PvE stands for player-vs.-environment, where environment is generally taken to mean the world, NPCs, and AI.
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Evercore Heroes ends updates August 24, ‘significantly’ shrinks its dev team, and focuses on redesign
This past June saw Evercore Heroes, a self-described competitive PvE fusion of MMO and MOBA, enter into closed beta, and though it made an...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV’s content pipelines and what we’re getting for whom
I don't really pay attention to the gristle mill of reaction videos we get for Final Fantasy XIV because, well, why would I? It's...
Overwatch 2 hopes to ‘move forward’ after Steam review-bombing and Invasion update
It's likely been challenging to be Overwatch 2 director Aaron Keller: The hero shooter is still being absolutely browbeaten on Steam, with negative player...
Massively on the Go: Our planning guide for Pokemon Go Global Go Fest 2023
While the timing and quantity of events change each year, Pokemon Go is holding its global Go Fest 2023 August 26th and 27th this round....
World of Warcraft is off to the dragon rider races with its Kalimdor Cup event
Dragon riders, start your... lizards? Not engines; the dragons of World of Warcraft don't have engines. Regardless of how players motivate their dragons to...
Lost Ark compensates players for long downtime from the Wield the Storm update
The fact that Lost Ark was going to be offline for the bulk of yesterday was not a surprise; Amazon told players the game...
Ankama’s Waven has officially entered early access today – and it’s F2P too
Ankama's new multiplayer title Waven has been a long time coming, but as of today, it's officially joined the ranks of free-to-play early access...
Dungeons and Dragons Online releases its new Vecna Unleashed adventure DLC and Update 61
Today is the day when Dungeons and Dragons Online players can "experience the thrilling climax of the Codex of the Infinite Planes Saga" and...
Guild Wars 2 explains the Wizard’s Vault seasonal content and rewards
If this morning's big infodump on Guild Wars 2's Secrets of the Obscure wasn't enough for you, then feast your eyeballs on ArenaNet's latest...
Lost Ark’s Aeromancer and August update finally arrive tomorrow after 15 hours of downtime
Lost Ark players are a day away from the August update and its promise that you can "wield the storm" - that is, you...
A Fortnite player has made an MMORPG-like raid boss fight within the shooter’s creative mode
We weren't very sure that there was much overlap between MMORPG fans and Fortnite players, but we're glad to be proven wrong in at...
‘Romantic gold rush’ MMO Annex rebrands as Pioneers of New Dawn, plans fourth quarter alpha testing
This past November we all got word of a new post-apocalyptic survival MMO known as Annex, which is being developed by indie studio Arctic...
Diablo IV temporarily disables player trading after gamers discover an item and gold duping exploit
It looks as if there's another exploit that's upending things in Diablo IV. One of the OARPG's community managers has confirmed on Reddit that...
Flameseeker Chronicles: Hands-on with Guild Wars 2’s Secrets of the Obscure
It has been a weird time to be a Guild Wars 2 fan, with a lot of ups and downs lately. End of Dragons...
Diablo IV patches up to address issues with Druid skills, quests, dungeons, and UI
Apparently there were a whole lot of bugs crawling around in Diablo IV, and not the kind that you would explode with your chosen...
Massively on the Go: A practical guide to Pokemon Go gym defense
One thing I learned while at Pokemon Go’s Las Vegas Hoenn Tour and traveling in Japan recently was people still aren't great at defending gyms, but it's...
Dungeons and Dragons Online previews Vecna Unleashed patch notes ahead of August 16 release
The Vecna Unleashed expansion for Dungeons and Dragons Online isn't due until Wednesday, August 16th (even if pre-orders have been open since July), but...
Arcadegeddon is a multiplayer roguelite PvPvE shooter all about saving a hometown arcade
How far would you be willing to go to save a gaming arcade? Would you be willing to inject yourself into a "super-game" to...
DC Universe Online brings back its Save the Universe event from now until September 6
Player characters in DC Universe Online are probably used to hearing the plea to save the universe (unless they're rolling villain characters of course),...
Destiny 2 outlines Season 22’s exotics buffs – and Arc Titan and Strand’s suspend effect nerfs
While last week brought a general overview of Season 22's updates for Destiny 2, this week has a more granular look at what's changing...
