PvE stands for player-vs.-environment, where environment is generally taken to mean the world, NPCs, and AI.
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EverQuest launches Teek and Tormax, a new pair of time-locked expansion servers for subscribers
The O.G. EverQuest is at it again, as the classic MMO launched a pair of highly anticipated new time-locked progression (TLP) shards this week...
World of Warcraft will finally implement story mode raids starting with The War Within
It's taken a mighty long time to get here and years upon years of players begging for it, but come this fall, World of...
Tarisland talks up its ‘misc PvE gameplay’ content in latest video
Many of the previews coming out of Tarisland recently have often pointed to the MMORPG's raiding as the pinnacle (and arguably primary) activity. However,...
Embers Adrift previews new dungeons, new raid, and a beetle creature arriving May 28
It's said that April showers bring May flowers, but in the case of Embers Adrift, the month of May -- specifically May 28th --...
Ubisoft’s Skull & Bones plans season 2 endgame revamp with two new solo PvE modes
Last week, we got a bit of a tease from Ubisoft's Skull and Bones as it wound down its first quarterly season of play,...
Legends of Aria Classic lays out massive June overhaul patch, postpones subscription
Legends of Aria Classic is squarely in the "a surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one" tier for 2024 as its original developer...
Escape from Tarkov studio offers special edition compensation in the form of a single-use $50 coupon
Escape from Tarkov developer Battlestate Games just can't stop shooting itself in the foot over its PvE mode debacle. As a refresher, the studio...
Lost Ark’s May update, Chaos Rising, is live today with the Hanumatan trial guardian raid
If you feel chaos rising today, don't worry - it's just Lost Ark's May update. Chaos Rising is lighter on content, owing to the...
33 Immortals preps weekend closed beta for the ‘distillation of the MMO raid experience’
Thunder Lotus' MMO-inspired multiplayer raiding roguelike 33 Immortals is barreling onward toward its May 24th closed beta, with more info now being dispatched to...
Tarisland says male mages and female paladins are the next step in gender-unlocking
We're down to the last of Tencent's announced dev blogs for Tarisland focusing on how the studio has tweaked the game between the last...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Previewing Guild Wars 2 Secrets of the Obscure’s final chapter, The Midnight King
It's strange to say it after just one year, but Guild Wars 2's Secrets of the Obscure era is drawing to a close! Don't...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPGs are more about PvE than PvM?
We don't talk about PvM vs. PvE all that much in the MMORPG genre, but we should. Maybe we like a PvE vs. PvP...
Embers Adrift discusses quest design, player feedback on trade systems
Embers Adrift is talking questing and player trading this week, as the MMORPG's recent developer stream brings in one of its quest makers to...
WoW Classic Cataclysm formally launches tonight as Blizzard tunes WoW Remix
The countdown is on: At 6 p.m. EDT tonight, the gates of Cataclysm will be thrown open for World of Warcraft Classic fans -...
Tencent recaps plan for Tarisland’s game performance, combat hit feel, and fishing
Tencent is continuing onward with its plan to outline all of its pre-launch changes for Tarisland in the lead up to its next technical...
MultiVersus offers an overview of the all-new PvE mode arriving with its May 28 relaunch
How exactly does the otherwise PvP-centric platform fighter MultiVersus plan on introducing PvE when it relaunches on May 28th (without adding an arcade mode,...
The Daily Grind: Are you excited for Tarisland to release?
Our recent story about Tarisland having its release date currently sitting somewhere in the nebulous Shadow Zone reminded me that the game existed, which...
Lost Skies checks in with progress on island assets, a healing drone, and an autumnal region
It's time once again for Bossa Studios' Lost Skies to put forth its usual monthly progress report -- its 20th so far -- that...
DC Universe Online confirms the launch of its Brainiac Returns episode for May 23
Get ready for the next episode, and we don't mean the classic Dr. Dre tune; we mean the next episode of content coming to...
Tencent discusses plans for Tarisland’s experience, raid, class, and energy optimization
Apparently all we had to do is complain a lil bit about Tarisland going quiet because this week, Tencent has opened the floodgates. Just...
