PvE stands for player-vs.-environment, where environment is generally taken to mean the world, NPCs, and AI.
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Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s August is leaning into Adventure
I must admit that Pokemon Go's traditional Adventure Week events have historically been a minor hit with me as they feature the fossil 'mon...
Final Fantasy XIV shares insight into the singer behind the Arcadion’s final fight song
It's hard to miss the fact that the Arcadion raid series in Final Fantasy XIV features bespoke tracks for each of the raid's four...
Global Chat: Looking back at 15 years of World of Warcraft blogging
Fifteen years is a huge chunk of time to devote to both a video game and an ongoing blog covering it, but that's exactly...
Lost Ark tweaks its leveling event, buffs solo raid rewards, and hands out a free swimsuit skin
You might have thought that today's Lost Ark patch would be just a measly maintenance patch, what with the Cool Retreat update just having...
Guild Wars 2 is using Janthir Wilds’ raid and convergence to assess future raid content
With less than a month before Janthir Wilds opens up new zones and housing content, Guild Wars 2's devs are now turning their promotional...
City of Heroes Homecoming’s i28p1 is live with the Marine Affinity powerset and new raid
If you were keeping an eyeball on City of Heroes' Homecoming not-rogue servers over the last month, you already knew that the player-led volunteer...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s Arcadion brings the noise
There has been a question that has kind of been bubbling in the background of the entire premise behind Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail, and...
Once Human preps DirectX 12 and controller support in August, new PvP scenario in September
What does the future hold for the survival shooter Once Human? New features and new control schemes, according to NetEase's Starry Studios, which has...
The Stream Team: Entering the battle arena of Final Fantasy XIV’s Arcadion raid
It's time for MOP's Chris and his team to step into the ring! Specifically, the combat arenas that await within Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail's...
Ravendawn’s Horizon’s Call adds new PvP and PvE instances, gameplay improvements, and new professions August 9
It's been a while since we've peeked in on Ravendawn, the Tibia-inspired MMORPG that launched in January, which our Fight or Kite columnist Sam...
League of Legends launches its limited-time PvE ‘bullet heaven’ mode and introduces an autistic champion
Usually the words "bullet" and "heaven" are incongruent, unless you're piloting a mecha named Bullet Heaven or are leading a throwback hair metal band...
Sea of Thieves Season 13 will let players become the villainous world event on July 25
Sometimes it's good to be bad, and that's the opportunity being afforded to players of Sea of Thieves on Thursday, July 25th, which is...
Fractured has overhauled its PvP to reduce griefing ahead of next week’s formal launch
We're just a week away from Fractured Online's official launch out of early access, which means Dynamight Studios has officially rolled out its last...
Guild Wars 2 deep-dives Janthir Wilds’ enhanced warclaw mount aka journeykin
August is shaping up to be an interesting month here in MMO land, and a large part of that is the impending release of...
Aion Classic EU releases 2.8 Conquest update with new raid, instance, and level cap of 58
Gameforge and NCsoft have been talking up Aion Classic EU's Conquest update, and as of today, that 2.8 update has arrived, with a new...
Lost Ark’s solo raids and summer festival go live in today’s Cool Retreat update
Lost Ark has arrived to punctuate your July with its Cool Retreat update, going live this morning - by 11 a.m. EDT, if Amazon...
Final Fantasy XIV introduces the Arcadion and addresses job balance in patch 7.01
It's time to get ready to rumble, Final Fantasy XIV fans, because The Arcadion is here and ready for new entrants. The new raid...
Dungeon Fighter Online opens up the new Asraham Curtains of Mu dungeon in latest update
The side-scrolling beat-em-up MMO that is Dungeon Fighter Online certainly has no shortage of fighters or dungeons, but the game's latest update has added...
Albion Online previews its new journal-themed achievement system, Albion Journal
Are the hardcore PvP fans of Albion Online going to be entranced with a new feature called the Albion Journal? Probably not phrased that...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go Fest 2024 aimed straight at the wallet
If functional is the bar for Pokemon Go players, Niantic almost cleared it for Go Fest 2024, but damn if that isn't a depressing...