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 Evolved: Operation Frostline patch and event guide
Practically every MMO does some kind of event for the holidays, but how do you bring the holiday cheer to a dystopian sci-fi universe...
The MOP Up: GTA Online makes every bullet count (December 13, 2015)
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...
Massively OP’s Best of 2015 Awards: Most Likely to Flop
Massively OP's end-of-the-year awards continue today with our most likely to flop in 2016 and beyond award.
Last year, Star Citizen took home this dishonor, leading to...
One Shots: Underground wonders
Spelunking isn't just a fun word to say but an exciting activity in its own right. Players who take the time to explore under...
Jukebox Heroes: A very merry Christmas MMO mix
Now that we're into the thick of December, I've given myself permission to finally turn the radio station over to the all-Christmas-all-the-time channel for...
H1Z1 gets comfortable with food
What does H1Z1 and The Sims have in common? Other than being gruesome torture boxes for innocent video game characters, both games are focused...
Albion Online celebrates 60,000 founders
Albion Online studio Sandbox Interactive has a lot to be pleased about today: It's reached a new milestone in the form of 60,000 total founders.
Two...
Rokh offers a persistent multiplayer survival sandbox set on Mars
If H1Z1's zombies and ARK: Survival Evolved's dinos aren't your kind of survival sandbox, how about one set on the planet Mars?
Darewise Entertainment and...
Massively OP’s Best of 2015 Awards: Biggest Disappointment of 2015
Massively OP's end-of-the-year awards continue today with our award for the biggest MMO disappointment of 2015.
Last year, we gave this "award" to WildStar and ArcheAge in...
ArtCraft starts teasing Crowfall comic book
Crowfall: The Comic Book? It's happening, although the full recipients of this colorful treat will be limited to those who snag a collector's edition...
Tribes: Ascend’s first major patch since 2013 lands today
Back in August, Hi-Rez surprised disgruntled Tribes: Ascend fans by announcing that it would be resuming updates after years of maintenance mode. At the time,...
EVE Valkyrie will launch bundled with the Oculus Rift
Oculus and CCP have just announced that the EVE-spinoff VR shooter, EVE Valkyrie, will launch bundled with the Rift itself in 2016.
https://twitter.com/oculus/status/674983291527671808
CCP Bosun joined...
The Daily Grind: Will you try Epic’s Paragon MOBA?
I hadn't heard of Paragon before last weekend, but after watching the brief gameplay clip that Epic released to tease its upcoming MOBA, I'm...
Heroes of the Storm adds recruit-a-friend rewards
Sometimes you put up with a lot from your friends, and sometimes they have to put up with something for you. After all, you...
Albion Online ‘Aurelius’ beta update embraces the season
Just because a game is in beta doesn't mean that it can't bust out an event or two, right? Albion Online thinks so, anyway, and...
Riot pulls League of Legends statue due to poor craftsmanship
When I was a kid, it was generally accepted that action figures looked nothing like their cartoon counterpart besides being a vaguely human-shaped blob....
Trove adds loot and progression to its new PvP mode
Trove is no longer a harmonious place for jaunty voxels. If you haven't heard the news, Trion Worlds added PvP into the game with a recent...
Crowfall explains the design of its skill trees
How do you get better at things in Crowfall? Obviously, there's personal practice, but in the more abstract sense, there are the game's skill...
EVE’s ‘ISIS’ ship browser gets a rename
EVE Online's Operation Frostline patch yesterday brought to light an intriguing change: a new name for the game's ship browser, the Interbus Ship Identification System, otherwise...
Darkfall requests community feedback; F2P is off the table
It's not exactly a secret that Darkfall Unholy Wars isn't a darling of the entire Darkfall fandom, considering that there are two separate attempts...
