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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NCsoft announces plans to move Aion, Lineage II, and Blade & Soul to its Purple platform
Readers might remember that back in 2019, NCsoft launched its own games platform known as Purple, which lets players enjoy the studio's mobile games...
Ashes of Creation showcases how PvP will work for caravan runs in latest preview video
Last November, Ashes of Creation highlighted the act of moving goods from one place to another in a caravan, which was certainly an illustrative...
Loric Games, founded by Mythic vets, picks up fresh investment and Jeff Hickman to build a survival game
Remember back in 2022, when we first learned a trio of Mythic vets - Brian Johnson, Ray Soto, and Mythic co-founder Rob Denton -...
Interview: Survival MMO Age of Water on monetization, sandbox play, and the Q1 early access launch
Way back at the end of 2020, we first caught wind of a new sandbox called Age of Water: Developed by Three Whales Studio...
Camelot Unchained’s latest newsletter reaffirms its old-school business model
We've had one Camelot Unchained newsletter, yes, but what about second newsletter? Then prepare for paragraphs from City State Entertainment as it showcases the...
The MOP Up: DDO’s Snowpeaks Festival returns
Just because winter is in full swing doesn't mean it has to be dour! Dungeons and Dragons Online is keeping things lively with the...
One Shot: Surveying my domain
Good day, captain! Now that you've been beamed down by your mutinous crew and marooned on an ice planet, you might as well enjoy...
EVE Vanguard resumes playtesting, EVE Echoes changes ship insurance costs
This weekend brings a couple of news pieces from the world of EVE Online, both in the PC and mobile versions of the game,...
Nexon is shutting down its multiplayer medieval war game Warhaven in April
You may not have thought much about Warhaven this week prior to reading our PvP columnist Sam Kash's take on the game's current state...
Mortal Online 2 opens the Undercroft dungeon in latest patch
When you hear a place called the Undercroft, a few things come to mind: an underground delve, some form of fancy stonework, maybe impossibly...
Fight or Kite: Warhaven’s pre-season 2 is super fun but perilously unbalanced
Update: This column was written before we knew that Nexon has decided to sunset the game in April, unfortunately. Consider this our eulogy and...
Almost 11 years post-Kickstarter, Camelot Unchained devs are working on UI, lighting, NPC navigation, and performance
Camelot Unchained is moving into its 11th year of development this month, and it looks as if most of the work focus from City...
Dark Age of Camelot brings back its Ghost Keep event with RvR boosts and spooky rewards until February 20
Regular players of Dark Age of Camelot probably don't need to be given too many reasons to engage in RvR PvP, but it never...
EVE Online’s board game Kickstarter is live – and it met its funding goal in under an hour
Apparently there are plenty of EVE Online fans who would like the board game version of the spaceship sandbox to be a thing. Yesterday...
Albion Online’s latest guide explains the nature of its world and how players can explore it
If you have never played Albion Online before, it can feel a little bit daunting to start, especially if you know that it's a...
Riot Games laid off over 500 people last night, and no we don’t know what it means for the Riot MMO
Riot Games is joining the seemingly endless list of game studios continuing to dump workers overboard: Last night, the company announced it is shedding...
MechWarrior Online Legends maps out Mechs, events, and weapons coming over the next three months
What does the first quarter of 2024 hold for MechWarrior Online Legends? Well, there will be 'Mechs but that was pretty much a given,...
EVE Online plans two expansions, Vanguard tests, returning events, and a 21st anniversary in 2024 roadmap
The content roadmaps continue to flow freely from our corner of gaming, as CCP Games has put out its full-year plan for EVE Online,...
The MOP Up: Path of Exile’s corpses explode less frequently now
Even a middling Path of Exile patch is still a cause for celebration when it arrives, as in the case of this past week's...
Albion Online drops a guide to alchemy, opens apps for its player Round Table
The first and perhaps most important thing to understand about how crafted potions behave in Albion Online is that these potions are sometimes best...
