PvP stands for player-vs.-player. PvP can take the form of virtual combat, economic trade, political machinations, or other competition.
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War Thunder preps new homing missiles and vehicles, previews new maps, and details air battle changes
Seek & Destroy. It's more than just a classic Metallica song; it's the name for the next major update to War Thunder, which is...
SMITE 2 enters into a second alpha weekend with two more gods and gameplay updates
Did you miss the last time SMITE 2 held a weekend alpha test? Fret not because there's a second alpha test happening right now,...
Vague Patch Notes: Why do so many MMOs fail?
We talk a lot about MMOs that fail here on Massively Overpowered. I wrote a whole column about how our standards of success are...
The Daily Grind: What’s the worst whaling in a multiplayer game you’ve seen in the last year?
This week, mainstream MOBA gamers flipped alllll the tables over Riot Games' gambit to sell a $450 League of Legends cosmetics bundle themed around...
Mortal Online 2 improves new player experience and adds guild finder in latest patch
Ruthless PvP fans in Mortal Online 2 may lift their bloodied axes to the sky and rejoice at the arrival of Patch 2.0.5 this...
EVE Online details Equinox’s updates to corporation features and project management
EVE Online players who either run or belong to a corporation have some things to look forward to when the Equinox update arrives to...
Fight or Kite: Rabbit and Steel distills the MMO raid experience into a flashy boss battling roguelike
So here’s one that came out of left field for me. Rabbit and Steel (heretofore mentally referred to as Buns 'n' Blades) is an...
War Thunder makes changes to its 2024 roadmap, talks up new homing missiles arriving with next update
You might have recalled those air-to-air battles in the movie Independence Day when pilots were calling out "FOX-2" and "FOX-3" when firing missiles. Just...
Throne & Liberty producer resigns as mobile version rumors surface
If you were already harboring doubts about the prospects of Throne & Liberty's western launch, then prepare to possibly hoist another mental red flag:...
The MOP Up: Dungeon & Fighter Mobile’s Chinese launch crashes from high demand
Dungeon & Fighter is one of those odd franchises that nobody seems to notice in the west but is incredibly, obscenely, immensely popular in...
World of Tanks and World of Warships prepare special events to mark 80th anniversary of D-Day
The month of June is a historically important one, as 80 years ago on June 6th, 1944, the Allied forces stormed the beaches of...
EVE Online highlights Equinox’s expansion to custom ship skin tools
"Vestis virum facit" might be a useful adage when it comes to normal MMORPGs in terms of customizing an outfit, but what if your...
Sand is an open-world PvPvE game where players build stompy robot bases to explore an alien planet
As one poorly directed actor of a sci-fi film noted, sand has a whole bunch of drawbacks including its unpleasant texture and its propensity...
EVE Online blockchain spinoff Project Awakening begins Phase III and ‘hackathon’ testing today
CCP Games is continuing to push forward with Project Awakening, the blockchain side piece/spinoff of EVE Online, as the game is launching into its...
Mortal Online 2 begins public testing of its revamped tutorial experience May 22
Last week, Mortal Online 2 outlined plans for its next content update, which include additional pastoral tasks and changes to its new player experience....
Myth of Empires plans to launch region-free PvP season servers starting on May 25
What's better than a regular server? A season server! Presumably, anyway! PvP-loving players of Myth of Empires who feel that way can look forward...
Leaks spring forth from Valve’s new in-development competitive hero shooter Deadlock
Were you hoping that Valve would figure out how to count to three or address the long-suffering TF2 playerbase? Well, put those hopes down...
The MOP Up: Stardew Valley’s creator can’t quit tinkering with the game
Stardew Valley's creator recently sat down for an interview in which he said, “Once I reopen the book on Stardew, I always have a...
NCsoft Q1 2024: Guild Wars 2 is on one hell of a revenue streak as Throne & Liberty stalls
NCsoft's Q1 2024 financial report is a tale of two worlds as mobile games continue their decline in popularity. Corporate revenues fell 17% compared...
Full-loot PvP MMO Abyss finally rolls into early access after several delays
It's been a slightly bumpy road between initial announcement and early access release -- including a flirtation with NFTs and several delays -- but...
