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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Project Gorgon unveils musical stretch goals
The Project Gorgon Kickstarter is humming along nicely this time around, and the developers have already passed the $25,000 stretch goal. So what's next...
Gamescom 2015: Elite Dangerous: Horizons is kicking off with planetary landing
The Elite: Dangerous gameplay is expanding downward. To the extent that "down" is a relevant direction in space, anyhow; the important part is that...
ARK: Survival Evolved is coming to Xbox One early access this winter
If you want to play ARKÂ on a console for whatever reason, you've only got to wait a few more months. We've known for a...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 24: WoW speculation
Justin and Bree discuss WoW's next expansion, Trove, Project Gorgon, DDO, NCsoft's quarterly report, and Neverwinter, with mailbag questions on emotional investment and the state of the site.
A Tale in the Desert reboots into Tale 7 on September 11th
We've known for a little while that A Tale in the Desert's next "telling" was on its way, but now we have firmer details...
The Stream Team: Seeking the secrets of shapeshifting in Project Gorgon
MassivelyOP's MJ took her first steps in Project Gorgon yesterday at the request of Patreon donor Linaea, exploring the tutorial cave, picking up spoons,...
ArcheAge mobile game will use Unreal Engine 4
Remember ArcheVille? No, probably not; it was an ArcheAge mobile game that was shut down rather quickly back in 2013. The important thing is...
The Stream Team: Giving Project Gorgon a go
Deciding which game to play can be hard for MassivelyOP's MJ, but thankfully sometimes our Patreon backers make it easy by choosing for her!...
Visionary Realms adds three Pantheon devs
Brad McQuaid's dev team for Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen just got a little bit bigger. A post on the game's forum welcomes senior...
These are the companies that are trying to build the metaverse
Did you know that Linden Lab is hard at work on a sequel to its Second Life virtual world? Yep, it is, and Recode...
CCP announces Gunjack, a VR title for mobile
Move over, EVE Valkyrie. Gunjack is CCP's newest virtual reality pet project. Gunjack is in development for the Samsung Gear VR platform, and yes,...
Children of Ur knocks out Alpha 1.1 update
Children of Ur, one of two main Glitch revival spin-offs, hit another milestone recently with its alpha 1.1 update.
With the new patch for the browser-based...
EverQuest Next challenges players to design buildings for Halas
One of the cooler parts of the EverQuest Next development process is that it's not happening behind closed doors; players have already had the...
The Daily Grind: How long did you spend in Project Gorgon’s tutorial?
I got sucked into Project Gorgon last night, and I spent over two hours wandering around the game's tutorial cave. There's a lot to...
Project Gorgon might not wipe before launch, adds Dwarf stretch goal
Big things are afoot for the Project Gorgon Kickstarter. The campaign, which passed its $20,000 crowdfunding goal this past Friday, put up two new...
Worlds Adrift team shows off gliders, cameras, and more
Bossa Studios has published a new Worlds Adrift video focused on some additional gameplay features cooked up during a recent jam session.
The new stuff...
Nexus Telegraph: Righting the S.S. WildStar
This past week I got the opportunity to ask a few questions about WildStar's new "stat refactoring" patch that's coming this fall. There were...
The Stream Team: Cave-diving in ARK: Survival Evolved
Dangers in ARK: Survival Evolved are not confined to the surface -- there's plenty to die to underground as well! MassivelyOP's MJ has only...
The Stream Team: Checking out claims and giving away Landmark goodies
Sometimes when you tour claims in Landmark, you have a theme you want to follow, such as trains, dragons, the wild west, or space...
How to get Ultima Online’s Time of Legends expansion for a song
Ultima Online's Time of Legends expansion is on the way, just in time for the venerable MMO's 18th birthday in September. And if you're...
