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]

Dauntless releases its final legendary lantern amp, applies some smaller fixes to monsters and quests

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The Radiant Escalation mode in Dauntless has steadily seen the addition of legendary lantern amps - unique powers that can be selected while moving...

Catch Me is a 3v1 game of single player and online multiplayer tag now available in early access

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If you've ever wanted to play tag with a bunch of people but aren't too keen on that whole running around thing (or the...
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V Rising’s first series of regular official server wipes begins this week

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Earlier this month, players of V Rising were informed that the game would begin running regular server wipes in the interest of keeping gameplay...

Sea of Thieves previews Season Seven quality-of-life features and its upcoming limited-time adventure

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While Season Seven of Sea of Thieves isn't releasing until next week, that's not stopping the devs at Rare Ltd. from continuing to talk...

MultiVersus crests at over 150K players on Steam during open beta, reveals LeBron James as a playable character

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It looks like a homerun for developer Player First Games' newly released character brawler MultiVersus. Shortly after the title made its open beta debut...
Huh.

Mech shooter Galahad 3093 launches final beta today, plans early access launch on September 1

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Simutronics, a company previously known for a couple of MUDs, decided to take a completely surprising tangent into the team-based hero shooter sub-genre with...

Aliens Fireteam Elite adds crossplay, prestige progression, and a turret babysitting game mode

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If there's one thing shooter fans love, it's stopping what they're doing (usually shooting things) to make sure a stationary turret is full of...
DAMP

PlanetSide 2’s latest PC hotfix addresses particle effect framerate drops and client crashes

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If you're a PC player of PlanetSide 2 who has been experiencing some performance problems with the online shooter recently, there's some potential good...

Roblox removes its iconic ‘oof’ sound effect as a result of an unexplained ‘licensing issue’

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Even if you've never played Roblox in your life, you're very likely familiar with an "oof" sound effect that's in the game. The sound...

The Stream Team: Fighting Dauntless’ ambulatory crystal mountain monster

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There's yet another new beast to beat down in Dauntless, and MOP's resident hunter Chris is ready to step up to the plate. This...

Massively on the Go: Monster Hunter Rise’s Sunbreak expansion remains solid one month later

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It's been about a month since Monster Hunter Rise’s expansion Sunbreak released, and I'm still enjoying myself. Personal issues exploded during release that prevented me from...

Wallpaper Engine’s rise in popularity is likely thanks to Chinese gamers using it as a porn delivery system

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"The Internet is for Porn" as the Avenue Q song goes, which appears to be holding true in the unique case of Wallpaper Engine,...

Whatever happened to combat-free MMO A Tale in the Desert?

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A Tale in the Desert is probably one of the more distinctive MMOs out there. Featuring a lack of combat and a very MUD-like...

Global Agenda is still online and active half a year after its surprise return

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We were all pretty surprised by the return of MMO shooter Global Agenda, which came back from the dead first as an off-the-cuff server...
Theoretically there's a non-jerk version of this out there, but...

Riot Games’s $100M discrimination lawsuit settlement is final with over 2000 women and contractors benefiting

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Before the Activision-Blizzard sexual harassment and discrimination scandal blew up last year, the games industry was fixed on the 2018 Riot Games sexual harassment...

GTA Online’s Criminal Enterprises update goes live with new missions and gameplay tweaks

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Grand Theft Auto Online's much-ballyhooed Criminal Enterprises update has officially landed for players, bringing with it all of the new content updates, weapon updates,...

Fight or Kite: F2P MOBA Fault Elder Orb rises from the ashes of Epic Games’ Paragon

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Just last week a new MOBA dropped on the free-to-play scene in the form of Fault: Elder Orb. It looked a little familiar, so...
I was told there would be thrones?

NCsoft Q1 2022: Revenues rise thanks to Lineage W and Guild Wars 2, Throne and Liberty arriving this year

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NCsoft's stock may have fallen dramatically over the last year, but its Q1 2022 financial report is chock-full of happy bars thanks to strong...

Choose My Adventure: Feeling like a vampire is not the problem with or the solution for V Rising

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After these few weeks and hours playing V Rising in its early access state at the time of this column's publishing, I can pretty...

Star Citizen confirms work on increasing player numbers per server for alpha 3.17.2

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Star Citizen, as it stands right now, is not an MMO in the "massively" sort of sense; there are multiple servers that players are...

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