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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Riot Games shares vague gameplay and design details for its in-progress Riot MMO
Riot Games has been pretty cagey about the details of its still-gestating Runeterra MMO for a while now, and that trend appears to continue...
Albion Online faces DDoS attacks presumably over a recent anti-botting update
It looks like Albion Online is being targeted by some angry digital racketeers if word from Sandbox Interactive is to be believed. Over the...
Camelot Unchained recaps crafting mods, environment ‘style packs,’ and more NPC AI work
Here in early July, Camelot Unchained is once more offering its customary reports about June's development progress in its standard newsletter and dev blog...
EVE Online opens pre-orders for its 20th anniversary collector’s edition
If you're not a regular player of EVE Online, then your first reaction to seeing one of the goodies in the game's 20th anniversary...
Albion Online is celebrating six years with a returning event and cash shop sales next week
This month will mark the sixth year of operation for PvP sandbox Albion Online, which means that there's some in-game celebrating to do. And...
Massively Overthinking: The MMOs we wanted a decade ago
Back in May, MOP's Justin penned a fun blog piece on his Bio Break blog about the games he wanted all the way back...
Reign of Guilds’ fourth Steam playtest runs until July 17 with revamps to gameplay systems
The testing stages for sandbox MMORPG Reign of Guilds continues to move at a measured pace as yesterday saw its fourth playtest go live...
Albion Online’s next weapon line allows shapeshifting into golems, werewolves, ents, and more
Big news for Albion Online fans today: The game is set to get a new weapon line, a staff-centric line called Shapeshifter Staffs.
"For the...
Albion Online’s July challenge brings back spooky rewards as SBI tweaks combat balance
It's not even close to Halloween yet, but Albion Online is feeling spooky this month, as its July challenge theme is all about the...
The Stream Team: Wading into the large scale front lines of BattleBit Remastered
Last week he watched it, but this week MOP's Chris is playing it! What is it, you may ask? It's the low-poly cubic large-scale...
Massively Uplifting: Spring and summer philanthropy and farewells in MMOs
'Tis the season! What season? Why, spring and summer! Spring is a time of growth, and our gaming-verse certainly saw growth of the generous...
Choose My Adventure: A Warhammer Online Return of Reckoning reunion with a dash of WAAAGH
It's criminal that there aren't as many Warhammer games that use the Orks. They're my favorite group in the game purely because they just...
Theorycraft Games’ Project Loki gets its first gameplay preview and plans a PC playtest this weekend
For the past couple of years we've reported on Theorycraft Games, a studio first unveiled in 2021 made up of multiple devs whose collective...
Massively Overthinking: Why don’t MMOs try harder to foster great guilds?
MOP reader Mahaf1089 posed an interesting question beneath a WoW Factor column earlier this month, one that clearly resonated with our readers because it...
PlanetSide 2 PC tests some new implants, patches in UI updates and bug fixes
Last week saw PlanetSide 2 open up its PTS so players could kick the tires of seven new implants, all of which are being...
Steam’s Summer Sale 2023 is live through July 13 with deals on FFXIV, GW2, New World, ESO, and more
Valve has revived the traditional Steam summer sale this afternoon, with gobs of good deals running well beyond the 4th of July. Perhaps the...
Mortal Online 2 provides a look at territory control and siege mechanics ahead of their June 28 public test
Mortal Online 2 is once again using its latest livestream to point in the direction of its upcoming territory control update, as Star Vault's...
Perfect Ten: The most regrettable MMO studio names
The name of a studio has no bearing on the game's quality. You might disagree and point to a game you were more inclined...
Temtem Showdown is a free-to-play standalone game that gets you right into critter team PvP battling
What if you could play Temtem but wholesale ignore all of the story questing and creature capturing and MMORPG social elements in order to...
Fight or Kite: Hands-on with Waven, Ankama’s new tactical card-driven MMO
I was provided an especially exciting treat this week. Anyone who’s been following the Fight or Kite column this year, even in passing, would...
