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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Wargaming invests in Twitch competitor
Don't be surprised if Twitch gives World of Tanks a cold shoulder from now on.
Apparently Wargaming has invested $4 million in Hitbox, a livestreaming service...
Battle Bards podcast listens to MMO character creation music
Battle Bards, the world’s first and only MMO music podcast, returns to listen to the oft-neglected character creation themes. What music do composers create for...
Neverwinter Strongholds are now available on your Xbox One
Do you have an Xbone? Me too, but I don't play Neverwinter on it. Come to think of it, I don't play Neverwinter at all,...
Guns of Icarus turns three, gives you gifts
Guns of Icarus turns three this week, and to celebrate, Muse is giving away hats with sparklers and causing all of your enemy kills...
Let the NPCs handle your busy work with Albion Online’s laborers
There are certain tedious tasks that are just better left up to automation sometimes. Sure, you need a steady flow of incoming wood and...
EVE Online launches its Parallax update
The latest update for EVE Online isn't quite the show-stopping update that some players might wish for, but it's still substantial. Parallax contains a...
Crowfall takes on the fine degrees of separation between bow users
You are not your weapon in Crowfall. Just because two archetypes use a bow in the game doesn't mean that they play the same....
Not So Massively: LoL pro Doublelift kicked from e-sports team (November 2, 2015)
Online gaming and e-sports are getting bigger by the day, and there are literally hundreds of popular online games out there that don’t really...
The Stream Team: Doling out Das Tal alpha keys
Back in June, MassivelyOP's MJ explored Das Tal during a playtest with devs. Now you have the chance to jump in and see what...
Das Tal opens persistent testing server
It's one small step for test servers but one giant leap for Das Tal.
The "open-world survival arena" has kicked off a nine-day run of...
EVE Evolved: Could achievements save EVE’s new player experience?
EVE Online has always been a very long-term game, with players setting goals that often take months to achieve and forming friendships over the...
The MOP Up: Free Tribes for all (November 1, 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...
Worlds Adrift UI is a mixture of the ‘diegetic’ and the traditional
The latest Worlds Adrift dev blog talks up the game's user interface, and more specifically a "diegetic UI" that is included in the game...
Jukebox Heroes: An MMO Halloween playlist
Halloween is upon us, that spooky and magical time of year that exists both in real life and in many of our MMOs. While...
Camelot Unchained’s Scouts sound pretty badass [Updated]
Camelot Unchained has revealed its Scout archetypes, and they are the Arisen, the Wisp, and the Specter. Arisen are "the most powerful of the...
GTA Online adds a Halloween hearse and more
You know what I really need to complete my Grand Theft Auto Online avatar's look? A Zombie Liberals from the Midwest t-shirt. Fortunately for...
Exploring ‘The Video Game Debate’: Moral panic and online griefing
Welcome back to our ongoing exploration of Rachel Kowert and Thorsten Quandt’s book The Video Game Debate. As you can guess, the book itself focuses...
Steam’s Halloween sale includes The Secret World, ARK, and more
This week sees a big Halloween sale over at Steam, which includes several MMOs that you might want to pick up while they're at...
Camelot Unchained’s terrain will adapt to realm control
The latest Camelot Unchained newsletter reveals that taking territory in the game will change more than just what's on the map: The terrain will...
Massively Overthinking: Let’s take the classic Bartle test
Here's something you probably didn't know: Online worlds researcher Dr. Richard Bartle didn't actually write the Bartle test.
His original research explored, analyzed, and defined the...
