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Sandbox vs themepark

Raph Koster

I just watched a couple of videos about sandbox vs themepark games (in particular one by NerdSlayer and another by Josh “Strife” Hayes )… One thing that struck me about the ways players often talk about this (because at this point the history is so old) is that people think of sandbox as the older version of MMOs, and themeparks as newer.

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In a crowded market, Pioneers of Pagonia demo boosts fantasy game’s profile

Game Daily

Pioneers of Pagonia is a fantasy city building and economy management game from Envision Entertainment. The demo is really trying to deliver an honest gameplay experience that captures the special feeling of sandbox, experimental gameplay. The development team is led by The Settlers original creator Volker Wertich.

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Raph Koster talks metaverse design

Game Daily

“There’s a common thread between sandboxes and the whole metaverse thing, but I think it escaped the crypto folks who didn’t have enough background in the history of it all,” he said. However, the attempts by companies to yoke together metaverse and blockchain technologies has yet to find its full potential.

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NFT Game Development: Scope and Challenges 

iXie gaming

The development of non-fantasy tabletop (NFT) games is relatively new, so there are few well-established conventions. The Sandbox : This is an NFT game in which players can create, own, and trade virtual assets in a decentralized gaming environment. Most NFT games use blockchain technology to track and verify who owns NFTs.

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VR: Where are the RPGs?

Rampant Games

The game that should make you feel like a badass adventurer in a fantasy world ends up making you feel like a mute klutz wearing oversized mittens. The latter began as an RPG, I understand, but evolved into being more of a sandbox fighting simulator. Some of this is just the limitations of the technology. That’s fine.

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What is Web3 Gaming? | Moonmana

Moonmana

The Sandbox is a buzzing open-world platform where players can buy land and build games. Fantasy sports Several platforms like Sorare let users collect digital player cards, build lineups, and get points based on players’ real-life performances.

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(The Unofficial) Deconstructor of Fun 2022 Gaming Awards

Deconstructor of Fun

Best game of 2022 A year ago we talked about Death Loop, Final Fantasy IV, Outriders, Valheim, and Royal Match as being in the run for being the best games of 2021. And that will lead to less mobile gaming companies formed, less new games and overall more mature and stagnant market - apart from launch of big budget and big IP titles.

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