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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APB Reloaded’s Halloween event returns – but for PC only
A warning has been issued to all APB Reloaded units notifying them of a dangerous Headless Horseman in the vicinity. This is due to...
SMITE and RuneScape renew their collaboration with new and returning hero skins
Last November saw the unlikely combination of RuneScape and SMITE in a collaborative event that featured several members of the MOBA roster done up...
Anime hero shooter Second Wave shares gameplay footage and thoughts from its first beta
Over the past couple of months we've been reporting on Second Wave, a hero shooter/MOBA hybrid dressed up in anime style from developer Challengers...
Apex Legends introduces Conduit, Valorant introduces Iso
The hero shooter sub-genre generally gets more interesting when new heroes arrive to the game, which would certainly explain why both Valorant and Apex...
Warhaven releases its new Bard character and begins the Halloween Soulsdance Festival
Last week saw the team-based PvP medieval fantasy brawler Warhaven bring the rock as it started its first pre-season featuring the arrival of the...
The MOP Up: Dark Age of Camelot sees ‘incredible RvR’ thanks to Halloween event
Don't count an old horse out of the race just yet. Dark Age of Camelot said that its currently running Crossroads Covenant event is...
War Thunder’s Kings of Battle update brings the big guns with new self-propelled artillery vehicles
The devastation and suppression that well-placed artillery fire is capable of on a battlefield is definitely something that can't be understated. It's this impact...
Overwatch 2 outlines upcoming character balancing, promises more ways to acquire popular skins
Season 7 is well and truly underway in Overwatch 2, which means that the developers are taking a look at player feedback and metrics...
Massively Overthinking: What’s next for Blizzard under Microsoft?
So the Microsoft acquisition of Activision-Blizzard is basically a done deal. Oh, sure, the FTC is still fumbling around with hapless appeals, but look,...
World of Tanks gets into the spooky spirit with the Halloween-themed Mirny Lost Hope event
You would think that rumbling into a spooky location in a fully loaded tank would make you feel safer, but that is likely not...
EVE Online explains what Havoc’s pirate faction gameplay will look like in latest video
If the lore and design-centered video for Havoc out of EVE Online left you underwhelmed, then you might be more interested in the newest...
Sea of Thieves Season 10 adds guilds and combat updates now, readies new voyage and PvE mode later
After a multi-month delay, there's finally a new season to play in Sea of Thieves. Season 10 has officially launched today, bringing with it...
Vague Patch Notes: Pivots don’t work with MMOs
So we can pretty much confirmed now that Pantheon's goose is thoroughly cooked. Yes, I know, the folks at Visionary Realms are claiming that...
Pantheon confirms ‘247’ extraction play mode rumors: ‘This is not a cancellation of Pantheon’
Yesterday, we covered turmoil in the Pantheon Rise of the Fallen community stemming from multiple leaks from the game's VIP backer Discord. The leaker...
Evercore Heroes dev continues internal work on Project R revamp, now in the ‘awkward transition phase’
The shrinking of the PvE-focused MOBA/MMO Evercore Heroes continues. Readers will recall that the original game's paid closed beta didn't draw enough buyers to...
Trove brings back its Shadow’s Eve Halloween event with a new questline and new rewards
The Halloween chill has descended upon the cubic land of Trove once again, as the MMO is kicking off Shadow's Eve this week with...
Wargaming launches multiple charitable bundles for its slate of titles to benefit Ukraine
The country of Ukraine continues to defend itself from the ongoing Russian invasion, which naturally means that aid is still needed for the Ukrainian...
Perfect Ten: Myths about balance in MMOs
For some MMO players, "balance" is a dirty word. And I'm not going to lie, I can hardly blame them. If you're not a...
Sea of Thieves elaborates on the Season 10 guilds feature coming to its FFA PvP High Seas mode
Readers will recall that Season 10 of Sea of Thieves will effectively bisect the game into two parts, with an extremely limited PvE Safer...
EVE Evolved: Is it too late to start playing EVE Online?
Sci-fi MMO EVE Online reached a special milestone this year with its 20th anniversary, and for many people, it raises an interesting question: Is...