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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Albion Online’s Merlyn update is live with faction warfare and crafter tweak – here’s the new trailer!
Albion Online's enriched its sandbox self with another big update today, this one the long-awaited Merlyn patch. As we've been covering, the most interesting...
PvP-centric sub MMO/MOBA hybrid EverFeud has launched its $105K Kickstarter
As we foretold yesterday, the PvP-focused MOBA/MMO hybrid EverFeud has officially launched its Kickstarter today. Developer PSB Entertainment has described the title as a hyper-competitive...
The Stream Team: A Gigantic goodbye
It's always a sad day when you have to say goodbye, and today is a Gigantic goodbye. The colorful MOBA-meets-shooter is closing its doors...
Camelot Unchained’s beta is indeed launching today at noon
It's happpppeeennning! City State Entertainment's Mark Jacobs told us last night that the beta one for his RvR MMORPGÂ Camelot Unchained's will indeed begin today...
Gigantic’s last matches are now playing out ahead of tomorrow’s sunset
There will be no stay of execution for the gorgeous MOBA Gigantic, as PWE has put up a countdown clock for the game's final...
PvP-centric sub-based MMO/MOBA hybrid EverFeud launches Kickstarter tomorrow
Gotta love a friendly tweet in the morning that reminds me about a game I'd forgotten about! I'm talking about EverFeud, a game we...
Worlds Adrift announces its first player council, says the playerbase will pick the next round
Longtime MMORPG fans will know that the concept of player councils and senates, liaisons between the playerbase and the developers, have long been a...
There are no more PvP servers in World of Warcraft
It finally happened. After years of people claiming that it was happening whenever any change was made to PvP servers that the complainer didn't...
H1Z1 officially launches on PlayStation 4 next month
The hopes, dreams, and (most importantly) finances of Daybreak go with H1Z1 as it officially launches on PlayStation 4 this August 7th. The original...
The MOP Up: Citadel gets reignited (July 29, 2018)
The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...
Albion Online teases bosses and promises a fame boost for next week’s Merlyn deployment
Merlyn is landing in Albion Online next week, bringing a big overhaul to the game's factions - including new factional bosses for each key...
Riot’s Marc Merrill was just joking about a League of Legends MMO
It's always good to know that this genre that we love and enjoy can be the butt of the games industry's jokes. Last week,...
The Daily Grind: Do you tilt toward sci-fi or fantasy in your MMOs?
I always found it weird that bookstores always shoved science fiction and fantasy subgenres together, kind of like a "here's a general section for...
Camelot Unchained’s beta is now set to launch on July 31st
City State Entertainment's Mark Jacobs has just announced on today's studio Twitch stream that RvR MMORPGÂ Camelot Unchained's beta one will begin next week on...
Crowfall reveals how its dynamically generated maps are made
Not all randomly generated virtual worlds are created alike and from the same set of rules. With plans for multiple campaign worlds blinking in...
CCP has obliquely confirmed it’s working on a brand-new ‘action MMO’
Remember back in December, when the gaming world noticed that CCP's hiring page sought a lead designer to run "a new and highly ambitious...
Previewing Rend: Frostkeep studio visit, early access, PvP, factions, and more
If something goes wrong with Frostkeep's early access launch of Rend, blame me. While I was at the office, I distracted Co-Founders Jeremy Wood and...
PUBG had a great June thanks to the Steam sale, SuperData says in its latest revenue ranking
SuperData's global revenue report for June 2018 is out, and it's actually not particularly exciting for the summer months as not that much has...
EVE Online sparks a 4,000-strong player battle
EVE Online seems to make the most waves when its community pulls off a major scam, destroys a ship worth way too much real-world...
PWE’s Gigantic plans a heroic sendoff for its final weekend
"It's time to give Gigantic one last hurrah!"
Even as the MOBA was given a death warrant earlier this year, you never got the sense...
