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]

Hearthstone revs up Battlegrounds Season 3 for next week

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The third season of Hearthstone's Battlegrounds is set to kick off on January 17th under the careful tutelage of Professor Putricide. Wait, where did...

Ubisoft’s Skull and Bones has been delayed for the sixth time, potentially to 2024

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Listen, if you didn't put another Skull and Bones delay on your 2023 predictions list, you have already failed because Ubisoft has once again...
Strike a pose and all that.

Wayfinder’s second PC test and first PlayStation test kick off next week

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Earlier this week, we reported that the newly introduced Wayfinder was already in the middle of its first wave of testing with another one...
Oh my sweet summer child.

Kingshunt has shut down its servers for what the developers are claiming will be further development

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We hope you got in your enjoyment with Kingshunt while it lasted because it's over now. The game's servers shut down on January 6th,...

Massively on the Go: Splatoon 3 begins 2023 with its best Tricolor Battle iteration yet

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Well, the latest Splatfest has come and gone, and while my personal win streak is over, I think the event was a sweet victory...

Apex Legends’ latest update prepares a collection event, brings back control mode, and allows private matches

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The battle royale shooter Apex Legends would like players to gather up as many goodies as possible - 24 things to be exact -...

HEROish is a multiplayer ‘action-strategy adventure’ that merges MOBA and card game mechanics

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The union between MOBA combat and trading card games has come to pass, and that union has formed HEROish, a self-described "action-strategy adventure" title...

Dauntless outlines plans for another round of XP, token, and returning seasonal events in latest roadmap

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The Twitter account for Dauntless has once again put forth a small roadmap for the next couple of months, providing a quick bird's eye...

World of Tanks unveils upcoming jet-boosted tanks and Terminator 2-themed battle pass

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It's time for the first random cross-promotional content of 2023 thanks to World of Tanks! The online tank battler will make bedfellows with the...
well then

Microsoft buys a fluffy ad that talks up CWA unions and tries to smooth things over with the FTC

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You could assume that Microsoft's PR department is working extra hard after the company raged in legalese at the Federal Trade Commission when you...

MMO shooter Ashfall previews companions, boss weaknesses, and base decorating

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Do you remember Ashfall? It's a self-described adventure shooter MMORPG from NetEase and Legendary Star Studios that's set in a post-apocalyptic world where players...

Fight or Kite: Hi-Rez’s shooter Rogue Company is a less-punishing Valorant

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High-intensity, action-packed matches are my bread and butter these days. If I can find a game that keeps my attention long enough to even...

Elite Dangerous will patch Update 14 issues late this month, schedules Updates 15 and 16 for this year

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The new year has been met by the devs of Elite: Dangerous with its latest newsletter, which grants a general roadmap of update plans...
I find the way.

Wayfinder promises ‘juicy details’ on testing, highlights part of its playable roster

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After a holiday hiatus, the crew at Airship Syndicate is back to crank out development and testing for this year's Wayfinder. The team said...

Among Us lookalike Goose Goose Duck surges in popularity thanks to K-pop group BTS

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It's barely January and we're already writing a completely weird headline, so let's try to contextualize what's happening here. This is a story about...

The Stream Team: Gunning down the nanobot menace in the Synced open beta

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The world has been taken over by killer nanobots and it's up to MOP's Chris to try to stop them! He'll be heading into...

New video looks at the history of microtransactions and how they flooded all of video gaming

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The cosmetics shop. The battle pass. The lock box. Microtransactions are a part of our MMO, MMORPG, and multiplayer lives, not to mention many...

Tower of Fantasy gets a sniper rifle-wielding maid on January 12 and kicks off a Lucky Tarot event

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I don't claim to be intimately familiar with the Edwardian style of service, but I have to assume that maids don't normally carry immense...

Starbase prepares for its next in-game spaceship showcase on January 27

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If you're a fan of starships, specifically the ones built in the early access sandbox of Starbase, then you've got an important couple of...

Torchlight Infinite offers patch notes and a video preview of its January 12 Season of Blacksail

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Torchlight Infinite may have already shared a preview of its January 12th Season of Blacksail, but now it's sharing another preview as well as...

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