RvR stands for “realm vs. realm,” usually a reference to faction-based player-vs.-player warfare, and frequently (though not always) in the context of more than two realms.
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Black Desert talks up 300v300 War of the Roses PvP and today’s 15v15 Guild League
Black Desert is taking a page out of EVE Online's playbook and promoting its mass-PvP systems - specifically, the War of the Roses pre-season...
Throne & Liberty KR holds its first PvP siege and explains the activity’s mechanics
If you like laying siege to to a big castle with fantasy classes and big stomping rock golems, then you'll probably like what Throne...
World of Warcraft’s February Trading Post is all about having a lovely time of love
It's February, and as far as World of Warcraft's Trading Post is concerned, that means it's time for an entire month of love. This...
War Thunder celebrates the Lunar New Year with dragon decals and a free Soviet tank
2024 is the Year of the Dragon according to the Chinese Zodiac, so it stands to reason that War Thunder is celebrating the Lunar...
Elite Dangerous unveils 2024 plans for powerplay rework, next Thargoid War step, and ‘at least’ four new ships
The playerbase of Elite Dangerous is waking up to some unique emotions today: a sense of hope and excitement for the spaceship sandbox. That's...
MMO Business Roundup: Krafton likes AI, Call of Duty moderation, and German lockbox regulation push
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news. We've got a lot to cover, so let's dive right in.
Krafton pushes AI...
Bungie announces genius Destiny 2 collab with BioWare’s Mass Effect franchise
This week in transmedia synergy crosspromos that will break your brain along with the sanctity of whatever canon is left to us in MMOs...
Loric Games, founded by Mythic vets, picks up fresh investment and Jeff Hickman to build a survival game
Remember back in 2022, when we first learned a trio of Mythic vets - Brian Johnson, Ray Soto, and Mythic co-founder Rob Denton -...
Interview: Survival MMO Age of Water on monetization, sandbox play, and the Q1 early access launch
Way back at the end of 2020, we first caught wind of a new sandbox called Age of Water: Developed by Three Whales Studio...
Camelot Unchained’s latest newsletter reaffirms its old-school business model
We've had one Camelot Unchained newsletter, yes, but what about second newsletter? Then prepare for paragraphs from City State Entertainment as it showcases the...
PlanetSide 2 explains upcoming Sunderer updates as a needed step in overall vehicle balance
Last month, PlanetSide 2 made some big proposals for the persistent war FPS's 2024, one of which being a rework to the Sunderer vehicle....
Fight or Kite: Warhaven’s pre-season 2 is super fun but perilously unbalanced
Update: This column was written before we knew that Nexon has decided to sunset the game in April, unfortunately. Consider this our eulogy and...
Almost 11 years post-Kickstarter, Camelot Unchained devs are working on UI, lighting, NPC navigation, and performance
Camelot Unchained is moving into its 11th year of development this month, and it looks as if most of the work focus from City...
Dark Age of Camelot brings back its Ghost Keep event with RvR boosts and spooky rewards until February 20
Regular players of Dark Age of Camelot probably don't need to be given too many reasons to engage in RvR PvP, but it never...
EVE Online’s board game Kickstarter is live – and it met its funding goal in under an hour
Apparently there are plenty of EVE Online fans who would like the board game version of the spaceship sandbox to be a thing. Yesterday...
Choose My Adventure: Genshin Impact is slowly working its charms on me
Perhaps this is just time away from the game or the full mental and literal reset talking, but I have to say that right...
Throne & Liberty KR discusses stat integration, siege wars, and (vaguely) the global launch
As western players continue to wait impatiently for even the tiniest scrap of news about the global release of Throne & Liberty, NCsoft has...
The MOP Up: Path of Exile’s corpses explode less frequently now
Even a middling Path of Exile patch is still a cause for celebration when it arrives, as in the case of this past week's...
City of Heroes Homecoming opens testing of new Arsenal powersets, epic power pool revamp, TF diversity, and more
It's finally here, and by here we mean on the Brainstorm beta server: City of Heroes Homecoming's first big patch since April 2023 (and...
Perfect Ten: The weirdest weapons from MMOs of yore
Swords. Staffs. Maces. Spears. Wands. Bows. Crossbows. Double-crossbows. Hammers. Wolverine claws. Daggers. Axes. Deadly? Yes. Fashionable? Not so much. A two-handed sword is so...
