PvE stands for player-vs.-environment, where environment is generally taken to mean the world, NPCs, and AI.
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Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s 10th anniversary Go Fest sure was a thing that happened
If it wasn't obvious, I was not excited for Pokemon Go's 10th Anniversary Go Fest. I know I've said this before, but after the Kalos...
Villagers & Heroes discloses that it’s using generative AI for splash screen placeholders
Indie studio Mad Otter Games posted a memo to Villagers and Heroes fans yesterday that reads pretty much like an AI disclosure, though it's...
Villagers and Heroes welcomes you to the Twilight Vale event zone but delays its raid
Something deliciously sinister this way comes to Villagers and Heroes -- and you're invited to butt heads with it! The fantasy MMO dropped Patch...
Erenshor’s Planar March update is here, introducing EverQuest-style raids to the solo MMO sim
Burgee Media's solo dev has been teasing it all spring and summer, and it's finally here: Erenshor's Planar March update has officially launched. As MMO...
Lineage II launches class tweaks, new zones, and the server wars for its multiple versions
Remember how last week we reported on plans for Lineage II to release what it called server wars? And how there wasn't a whole lot of...
MMORPG sandbox Pax Dei is planning a fixed free trial with a plot and PvP access
MMORPG players might not remember this, but MMO sandbox Pax Dei is still a buy-to-play title: It's still a $30 game on Steam, which...
Perfect Ten: 10 ways that Elder Scrolls Online quietly got good in 2026
Like some of you, I mentally checked out of Elder Scrolls Online last year when ZeniMax abandoned its dependable annual expansion model in favor...
Massively Overthinking: What’s your first reaction to meeting someone in your main MMORPG?
In the MOP comments a few weeks back, a group of our readers debated how MMO gamers would react to seeing other groups in...
RuneScape Dragonwilds teases Scorned Wilderness and its September 15 boss raid
With Umbral Sands in the rearview mirror, RuneScape Dragonwilds is shaking off complaints about grind and setting expectations for Scorned Wilderness, which is the...
EverQuest explains the ‘personal loot’ ruleset for its August progression server, Lethar
A week ago, Daybreak announced something juicy coming to Classic EverQuest: a new time-locked expansion server. Called Lethar, it's set to open August 26th,...
NCsoft is making Lineage II’s servers compete against each other for rewards in next week’s summer update
NCsoft has a lot of MMORPGs cooking right now, and among them is the veteran MMO Lineage II, whose next update includes the hilariously...
Elder Scrolls Online’s Season 1 rolls out today with brand-new Thieves Guild content
It may be under a dark cloud this week, having lost dozens of confirmed staffers thanks to Microsoft's nonsensical mass-layoffs, but The Elder Scrolls...
Casually Classic: Four goals that WoW Classic Plus must pursue to succeed
Suffice it to say that there is no shortage of opinions as to what the community thinks is essential to Classic Plus. As we...
Blue Protocol Star Resonance adds new map, new raid boss, and new quality-of-life features
Say, would you look at the time! The ol' clock on the wall says that we've got to check in on Blue Protocol Star...
EVE Vanguard has begun its Operation Avalon open alpha, and yes you’re invited to try it
EVE Online fans who fancy testing out CCP Games'/Fenris Creations' latest version of an EVE extraction MMOFPS are getting a fresh chance to do...
EverQuest Legends attempts to quell uproar over pre-order beta’s slashed inventory availability
Yesterday we reported on the tire fire erupting over the weekend among players of EverQuest Legends' pre-order beta, as they found that several important inventory...
The Daily Grind: What’s the dumbest way you’ve ever died in an MMORPG?
As an example for this Daily Grind, I was trying to think of some of the really goofy ways I've died in MMORPGs. Falling...
The Division 2 launches a Dead by Daylight collab event and ends loot theft in PvE dark zones
You would be forgiven for thinking that the multiplayer looter shooter The Division 2 and the asymmetrical multiplayer title Dead by Daylight wouldn't mesh well together,...
Once Human is celebrating two years of operation with events, freebies, and an esports tournament
This month is a big ol' party month for survival shooter Once Human, as it's spooling up a huge celebration to mark its second anniversary, promising...
EverQuest announces new TLE progression server Lethar while teasing its 2026 expansion
Daybreak has released its latest producer's letter for classic-flavor EverQuest, and in it, the studio has some teases for what's in store over the...
