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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EVE Online is simplifying missile rendering to improve performance – the July patch drops this Tuesday
Missiles are a big deal in EVE Online. There are a variety of ways in which missiles can be helpful and important as a...
Crowfall shows off a time-lapse wood elf painting
So yes, we're all sad that Crowfall is being delayed a little bit longer, but on the plus side one of the reasons for...
The Daily Grind: How early should an MMORPG’s hype cycle begin?
GIbiz put out an interesting piece this week looking 10 years into the past to see where the buzz was in the game industry...
Skyforge’s Gods at War update to introduce PvP balance changes and ladder system
A battle of divine proportions is coming to Skyforge in its upcoming Gods at War update, which will bring "three major innovations" to the...
Crowfall introduces mega deeds and panels for tricking out your Eternal Kingdom castles
Set aside your castles in the air: Crowfall's castles are built on solid ground. ArtCraft's most recent dev blog is all about them, or...
EVE Online plans a massive missile test for July 4th
The best way to celebrate July 4th is to fire as many explosives as possible in as many directions as possible. If you would...
Albion Online’s new dev video talks faction warfare
If faction warfare is your thing, then here's an Albion Online dev talk video you might want to watch. In this video, Game Director...
Heroes of the Storm tests out two hero reworks while prepping new skins
The latest patch for Heroes of the Storm is up on the game's test realm, and it contains a new set of hero reworks....
Camelot Unchained has briefly delayed its 4th of July beta launch because ‘the client crash rate is too damn high’
Camelot Unchained has postponed its planned 4th of July beta launch in what Mark Jacobs is characterizing as a "short" delay.
"It's not going to...
Warner Bros. denies wrongdoing in Bethsoft’s Fallout Shelter/Westworld copyright lawsuit
Last week, we reported on an emerging lawsuit lodged over the new Westworld mobile game. Bethsoft is suing Behaviour Interactive and Warner Bros. over what it...
Interview: Neowiz on Bless Online’s tech, class balance, gems, PvP, and more
Neowiz’s Bless has been the subject of much chatter lately (not least of all my own), with its troubled, let's say, launch raising a...
The MOP Up: EverQuest II’s scorched sky policy (July 1, 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...
The Game Archaeologist: Raph Koster on MUDs and Privateer Online
The release of Raph Koster's monster book of game essays, Postmortems, was of high interest to Bree and me for different reasons. For her,...
Camelot Unchained’s 4th of July beta launch prospects are still ‘too close to call’
We've updated the end of this article with some words from Mark Jacobs.
Last winter, City State Entertainment announced it'd received a big cash investment...
H1Z1 roars past 10 million users on PlayStation 4
After it looked like H1Z1 was being rendered obsolete by last year's rise of PUBG and Fortnite, having lost 90% of its playerbase by...
Battle Royale roundup: Realm Royale, H1Z1, PUBG, and Cuisine Royale
All hands on deck, people! We are at Maximum Battle Royale this summer and the bubble hasn't burst - at least not yet. Maybe...
Crowfall explains the Hunger that’s killing everything
The Hunger is going to destroy everything in Crowfall. That's how the story ends. You can stave it off for a time, and the...
Crowfall’s seasonal changes affect more than just the vistas
Forget oohing and ahhing over day/night cycles in MMORPGs -- Crowfall is bringing whole seasons to its campaign worlds, and they're going to be...
Perfect Ten: The best MMO debuts by year, 1997-2006
By now, many of you probably know that I'm the curator of the MMO Timeline on my personal blog. On this page, I've attempted...
Let’s all go clubbing in Grand Theft Auto Online
Bring your glitter eyeshadows, your glow-in-the-dark bracelets, and some extra earplugs because we're going clubbing in GTAO and you're invited.
"World class talent have announced...