PvE stands for player-vs.-environment, where environment is generally taken to mean the world, NPCs, and AI.
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Choose My Adventure: PvP and RvR bring reward and rage in Warhammer Online Return of Reckoning
It was pretty darn clear what you folks wanted me to experience next in the Return of Reckoning rogue server for Warhammer Online, and...
Judge denies FTC’s injunction request, clearing the way for Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard merger
We now return you to the endless saga of Microsoft trying to slurp up Activision-Blizzard to rescue it from ignominy as regulatory factions around...
Fight or Kite: MOBA Evercore Heroes makes a strong argument for competitive PvE
Believe it or not, even though I write about PvP MMOs regularly here in Fight or Kite, I don’t actually follow a bunch of...
The Daily Grind: Have you ever run MMO dungeons with a one-class group?
A few weeks ago, MOP's Colin mentioned that he's fond of Guild Wars 2 strikes specifically because there's no gear requirement or meta rules,...
KingsIsle highlights Pirate101 challenges, confirms Wizard101 test realm, and preps esports tourney
It's newsletter time for KingsIsle MMORPGs Pirate101 and Wizard101, and while both have vastly different highlights, one thing is shared between them: the upcoming...
Gameforge delays Aion EU’s ‘Classic 2.0’ release a month to give players ‘more time to fully enjoy the current version’
Back in May, Aion EU shared a 2023 roadmap that featured plans for "Classic 2.0" to launch at the end of this month. However,...
Massively on the Go: Orna spices things up with step tracking and guilds update
Recently here on Massively on the Go, we talked about some of the good and some of the, uh, "less good" features in location-based...
Diablo Immortal unveils the new Blood Knight class arriving on July 13
We have to admit, it doesn't get more brooding, grim, and aesthetically appropriate than to call a Diablo Immortal class a Blood Knight. The...
WoW Factor: And now we ruin the Trading Post
Those of you who have read my work in WoW Factor for a while will know that I tend to be very cards-on-the-table about...
Massively Overthinking: The MMOs we wanted a decade ago
Back in May, MOP's Justin penned a fun blog piece on his Bio Break blog about the games he wanted all the way back...
Diablo IV’s first season, Season of the Malignant, begins July 20
During its splashy livestream this afternoon, Blizzard finally took the wraps off Diablo IV's first season, dubbed Season of the Malignant and due to...
Goofy clowns and pizza mechs: Lost Ark’s Inferno Kakul-Saydon update launches July 12
Lost Ark's July update is almost upon us: Amazon announced today that the release is set for July 12th. It's expected to drop the...
Villagers & Heroes rotates to a new raid season, improves its mobile version
It's been a busy few weeks for colorful fantasy MMO Villagers & Heroes, starting with the launch of Raids Season 6: Dark Tides in...
Sandbox MMORPG Pax Dei holds back on a date for alpha, plans testing timeline in the fall
Hotly anticipated MMORPG sandbox Pax Dei has been dishing out videos, screenshots, and mechanics FAQs in Discord, but the one thing it's not doing...
Black Desert PC adds the Awakened Maegu and the sea dragon Imoogi, dates July and August content releases
It is now time for Maegu players of Black Desert on PC to bring fans to a sword fight. The Maegu class has received...
Overwatch 2 dev says new story missions won’t be arriving in its next two seasons
With Overwatch 2 bringing PvE content (such as it is) like story missions in its August 10th update, you might assume that successive...
Hearthstone takes a deep-dive into the Titan card type arriving with its next expansion
As we noted last week, Hearthstone introduced its new Titans expansion, which is headlined by the titular card type that will grant every class...
Conan Exiles launches a booster event as recompense for a bug that was eating buildings and placeables
Conan Exiles' Age of War release apparently had a case of digital termites: The launch last week introduced a particularly nasty bug that saw...
Wisdom of Nym: Pandæmonium’s flop in Final Fantasy XIV
Raid series in Final Fantasy XIV have had a complicated history from a story standpoint. The Binding Coil of Bahamut was an interesting attempt,...
Destiny 2 owns up to current stability problems and outlines a multi-month process for correcting them
For many players of Destiny 2, the Year of Lightfall has felt more like the Year of Disconnect Errors, with the game's stability feeling...
