PvE stands for player-vs.-environment, where environment is generally taken to mean the world, NPCs, and AI.
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Black Desert PC changes Sea Palace activities, adjusts classes, and bids summer farewell with new events
While we're only entering the month of September and the weather mostly disagrees with the notion on our portion of the globe, the summer...
Destiny 2 reintroduces Crota’s End raid, readies another Iron Banner, and heralds Stasis focus for Season 23
Most of the stuff coming out of Destiny 2 for the week is primarily returning content, as the FPS reopened the Crota's End raid...
Why I Play: Palia is cozy and fun, but why is it multiplayer – and where is it going?
On paper, Palia seems like it wouldn’t interest me. It is a lighthearted jaunt through a bright, cartoonish environment that involves building relationships with...
WoW Factor: What would World of Warcraft ‘Classic Plus’ even look like?
So before I start this column, I want to make something very clear: I do not for one moment, in my heart of hearts,...
Activision announces rollout of AI-assisted voice chat mod tools for its Call of Duty series
Keeping toxic voice speech under heel in FPS games might sound like a Sisyphean effort, but Activision is giving it the old college try...
Dungeons and Dragons Online improves Vecna Unleashed quest rewards
The release of Vecna Unleashed earlier this month marked a new chapter in Dungeons and Dragons Online's history -- and we're still turning over...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s Adventure Abounds repeats old problems while skipping Galar
Way back in 2016, we noted that Pokemon Go and Niantic could skip generations to focus on whatever was most relevant on Nintendo consoles....
Lost Ark interview: Amazon talks jump-start servers, battle royale, dodging power creep, and more
Lost Ark has had a whirlwind August, first with the release of a major roadmap for the game, then with the launch of the...
TennoCon 2023: The soul of Soulframe is healing, redemption, and cute critters
Last year's TennoCon introduced us to a tease of Digital Extreme's new upcoming game, Soulframe. Since then, MMO gamers - including me - have...
Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go delivered a merely average Go Fest, bugs and all
This year's Pokemon Go Global Go Fest 2023 has officially ended, and it was... OK. It could've been a lot worse. Last year's Go...
Casually Classic: Hardcore realms are merely a Band-Aid for WoW Classic
Let's pause for a hot minute to absorb the fact that WoW Classic just hit its fourth anniversary. For the reheated leftovers of an...
Eternal Tombs promises September gameplay demo following fan reaction to its reveal trailer
Eternal Tombs, aka the game formerly known as War of Dragnorox, put out a reveal trailer as well as a sprawling and aspirational overview...
Global Chat: Getting sucked into Palia
Cozy life sim Palia is making more converts, even after a rough start. One player who's glowing brightly about the title is The Friendly...
Massively Overthinking: What makes you embarrassed to be an MMORPG player?
A week or two ago, the MOP writers were chatting about people flipping tables over River Hobbits in Lord of the Rings Online (sigh)...
Throne & Liberty details changes to PvP, cash shop, and autoplay features at Gamescom
With Gamescom 2023 well and truly underway, the western version of Throne & Liberty aims to make a solid showing in light of its...
Dungeons and Dragons Online begins testing its next unnamed raid
Not content to sit on their Laurels of Mini-Expansion Release +2, Dungeons and Dragons Online's developers are charging ahead with the next big step...
Not So Massively: First impressions of Warcraft Rumble
Being Canadian and living door to the global superpower down south sometimes feels like being the overlooked younger sibling of a celebrity, so it's...
Diablo IV summarizes gameplay features and quality-of-life coming in October 17 Season of Blood
We already got a trailer from Gamescom out of Diablo IV, but now we've got a bit more information about October 17th's Season of...
UK CMA confirms block of Microsoft’s acquisition of ActiBlizz, prompting a restructuring of the deal
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority continues to be a hard hurdle for Microsoft and Activision-Blizzard to clear. As a refresher, the UK government...
Co-op PvE survivalbox Icarus releases a biome-packed New Frontiers expansion August 24
Do you remember Icarus? We first caught wind of it back in 2021: It's a co-op centered survival title from Dean Hall's RocketWerkz that...
