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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Star Citizen tops one million accounts, rewards its community
There's no doubt that Star Citizen has a legion of followers, as RSI announced that it has reached its one millionth account (or "citizen").
"If...
Chronicles of Elyria dev blog: Offline player characters
Announced earlier this year, Chronicles of Elyria is a startup sandbox in a sea of such sandboxes, but some of its features are rare even...
ArcheAge has been live for 1,000 days in Korea; here’s a trailer
ArcheAge recently celebrated its 1,000th day as a live game in Korea. Developer XLGAMES published a trailer to mark the occasion, which is pretty slick...
Check out a teaser for RuneScape’s 15-year anniversary documentary
Next year, RuneScape will be celebrating 15 years of continual operation. Even if you don't play the game and consider it one of your...
Black Desert Online confirms early 2016 launch with buy-to-play model
The race for 2016 is officially on.
Daum Games confirmed this week that Black Desert Online will be coming out in North America and Europe in...
Divergence Online cracks Steam Greenlight’s top 10, starts work on combat
It's been a very good week indeed for Divergence Online, as the upcoming sandbox MMO has shot into the top 10 list of Steam...
Stick and Rudder: The best bits of Star CitizenCon 2015
Wow, so, where to start with this week's Stick and Rudder? I guess I picked the wrong time for a vacation, and shame on...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 33: Ascent’s James Hicks
Justin and Bree fête Ascent's James Hicks discussing Star Citizen, Wurm Online, Ultima Online, WildStar, Daybreak's mystery game, Elite: Dangerous, RIFT, and Funcom.
Das Tal opens up its first persistent test server on October 31st
An MMORPG is going to put any set of network architecture under an incredible amount of strain. It's going to dropkick your netcode and...
Not So Massively: Star Citizen’s map is amazing (October 12, 2015)
Online gaming and e-sports are getting bigger by the day, and there are literally hundreds of popular online games out there that don’t really...
You can kill people with trees in Worlds Adrift
Bossa Studios' new Worlds Adrift title already seemed rather ambitious. With a recent dev blog, though, the studio admitted to the lofty goal of...
Ub3rgames wants to reboot classic Darkfall
The long and checkered history of Darkfall has taken an interesting turn thanks to Darkfall: New Dawn, a project that aims to reboot the...
Take a look at the gameplay of Black Desert’s Witch
There's still no hard information on when Black Desert is coming westward, although the game is currently in open beta in Russia and it...
Elite: Dangerous shows off a planetary surface
Give people a game about flying around in space and the first question you hear is, "When can we walk around on a planet?"...
Daybreak’s Jens Andersen says PlanetSide 2 ‘is really struggling’
Daybreak Executive Creative Director Jens Andersen admitted on Reddit that PlanetSide 2 isn't doing as well as it should: "The game is really struggling, and...
Funcom asks bondholders to defer company debts
As we've reported previously, Funcom's financials aren't in the best of shape, and as of this morning, the company is appealing to its bondholders to lend a hand...
The Daily Grind: Are you going to play Squadron 42?
A whole bunch of Star Citizen-related stuff happened this past weekend, and I've got a lot of catching up to do since I missed...
The MOP Up: Skyforge’s new raid (October 11, 2015)
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...
Players publish video tribute to Landmark developers
A group of Landmark players have posted a heartwarming tribute video to the folks at Daybreak working on the game. Players Denghe, Oxillion, and Xyloriel, who...
RuneScape took down 1.4 million bots last year
RuneScape's customer service team has lined up for its very own horn-tooting infographic, and if the stats are accurate, the team deserves those toots.
According...
