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 Valkyrie launches today alongside the Oculus Rift
CCP's VR shooter EVE: Valkyrie opens its doors today alongside the formal launch of the Oculus Rift platform and 29 other titles.
"We intend to be...
A new war is brewing in EVE Online
Have you noticed that there seem to be fewer announcements of EVE Online's big space battles recently? The explanation is quite simple: There haven't...
H1Z1 vows to test builds better in the future
H1Z1: King of the Kill issued a mea culpa to the community in a letter this past week, admitting that Daybreak has been rushing patches...
The Daily Grind: What’s the best MOBA for an MMORPG player?
Every few months, my husband will be reading over my shoulder while I'm writing up news about a MOBA for Massively OP, and he'll...
The MOP Up: Easter springs upon us (March 27, 2016)
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...
MMO Mechanics: MMORPG expansions vs. sequels
The recent news about EverQuest Next's cancellation has renewed the debate about whether or not MMOs should get sequels, which have given me plenty...
Camelot Unchained’s weekly update focuses on lighting, armor, and clutter
Camelot Unchained is crunching along, this week squeezing in time for another meaty update. "In terms of our biggest achievements this week, our lighting...
League of Legends: Caster boycott, Aurelion Sol, and Chinese theme song
Three high-profile freelance League of Legends e-sports casters are effectively boycotting the Mid-Season Invitational, claiming Riot Games "failed to arrive at an industry standard...
Eternal Crusade expands battle maps to 64 players, introduces stronghold mode
To war! To victory! To patching!
The battle cry has gone out for Eternal Crusade founders, who can now download and try out the game's...
The Daily Grind: Which MMORPG could use a good reboot?
MMORPG reboots might be impractical and inadvisable, but games from Darkfall and DUST 514 to MapleStory and Linkrealms are all giving (or have given)...
World of Warships deploys Russian cruisers in 0.5.4 update
World of Warships' 0.5.4 update docked on the live servers this week, complete with nine new Russian cruisers sure to bring a smile to...
Darkfall: Rise of Agon lays the foundation for player testing
Darkfall's Rise of Agon reboot spent the last week prepping the servers for the game's eventual player test, according to a new developer diary....
Heretics storm into Albion Online
Albion Online is beefing up its PvE game with this month's Cador update. If you've been following this title for any length of time,...
Meta: Got any questions for Camelot Unchained’s Mark Jacobs?
Sure, you could hassle City State Entertainment's Mark Jacobs down here in our comments and goad him into posting lengthy Camelot Unchained and industry treatises....
Crowfall demos new full-screen character viewport and more UI tweaks
Crowfall UX design lead Billy Garretsen has a new State of the UI video out today in which he discusses the changes to the...
Daybreak appoints former EA and Zynga exec as new Senior VP of Games
MMO studio Daybreak has a new Senior VP of Games.
Gamesindustry.biz reports that Larry LaPierre, a 14-year veteran of Electronic Arts and former general manager...
Superdata predicts China will buy up more western gaming publishers
Superdata has released a summary of its research on the worldwide digital games market for February 2016, claiming that the digital games market sales...
Perfect Ten: Most notable console MMORPGs to date
It used to be that hunting for a console MMORPG was one of the most fruitless endeavors known to gamers. The PC was where...
EVE Online’s Project Discovery gets an update to combat abuse
It's been a while since EVE Online released its Project Discovery minigame that rewards players for participating in real-world scientific research into cell biology. The project organisers at...
The Stream Team: Sharing SMITE presents for its birthday
It's SMITE's birthday and we'll party if we want to, party if we want to, party if we want to! You can party too,...
