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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Albion Online’s final pre-launch update is uprooting cities left and right
Before Albion Online seizes its destiny and launches on July 17th, it is going to have one last hot, sexy fling in testing with...
Second Life bunnies doomed to death
If Second Life had a mascot, other than a pile of soiled sex toys, it might just be Ozimals. These are adorable little bunnies that...
PSA: Wild Terra hosts a free weekend
Here's a possible option for your gaming weekend, especially if you have a hankering for some sandbox freedom: Wild Terra is opening up its...
Star Citizen’s latest concept ship sale has already raised almost half a million bucks
Currently on sale in Star Citizen right now is a new concept ship, the Aegis Eclipse, on sale now for $250 for VIP backers...
Massively Overthinking: Being Uncle Owen in MMORPGs
Ever since the tone-deaf SOE proclamation that nobody wanted to play Uncle Owen in an MMORPG, contrary me has consciously fought that very stupid...
Cyberpunk sandbox MMO Exile Online launches new crowdfunding effort
Don't count cyberpunk sandbox MMO Exile Online out just yet. While the game's Kickstarter didn't meet its $45,000 goal last year, its developers continued...
Ultima Online fires employee over cheating scandal
You don't need to be a brand-new and modern MMORPG to suffer major cheating scandals, something the nearly 20-year-old Ultima Online has reminded us...
ArcheAge’s June 7 Erenor Eternal expansion has something for every playstyle
A fresh expansion is on the way for ArcheAge, Trion announced this afternoon. It's called Erenor Eternal, and you'll be downloading it in all...
RuneScape’s Jagex is the latest MMORPG studio to employ Improbable’s SpatialOS
Add another gaming studio partnership to Improbable's file: RuneScape developer Jagex announced today that it's teamed up with the tech company to deploy SpatialOS...
Tamriel Infinium: Five things to do while waiting for Elder Scrolls Online’s Morrowind early access
I have always found this part of the development cycle to be the worst part. Right now, we are sitting at the point in...
Black Desert Online’s Striker class is coming next week
With fists of fury and palms of power, the Striker is kick-punching his way into Black Desert Online next week.
The fantasy sandbox's newest class...
Ashes of Creation’s very good, totally tubular, quite excellent day
For Ashes of Creation, May 16th will go down as one of its best days. For starters, the title was featured on Kickstarter's front...
Osiris: New Dawn adds flares, talks weather patterns
So what about that weather we're having in Osiris: New Dawn? OK, it's unlikely that anyone will actually utter that as a conversation starter,...
Project Genom adds day/night cycle, says longest programming tasks are almost done
"The longest and the most difficult programming tasks are almost completed," crowed the team over at Project Genom. In this week's newsletter, the sandbox's...
Funcom Q1 2017 financials: ‘Most profitable quarter ever,’ Secret World Legends delayed on Steam
Conan Exiles performed beautifully for Funcom, at least during the first part of this year, the company's investor report for the first quarter revealed...
Star Citizen reverses course on CCU concept ship swap system
Cloud Imperium has reversed course on its plans to renovate Star Citizen's Cross Chassis Upgrade (CCU) system in time for the sale of the...
Mars survival sandbox ROKH has launched into early access
We first heard about Mars-themed survival sandbox ROKHÂ back in 2015Â when it released its teaser to the world, and then in 2016 developer Darewise Entertainment...
Crowfall is shifting away from race-bound class archetypes
Crowfall's teaser week is over, so what was the tease? "Massively expanded character customization options," ArtCraft says, confirming some of the earliest hunches that...
The Daily Grind: How much of your MMORPG play amounts to ‘work’?
The latest SMBC comic is going to have my fellow MMO fans nodding enthusiastically: In response to the first man, who says we need to...
Jagex leaks ‘Next-Gen’ project slide; is it for RuneScape?
During a weekend stream of RuneScape, Jagex Community Manager Shaun "Shauny" Akerman appears to have let slip a logo for an unannounced Jagex project...
