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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Elder Scrolls Online is running a free-play event through April 17
As part of Elder Scrolls Online's anniversary festivities - and concurrent with next week's big Vegas event and Necrom previews - ZeniMax Online studios...
Interview: Spellcraft’s game director on the first public alpha and its intense gameplay
A good weekend is in store for anyone who loves to play the latest, hottest, fresh-off-the-press-est multiplayer games the moment they pop up. That's...
NCsoft is taking Kakao’s ArcheAge War to court over alleged plagiarism of Lineage 2M
ArcheAge War isn't just a delayed blockchain mess: It's also the subject of a new lawsuit.
According to The Korea Times, NCsoft has filed a...
Fight or Kite: Starborne Frontiers is an autobattler with plentiful monetization schemes
When Starborne: Frontiers was first announced back in June of 2021 (which, wow, I can’t believe it was that long ago), I was extremely...
The MOP Up: Hearthstone welcomes the Year of the Wolf
The Year of the Wolf is coming to Hearthstone: "Throughout the Year of the Wolf, we’ll be focusing our efforts on making Hearthstone and...
Storyboard: Pros and cons for purely player-driven story experiences in MMOs
What is the right way to tell a story in an MMO? That is a silly question, like asking what the right way is...
Foxhole studio announces Anvil Empires, a persistent war sandbox MMO with thousand-person battles
If you thought Foxhole is a great MMO - as we sure do - and were wishing its devs would expand their skills to...
Neverwinter’s Salvatore-penned Menzoberranzan module is live on PC and console today
Happy Menzoberranzan day! Neverwinter fans better have the spelling of that word down pat because the full release rolls out to the live PC...
World of Warcraft will let you make blind characters in Update 10.1
MMORPGs are all about letting you make and roleplay the kind of character you envision, which means the more creation choices, the better. And...
The MOP Up: Open-world tactical RPG Wartales releases next month
Looking to wage medieval war in a different format? You'll soon get your chance with Wartales, an open-world tactical RPG that's fully luanching on...
Elite Dangerous delays update 15 and ‘major feature rework,’ re-opens console transfers in April
I'm afraid that while the latest Elite Dangerous missive was seemingly intended to bring players into the loop of the game's current development, it's...
Neverwinter opens up about next week’s Precipice of War battle pass
A new battle pass is coming to Neverwinter next week that will run for over three months. And like previous passes, this one will...
Fight or Kite: Faeria is a cross between a card game and skirmishing boardgame
Look, up in the sky! It’s a card game! It’s a skirmishing boardgame! It’s Faeria! Yes, it's Faeria, a strange digital mashup from developer...
Wisdom of Nym: Potential destinations for Final Fantasy XIV’s next expansion
Let me say this upfront: While I will occasionally point out that I probably know more than the average Final Fantasy XIV fan about...
The MOP Up: Guild Wars 2 reworks its Gyala Delve meta-event
Guild Wars 2 pushed out a patch last week that adjusted how the Gyala Delve meta-event functions and doles out rewards. Part of this...
St. Patrick’s Day celebrations kick off in War Thunder, World of Tanks, and Skyforge
St. Patrick's Day might not be the most impressive of holidays from an MMORPG and multiplayer gaming standpoint (there are many more interesting ideas...
WoW Factor: Narrative justification for every missing class/race combo in World of Warcraft
As I implied in a recent post about the most recent Ion Hazzikostas interview, the line about making sure that there was a narrative...
Summoners War Chronicles celebrates over 1M daily users with login goodies for EU and Asian territories
Have you heard of Summoners War: Chronicles? We've been covering this MMO version of the mobile title between its initial 2017 reveal all the...
EVE Online changes the rules for factional warfare in latest update
The cutthroat nature of EVE Online means that sometimes you might have to choose between the player corporation you want to work for and...
NCSoft unveils a mobile and PC MMORTS codenamed Project G
NCsoft is once again entering an MMO sub-genre at an arguably later point in time, though we also have to admit that there is...