Multiplayer

Games in our Multiplayer category are multiplayer online games that share some but not all mechanics in common with traditional MMORPGs. Generally, their “massive” nature is contested. They frequently include OARPGs, online shooters, online strategy games, mobile MMOs, and other pseudo-MMOs that optionally provide single-player, offline, or custom-server support. We formerly categorized Multiplayer titles as “Not So Massively” games. You may also be interested in our MOBA category for PvP-centric arena battlers. [Follow the Multiplayer Online Games category’s RSS feed]

Apex Legends adds limited-time team deathmatch, reworks classes, and marks four years on February 14

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It's a party in Apex Legends, and you're invited to attend on Tuesday, February 14th. That's when the battle royale's Revelry season will begin...

Valheim applies Mistlands fixes, introduces a fishing hat, and adds ballista targeting tweaks

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At the tail end of January, one of the devs of Valheim teased an upcoming update to the Viking survival sandbox that was described...

ARK Survival Evolved’s Switch edition finally updates with 2017’s Ragnarok DLC

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If you've been playing ARK: Survival Evolved on Switch all these years and been grumpy that you haven't had access to Ragnarok, then your...

Massively on the Go: Preparing for Pokemon Go’s Las Vegas Hoenn Tour

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Pokemon GO's Hoenn Tour is swiftly approaching, but the event is a little different than usual. While GO Fest often has had Niantic sponsored events, the first...

Take Two blames lower third quarter 2023 net bookings on ‘macroeconomic conditions,’ notes strong performance from GTA Online

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While Take Two Interactive has its thumbs in a lot of pies, we're reporting on the company's third quarter financial news primarily because it...

Choose My Adventure: Global Agenda provides a classic MMO ass-beating

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I'll be one of the first to admit that in spite of my desire to get into a shooter MMO/multiplayer game this month, I'm...

Here are some of the multiplayer, MMO, and MMORPG demos of February 2023’s Steam Next Fest

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The Steam Next Fest is underway, making it a fine time to perhaps try something a little new or unexpected. If you're looking to...

The Stream Team: Hungry hungry Helminth and Warframe’s museum of frames

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Between the hungry hungry Helminth and the museum of frames, Massively OP's MJ couldn't decide what to focus on during her latest excursion into...
That's silly. You're silly.

Overwatch 2 brings Season 3 on February 7th, complete with crossover collaborations

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Welcome to Overwatch 2's season 3! What are you hoping to get out of it? If your answer to the question is "the PvE...

Activision-Blizzard Q4 2022: Blizzard revenues, MAUs spike thanks to WoW Dragonflight and Overwatch 2

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Welcome back to our inevitable coverage of Activision-Blizzard's quarterly financials: Today's edition sums up Q4's results, comprising October, November, and December 2022. Let's break it...

The Stream Team: Happy 4th birthday, Astroneer

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While Astroneer came out in early access on Steam in December of 2016, its official launch anniversary is today. Of course, Massively OP's MJ...

Conan Exiles teases a new Age plus love for modding and consoles

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Conan Exiles' new project director Rod Harper dropped a producer's letter for the game last week, and while Funcom does spend a large chunk...
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IGN’s upcoming Fan Fest features Elder Scrolls Online, Redfall, and Diablo IV

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The month of February is usually associated with the cold of winter and not a showcase of game and movie trailers, but the IGN...
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The Division 2 delays Season 11 over global localization issues

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A slowed-down -- but not arrested -- development pipeline for The Division 2 is increasing the pain for this one: Ubisoft announced that it's...

Workers call out Activision-Blizzard management as it reaches $35M settlement with SEC

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A Better ABK, the proto-union workers group that supports the developers at Activision-Blizzard, has once more thrown a spotlight on management malfeasance, sharing its...
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Overwatch 2’s director maps out the future without map pools and less map frequency

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Hey there, Overwatch 2 player! Do you like map pools? No, you don't; basically no one did, and so they're being removed according to...

Rumbleverse and Knockout City announce sunsets, Back 4 Blood announces maintenance mode

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We have an unfortunate trifecta of bad multiplayer gaming news, especially for fans of the battle royale title Rumbleverse, the team-based dodgeball battler Knockout...
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Path of Exile ties down dates for its next two expansion reveals and the ExileCon event

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Whip out your favorite calendar (or your favorite calendar app because paper calendars are dead now I guess) because Path of Exile has some...

Star Citizen talks up plans for more updates to the neglected Arena Commander module

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The Arena Commander portion of Star Citizen often seems like the red-headed stepchild of the game, particularly as CIG's focus has primarily been on...

Dauntless and Fae Farm studio Phoenix Labs just bought itself out

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Dauntless developer Phoenix Labs is making another huge move this week, as it's apparently secured investment that will allow its management to buy it...

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