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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PlanetSide 2 is shutting down in China
PlanetSide 2's global reach has shortened yet again, as the title will be ceasing operations in China as of May 31st.
The MMOFPS launched in...
RPG MO adds player-created minigames, teases fletching
Need a free, bite-sized MMO to while away the occasional break? You could do worse than checking out RPG MO, an indie sandbox with...
Desert Nomad: Diving deep into Black Desert’s cash shop
Hello, friends, and welcome back to Desert Nomad. This week, I'd like to take the opportunity to talk about a subject that has been...
Dwell is a top-down 2D sandbox MMO and it’s adorable
Let's dash your hopes a little bit right now: You cannot actually purchase Dwell at the moment. It has been voted on to Steam's...
Hate cheaters? ArcheAge has a present for you
So here's a creative way to engender some goodwill in a game notorious for its rampant cheating: Instead of just punishing miscreants, ArcheAge will...
WildStar performs three-hour rollback due to technical glitch
Yesterday wasn't one of WildStar's better days of operation, as a technical glitch started causing players to lose characters, items, and saved wardrobe outfits....
Star Citizen’s latest set of player answers involve outrunning the law
So you're minding your own business in Star Citizen and just committing certain deeds which may - under certain laws - be considered "grotesquely...
The Black Death demos combat, sickness, and death in new militia trailer
The delay of The Black Death's early access launch from March to April means more trailers on just how the gloomy survival sandbox will...
Landmark’s storytelling system really is incoming
Amid the week's sad news and uncertainty, one question is getting a happy answer: Yes, Virginia, there is a Landmark storytelling system! And it...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 55: Black Friday fallout
Justin and Bree take on EverQuest Next's cancellation, WildStar's layoffs, the future of the EverQuest franchise, and the state of the genre.
The Stream Team: Happy birthday Xsyon!
It has been a long, long time since MassivelyOP's MJ has poked around in the survival game Xsyon, and now the title has grown...
Paradox and Obsidian are plotting something big at GDC
Update: The new game is called Tyranny, and it's not VtM-themed -- full update and PR/trailer at the end of the post.
Paradox Interactive is...
Daybreak is shutting down the EQ Worlds mobile app
Daybreak is shutting down its EverQuest franchise mobile app at the end of March.
"We will be closing the EverQuest Worlds mobile app at the...
Player-created space cities arrive in EVE Online when Citadel launches April 27
CCP has announced that EVE Online's next big expansion, Citadel, is officially landing on April 27th following EVE Fanfest. At the heart of the expansion...
Jagex has been sold to a Chinese company for $300M
Jagex has a new master today.
According to The Financial Times, Shandong Hongda, a company known primarily for its iron ore mining operations, has apparently...
Pathfinder Online strikes out against item duping
Some players are finding out the hard way this week that Pathfinder Online isn't going to overlook item duping in the name of keeping...
Dave Mark: EverQuest Next’s AI ‘was not vaporware’
AI developer Dave Mark has weighed in mightily on the EverQuest Next cancellation. Mark worked on the game's expansive AI system years ago alongside...
Black Desert players are up in arms over the P2W Ghillie Suit
There's some controversy in the Black Desert community about an item that you can buy offering a serious advantage, and yes, it's the Ghillie...
Landmark plans two more character and claim wipes
Despite assurances to the contrary almost exactly one year ago, Landmark will experience two more character wipes on top of expected claim wipes. The...
The Stream Team: A Pi Day quest for Black Desert pie
How would you celebrate Pi Day? And not just any regular Pi Day, but a once-in-a-century Rounded Pi Day? MassivelyOP's MJ is going to...
