PvE stands for player-vs.-environment, where environment is generally taken to mean the world, NPCs, and AI.
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Throne & Liberty releases patch notes ahead of early access, teasing everything from lifeskills to better PvE
Blink and you'll have missed it: Fall is almost upon us, and that means so is Throne & Liberty's global launch. Early access begins...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 485: EVE’s blockhead blockchain move
Justin and Bree discuss Black Desert, New World Aeternum, EVE Frontier, Nightingale, and Wayfinder, with adventures in WoW, LOTRO, and Guild Wars 2, plus mailbag topics on MMOs as spectator sports and the best MMO ambient soundtracks.
Helldivers 2 applies a sweeping series of buffs and adjustments to weapons, stratagems, and enemies
Over the past few days, the Twitter account of Helldivers 2 has been sharing initial details about a primarily buff-focused balance patch headed for...
Corepunk delays beta wipe as combat overhaul is unfinished, talks up the PvP/PvE mode
Corepunk is back with another update aimed at the now-limited group of people who paid to access to ongoing beta while preorders were still...
The MOP Up: EverQuest II levels up its Roehn Theer raid
An old favorite raid of EverQuest II is about to get an upgrade for the Year of Darkpaw. Daybreak announced that the Celebration Avatar Challenge:...
Pantheon Rise of the Fallen confirms the arrival of guild functionality in its next update
Having guild features in MMORPGs seems like such a given that it can often surprise us when we learn a game hasn't had them...
Throne and Liberty answers ‘top questions’ about its business model
While MMO fans continue to wait for the September 26th early access and October 1st launch for Throne and Liberty, NCsoft did address a...
Perfect Ten: The 10 crafting and gathering professions you find in every MMO
Despite the common perception that MMORPGs are only about smashing, slicing, and blasting foes to oblivion, these games typically offer a whole lot in...
Vitae Aeternum: New World Aeternum’s open beta build is actually pretty good – but will it be enough?
Starting this Friday, Amazon Games will be running an open beta test for New World's soft relaunch as Aeternum. Before then, the studio offered...
Lost Ark releases the Behemoth raid and Chase the Storm event
September's big content drop for Lost Ark has arrived today, starting with an impressive 16-player raid against the Chaos Guardian Behemoth: "With a limited...
Ubisoft confirms offline mode for The Crew 2, The Crew Motorfest during Motorfest’s year 2 reveal
Ubisoft is celebrating the first anniversary of The Crew Motorfest (aka The Crew 3) by essentially promising not to do it dirty the way...
World of Warcraft’s first season for The War Within is officially underway
It's the dawn of a new season in World of Warcraft, as last night kicked off Season One of The War Within, which effectively...
Black Desert has 10 videos on deck to usher in this week’s Land of the Morning Light: Seoul expansion – here’s the first
Pearl Abyss is gearing up for the biggest week of the year for MMORPG Black Desert as its expansion Land of the Morning Light:...
World of Warcraft’s latest guide highlights how solo-friendly this MMO has become
Hopefully in 2024, there's not as much of a stigma for the player who wants to experience an MMORPG largely solo. World of Warcraft...
Co-op shooter Polaris delays its weekend pre-alpha test over ‘some serious bugs’
Back in June, we first reported on Polaris, a co-op PvE shooter that sees players take up the role of superpowered individuals to fight...
World of Warcraft tests 20th anniversary event and new Dracthyr class combos
A day after hyping its upcoming 20th anniversary event, World of Warcraft began testing its next big patch on the PTR.
This is a pretty...
PvP sandbox MMO Profane says testing is ‘almost ready’ while showcasing several development updates
It's been quite some time since we peered in on the development of Profane, the PvP sandbox MMO from Insane Studios. Readers might recall...
First Impressions: The War Within breathes new life into World of Warcraft
After being mostly disappointed with Dragonflight, I was wondering if my decision to return to World of Warcraft for the Worldsoul Saga was a...
Tarisland opens SilverLit Cup guild PvP tourney registrations, previews its Viking-inspired season
Tencent has dropped several new dev blogs for Tarisland over the last few days, including previews of Blight Dragon Elegy and its PvP tourney.
Let's...
World of Warcraft previews its super nostalgic fall 20th anniversary event
You World of Warcraft players have finished up The War Within by now, yes? No? Well, all y'all better get on top of that...