along toward the 3.0 release.
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Conan Exiles devs address Xbox One crashes, says crossplay with PC might be in the works
With the release of Conan Exiles on Xbox One's game preview program, there are plenty of questions from this new audience about the rollout...
Revel in these five new Wild West Online videos
Were you not appeased by the 13 minutes of Wild West Online gameplay footage earlier this week? What can we do to make you...