PvE stands for player-vs.-environment, where environment is generally taken to mean the world, NPCs, and AI.
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Albion Online’s next update, Kay, launches next week with tons of fresh PvP content
This summer's sole indie sandbox MMO launch, Albion Online, is rolling out its second post-launch update. It's called Kay. As in Sir Kay, one...
World of Warcraft’s spoilery raid cinematic sets the scene for Battle for Azeroth
Beware, gentle reader, for World of Warcraft story spoilers lurk after the break!
With the rollout of the Antorus raid over the next few weeks, World...
Black Desert: Epheria Frigate and cookies today; Mystic precustomization next week
Black Desert's Mystic class is finally porting westward in December - on the 13th, to be exact, although Kakao will let you "pre-customize" a...
Guild Wars 2 defends new mount price, Zadorojny stays on as Game Director, S4 plans brisk cadence
There's a bit of a kerfuffle over Guild Wars 2's new mount, which is a gorgeous peacock reskin of the raptor. ArenaNet has put...
The Daily Grind: What should MMOs do to facilitate your return?
Over the past weekend, I picked up Hearthstone after a year or two away from the game. I certainly didn't remember where I left...
Mobile MMO roundup: PUBG’s mobile version, Pokemon Go’s Ho-Oh, Mu Legends’ PvP, and Tera M’s launch
Welcome back to another mobile MMO roundup!
First up: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, which has yet to actually formally launch on PC, is already getting a mobile...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Wrapping up Guild Wars 2’s Path of Fire story ahead of season 4
The launch of Guild Wars 2's Living World Season 4 will be upon us today, so it's all the more pressing that I wrap up...
LOTRO Legendarium: They’re taking the Hobbits to Erebor!
With some depressing news bouncing around the MMO genre as of late, it was particularly welcome to read an upbeat and exciting producer's letter...
Pokemon Go’s new plan for exclusive raids doesn’t fix monetization
If you've followed any of MOP's Andrew Ross' coverage of Pokemon Go over the last year, you know that he's been critical of the...
Just Survive gives players a choice of maps, hands out free reward crates
Just Survive, the H1Z1 castoff that is looking to... just survive, made a bold play this week with a significant update to some of...
World of Warcraft previews the Burning Throne
Next week, players can start entering the raid that closes out the first storyline ever explored in the World of Warcraft universe. The raid...
SMITE’s Passage to Egypt patch rewards PvE players for besting Loki
Patch 4.22 Passage to Egypt is live in SMITE this week. Its headlining feature? A new "nightmare" difficulty mode for the freebie co-op RPG...
Lord of the Rings Online is heading to Northern Mirkwood, Erebor, and Minas Morgul
Don't get too comfortable in Mordor just yet, because Lord of the Rings Online is preparing to send its players to the far reaches...
Check out Guild Wars 2’s ‘Daybreak’ living story season 4 trailer
If you were excited about last week's Guild Wars 2 living story season 4 announcement but found the recap trailer wanting, welp, you're going...
ARK: Survival Evolved players riot over turrets as Aberration is pushed to December
Over the weekend, Studio Wildcard posted up an ARK Survival Evolved dev blog about turrets. You guys, I had no idea turrets were such...
Fortnite plans to flesh out its PvE mode in December and January
I'm gonna be honest: When I saw the subheader "The future of Save the World" in the latest Fortnite dev blog, I expected what...
PvE Zombie MMO Dead Maze has landed on Steam in closed beta
I think we've officially passed the zombie craze in online games, or at least it feels that way to me as new zombie games...
Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris brings an infinite forest, Mercury, and new raid lairs
Are you tired of MMOs providing you with bland and predictable finite forests? Thank goodness that Destiny 2 is here to show other MMOs...
The Stream Team: Robbing banks and raiding campsites in Wild West Online’s early access launch
In her first run through Wild West Online's Technical Alpha 1, Massively OP's MJ mined herself some gold and successfully made it back to...
Traditional ‘tier’ sets are not planned for World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth
If you've never played World of Warcraft, you may be unfamiliar with the concept if not the visuals of tier sets. Tiered armor is...
