PvE stands for player-vs.-environment, where environment is generally taken to mean the world, NPCs, and AI.
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Sea of Thieves casts off on its final beta voyage
This is it you pirates, scoundrels, and scallywags: Sea of Thieves' final beta is upon us, and only the most cutthroat and dastardly will...
Massively Overthinking: Is battle royale a fad?
This week in Massively Overthinking, I want to talk about something out on the fringes of our genre: battle royale games. We've been watching...
Fortnite is now more popular on Twitch than PUBG
Who saw this one coming? Fortnite has officially pushed past PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds in terms of games that get the most playtime on Twitch. That's...
Dark and Light pushes the Air Temple PvE update to the end of March
Dark and Light players are probably still irritated over last week's patch delay and rollback - Snail hears you. "February was a hectic month,...
Here’s how Saga of Lucimia says it’ll ‘keep toxicity to an absolute minimum’
This week's dev-written Saga of Lucimia blog asks everybody over the age of 35 to think back to bygone days "when reputation used to...
Fractured is close to a funding deal, hints at upcoming spotlights
If the recent silence in Fractured's neck of the woods has troubled you, just remember that sometimes quiet can mean good as well as...
EVE Evolved: EVE Online’s March balance update has players excited
The EVE Online community came down pretty hard on CCP Games at the start of the year, with podcasts, blogs, and the Council of...
Global Chat: Elder Scrolls Online’s disguised gameplay
It seems as though some players' attention has shifted back to Elder Scrolls Online this spring, especially with the recent Dragon Bones DLC drop. Telwyn...
Fire and blood rains down on Blade & Soul
The only thing worse than one overpowering force hellbent on revenge... is two. This is the threat coming to Blade and Soul with its...
Hyperspace Beacon: What was not said in the SWTOR 2018 Roadmap
Star Wars: The Old Republic players leaped for joy when Producer Keith Kanneg finally released the winter and spring 2018 roadmap last week. It was...
Interviewing an Asheron’s Call Shard Slayer: On griefing, doxxing, losing mates, and winning MMOs
Last month, I put together an article and pair of videos discussing Asheron's Call's Shard of the Herald event to celebrate the game's first deathiverary....
The Daily Grind: What was the last MMO you genuinely wanted to shower with money?
Last week, blogger and prolific tipster Kinya sent us a link to Reddit where a Fortnite fan outlines his crush on the game, basically...
Dark and Light is unveiling a new update timeline in March
Last week's patch for Dark and Light was delayed, following the patch from the week before also being delayed. What's going on? According to...
Sea of Thieves dares you to kick in the front door of these skeleton forts
If emergent PvE content is more your thing, then Sea of Thieves has a great suggestion as an alternative to running away from boarders:...
RIFT datamining looks at Prime server and Patch 4.4
With the opening of RIFT Prime on March 7th, players are showing an increased interest in this nearly seven-year-old MMO. One thing that everyone...
The Game Archaeologist: EverQuest Mac
In 2003, Sony Online Entertainment tried an experiment to reach out to the (then) small-but-growing community of Mac users. The company released EverQuest Macintosh...
Guild Wars 2 previews upcoming PvP/WvW skill splits
A skill is going to have the same general effect in all arenas of Guild Wars 2, but there are a lot of things...
Armored Warfare has launched for the PlayStation 4
Lock and load: Armored Warfare is now out on the PlayStation 4, giving console fans the option to try out a more contemporary tank...
Closers posts development roadmap for the first half of 2018
The flashy and colorful action MMO Closers is going to work hard to keep its players interested in the months following the game's release....
Just Survive patches in construction improvements and looks forward to account-wide progression
Construction has gotten better in Just Survive with the game's most recent patch. For one thing, you can more quickly repair base damage with...
