PvE stands for player-vs.-environment, where environment is generally taken to mean the world, NPCs, and AI.
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Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for the shooter and console MMO fan
Well, I'm still playing the hell out of Star Wars: Battlefront, despite its many (many) faults! It may just be the Star Wars feels, but this...
The Secret World’s November update teases Issue 13, dungeon finder, and more
The Secret World's November development update letter is live. It highlights a new cash shop gifting option as well as two additional nightmare raids....
Massively OP’s holiday gift guide for Guild Wars 2 players
It's been a glorious, if very long and busy, year for Guild Wars 2, so I'm sure ArenaNet is eager to see Wintersday approaching at...
Elite Lord of Alliance launches today with promotional giveaway
How elite are your alliance lords? If you answer that question with a bewildered stare and a phrase that rhymes with "cut the truck,"...
EverQuest’s multibox-free progression server is coming December 9th
We first heard about the possibility of a bot-free EverQuest progression server back at E3. Now on December 9th, that server will become a...
Wisdom of Nym: Much ado about Final Fantasy XIV’s Diadem
There's a whole lot to be said about the Diadem. Let's start: It's kind of a mess because it's a really solid idea lacking...
Cabal schools you in the Art of War
Just because Cabal 2 is out doesn't mean that the original Cabal has given up the ghost! Yesterday the title put out an ambitious...
MMO Mechanics: Three game-changing movement mechanics
In order to create the most truly challenging MMOs that connect players with the specific virtual environments they're traversing, developers have always worked on...
The Game Archaeologist: Shadowbane
Way back when I used to haunt the corridors of Gamestop and had yet to shun the place due to its stinky evil, I remember...
The Daily Grind: What’s your worst MMO guild drama horror story?
Guild Wars 2's raiding guild drama earlier this week naturally made me think of guild drama I've experienced myself. I mean, if you've been...
World of Tanks update adds Berlin map, PvE tutorial
Tank commanders, it's time to roll on Berlin! The newest map to World of Tanks is but one of many additions in this week's...
EverQuesting: First impressions of EQII’s Terrors of Thalumbra
Since EverQuest II's newest expansion just launched on Tuesday, there is no way I could have explored and experienced all the content completely before today....
Check out some Civ Online factions and gameplay videos
The next best thing to actually being in a beta is to watch someone play it, which both sates your curiosity and creates an...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Guild Wars 2’s enhanced Squad UI factsheet
I've already brought you my initial impressions of the Gorseval raid encounter followed by a quickfire interview with Guild Wars 2 Associate Game Director Steven...
The Secret World welcomes new community manager
The Secret World has a new face in its community management team, as Funcom has promoted Andy "Odonoptera" Benditt up from GM to CM.
Benditt...
Guild Wars 2’s introduction of raids is followed shortly by the introduction of raid drama
Guild Wars 2 introduced the first wing of its new raids to players yesterday. To make these new raids as good as they could...
Global Chat: Gearing up in WildStar
If you're anything like me, when you get to the max level in a game, there's a general flailing of hands and a feeling...
Ever, Jane is now in closed beta
Ever, Jane, the Jane Austen online RPG with the prominent comma in its title, is now in closed beta. So says a tweet on...
World of Tanks 9.12 is coming on November 18
Wargaming has announced that the 9.12 patch for World of Tanks will go live on November 18th. Today's website update explains most of the pertinent...
EverQuest II’s underrealm opens as Terrors of Thalumbra launches
Terrors of Thalumbra joins the pantheon of EverQuest II expansions today; the fantasy game's 12th expansion is now live and enticing the denizens of...
