PvE stands for player-vs.-environment, where environment is generally taken to mean the world, NPCs, and AI.
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ArcheAge’s Garden of the Gods expansion launches June 11 – here’s the trailer
With Gamigo clearly culling its herd of MMOs, you might be wondering who's next. Good news: It's not ArcheAge. In fact, ArcheAge is due...
Elder Scrolls Blades exits early access, adds new quests with latest update
It's maybe easy to forget that Elder Scrolls Blades has been in early access, but it has. That's about to end with the release...
World of Warcraft’s infamous Leeroy Jenkins raid gaffe is 15 years old
The date was May 11th, 2005. The guild was known as Pals for Life. The location was the Rookery. And the plan was meticulous,...
Final Fantasy XIV brings out the Moogle Treasure Trove event once more on May 18
We don't yet know when Final Fantasy XIV's patch 5.3 will arrive; while the team has said there will be a delay, a release date...
World of Warcraft’s Ion Hazzikostas suggests MMO social bonds are formed over ‘friction’
The debate over whether World of Warcraft was more social "back in the day" than now has some more fuel for the fire. In...
Destiny 2 promises ‘aspirational armor,’ better rewards for raids and dungeons, and a transmog system
The developers of Destiny 2 are looking ahead to the game's Year 4 in this week's report, specifically at changing the way players earn...
Vague Patch Notes: What causes the preponderance of disconnected MMO endgames?
Yesterday, I wrote a whole column about how WildStar had some really great stuff in it. I did not mention its endgame at all....
The Swtorista Armor Site is here to help Star Wars: The Old Republic players chase their fashion dragons
Raids? Dungeons? Gear score? None of these are true high-level goals. Any real MMO player knows that fashion is the real endgame, and Star...
Perfect Ten: The top 10 things we loved about WildStar
WildStar was a really neat game that was run by people who had no idea what was good about it. I'd apologize for that...
Wurm Online fixes a number of weird bugs in its latest patch
The most recent patch to sandbox MMO Wurm Online is mostly all about improving the game and crushing bugs, which is all well and...
Survival MMO Population Zero has formally launched into Steam early access
Actiony survival sandbox MMORPG Population Zero has officially opened for business on Steam as an early access title this afternoon. As we've previously covered,...
Amazon Game Studios’ PvPvE shooter Crucible launches May 20 — here’s a video outlining its modes
Most of the news regarding Amazon's online multiplayer shooter Crucible has been kind of thin. We know that it's made some pretty big business...
The Daily Grind: Is there a specific point in an MMO’s development when you know it’s doomed?
I was tabbing back through one of my favorite Old Massively columns when I bumped into this quote and had to go look up...
Warframe tackles Railjack adjustments, Archwing changes, and PvE Conclave mods
Warframe's internet spaceships are getting a major overhaul, along with a whole lot more. In a completely massive post on the forums, Digital Extremes...
Legends of Aria patches monthly goals, lets players go berserk in Chaos Zones
Sometimes, you just gotta cut loose and smash every digital face your avatar sees, and now players of Legends of Aria will be able...
Wisdom of Nym: The curious rebirth of Final Fantasy XIV’s old content
So originally, this column was going to involve a fair amount of speculation regarding some ambiguous phrasings and translations of timing for the next...
The MOP Up: Twin Saga blossoms into spring
Spring has blossomed in Twin Saga, with the huge Update 25 bringing a new Senshi quest, the Trade Fjord and Fairy Valley zones, the...
Global Chat: Suffering through Guild Wars 2’s Super Adventure Box
Guild Wars 2 fans have developed a cult following around the seasonal Super Adventure Box, but as much as some love it, others have...
Cryptocurrency-monetized sandbox MMO Ember Sword gets $700K in funding, opens pre-registration
Anyone here remember Ember Sword? It's an upcoming sandbox MMORPG that touts a number of the usual features like PvE and PvP and one...
Trove drops new trailer for Delves update, launching this spring
Last month, Gamigo took the wraps off of Trove next content patch, called Delves, which features content called - you guessed it - delves....
