PvE stands for player-vs.-environment, where environment is generally taken to mean the world, NPCs, and AI.
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Guild Wars 2 just gave the most far-reaching core content preview we’ve seen in ages
ArenaNet heard you wanted more communication, and now, that's exactly what you're getting. Guild Wars 2's new-ish Content Design Lead, Andrew Gray, has chimed...
Not So Massively: Meet the new Torchlight, same as the old Torchlight
Last week brought the bombshell announcement that the MMOARPG Torchlight: Frontiers has been rebooted as simply Torchlight III, a more traditional ARPG with single-player...
The MOP Up: SWTOR’s subscription tauntauns smell great on the outside
For all who subscribe to Star Wars: The Old Republic, there's a new gift waiting for you under your seat. You get a tauntaun!...
Tree of Savior outlines dates and details for new high-speed leveling servers
There are a whole lot of levels to earn in Tree of Savior -- 420 of them to be exact -- which understandably might...
Interview: Camelot Unchained’s Mark Jacobs just announced a new game called Colossus
Camelot Unchained studio City State Entertainment has been teasing something big for a while now. This morning, CSE's Mark Jacobs told backers to tune...
Darkfall: Rise of Agon boosts boss loot and adds minions in a recent update
Darkfall: Rise of Agon continues its focus on PvE gameplay with the most recent update, which has added, among other things, better boss loot,...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO is just the worst about one-shotting?
Skyforge doesn't get nearly enough attention from the greater MMO-playing public in my estimation, but it popped back into my field of view when...
Korean MMORPG Summoners War: Chronicle launches globally in 2020
We're positive you won't remember this because we sure didn't, but at G-Star way back in 2017, Com2uS trotted a bunch of its new...
WoW Factor: Oh no, Visions of N’zoth is real bad
Based on a wholly informal poll based on what's going around the community right now, I've compiled most of the agreed-upon positives for the...
The Daily Grind: Which MMO offered the best PvE experience in 2019?
PvE content is pretty much considered a given in MMORPGs: Even games without virtual combat usually pit the player against something environmental, whether it's...
Aion NA invites players back to Katalam with a new battleground and instances on January 29
NA players of Aion are being beckoned to Katalam with the game's upcoming update. How do I know they're being aimed in Katalam's direction?...
World of Warcraft kicks off the last season of Battle for Azeroth item level increases
We're all still up to date on the fact that World of Warcraft's Visions of N'zoth patch is a bit of a mess, right? Well,...
Bless Unleashed previews its PvE-centric Sentinels Union
Previously, we all got a look at the Union system and the crafting-minded Artisans' Society in Bless Unleashed. Now, we've got a look at...
Albion Online has officially deployed the Queen update today
It's the eighth major update for post-launch Albion Online,
Major Outlands rework makes living there feel pretty fine!
Hideouts for guilds there, three new towns to...
Last Oasis takes a cheeky jab at New World’s PvP about-face
The woodpunk survival sandbox MMO Last Oasis saw a hot iron and decided to strike. With the furor that's still raging over New World's...
EVE Evolved: Fight or Flight is a season for change in EVE Online
January marks not just the beginning of a new year for EVE Online but also the start of a new seasonal development strategy for...
The MOP Up: Funcom delays Moons of Madness’ console release
For those starving in the Secret Worlds Legends content wasteland of 2019, there was at least the single-player spin-off Moons of Madness to enjoy....
New World just took a hard turn away from a PvP slugfest, and hardcore PvPers are not happy
Even knowing it was slated to arrive, I was still surprised last night when Amazon Game Studios dropped New World's latest dev blog well...
MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Agonia Lands, Decentraland, Fable Valley, Bloodstone Online, Hunter’s Arena Legends
Welcome back to another roundup of MMOs and MMO-adjacent games you’ve (probably) never heard of - or have totally forgotten about until now!
First up...
WoW Factor: There is (not) much to do in World of Warcraft
Here's a fun question for you: How do you count discrete activities in World of Warcraft? It's a more complex concept than you might...