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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Mortal Online 2 calls latest UE5 test ‘a huge success’ and readies another PTR this week
Last week the FFA PvP sandbox Mortal Online 2 ran its third Unreal Engine 5 upgrade test, with a focus on debugging its server...
The MOP Up: How about Final Fantasy XI’s new Vana’Bout?
Final Fantasy XI had a busy week with a November patch, that "includes changes to foes in Normal and Intense Ambuscades, a new battlefield...
Overwatch 2 digests its PvP-focused BlizzCon reveals, promises more ‘surprise and delight’ events for all
Overwatch 2 director Aaron Keller is using his usual Director's Take blog post to take a breath and process the reveals made by the...
Tarisland devs address the decision to avoid P2W cash shop kit – but not Vigor energy gating
Tencent is apparently continuing to tweak its monetization for Tarisland in response to player angst as it continues charging through its second closed beta...
Don’t look now but Blizzard has been quietly patching up Heroes of the Storm
When it comes to Heroes of the Storm, Blizzard is putting the "maintenance" back in "maintenance mode" as November 16th saw a new patch...
Fight or Kite: Netmarble’s Paragon The Overprime resurrects Epic’s lost MOBA Paragon (again)
Some things never change. The sky is blue – except at night. The grass is green – except in winter. And Paragon is dead...
Throne and Liberty’s new trailer envisions an action-packed boss fight
You know what you need today? A nice injection of trailer hype, courtesy of NCsoft's upcoming Throne and Liberty. While it's not actual gameplay...
Cinderstone Online has apparently sunsetted after just two months as devs plan F2P relaunch
Over the last couple of years, we've kept an eye on Cinderstone Online aka Fioresia Online, a cutesy indie MMO that actually made it...
EVE Online’s Havoc expansion is live, making players’ space pirate dreams a reality
As promised, EVE Online players are coasting into the sandbox's Havoc expansion today, which offers the life of a pirate to fans of the...
EVE Online posts the full patch notes for tomorrow’s Havoc update
Havoc is coming to EVE Online, and not just the kind created by player shenanigans that encourages CCP Games to write headlines and garbage...
The MOP Up: Fallout 76 turns five years old
Fallout 76 is celebrating its fifth anniversary loud and proud this week with a birthday party on Tuesday, a special challenge event, and a...
Mortal Online 2 continues to test out its Unreal Engine 5 upgrade with a third PTR November 13
The Unreal Engine 5 upgrade for Mortal Online 2 hasn't been quite the improvement that Star Vault first hyped it to be, at least...
MMO Business Roundup: Gaming addiction, GTA6, Ubisoft layoffs, Epic v. Google, and more
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news. There's been a lot this week, so we'll keep 'em brief!
Addiction: A woman...
EVE Online releases an updated launcher this week, confirms Winter Nexus holiday for December 5
The holidays are coming to EVE Online, but instead of bringing Santa-faced carbonated belch syrup, they're offering up the annual Winter Nexus event on...
NCsoft Q3 2023: Mobile MMOs, not the classic PC titles, are dragging NCsoft down
If you were hoping that NCsoft's financials might perk up in Q3 after a full year of downward incline, I'm afraid I'll be disappointing...
Pearl Abyss Q3 2023: Black Desert’s Land of the Morning Light pulled PA out of its slump
MOP readers might recall that three months ago, the news for Pearl Abyss was looking a bit on the grim side, as the Korean...
Perfect Ten: The single best expansion from 10 MMOs
Holy crud, do I not know that I'm setting myself up for some major pushback today. Oh, I feel that to my core, friends!...
Albion Online is switching to a seasonal quarterly content cadence with smaller, faster updates
With Wild Blood just recently settling into the Albion Online patch archive, Sandbox Interactive is already moving on to talking about the game's next...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 444: The return of BlizzCon
Justin and Bree discuss BlizzCon 2023, World of Warcraft The War Within expansion, the Worldsoul Saga, WoW Classic Cataclysm, WoW Classic's Season of Discovery aka don't call it Classic Plus, with a few bits about Overwatch 2, Hearthstone, and Diablo IV, plus adventures in Warcraft Rumble and My Time at Sandrock.
League of Legends fighting game Project L will be playable during Worlds 2023 in South Korea
How hungry are you to try out Project L, the fighting game that draws from the roster of Riot Games' MOBA League of Legends?...
