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]

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Neopets gets hacked for all user account data and source code, hacker offers everything for sale for bitcoin

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So who had "Neopets gets hacked and sold on the black market" on their 2022 bingo card?  When you think about online games, you...

Soft launch of 2v2 cartoon fighter MultiVersus kicks off, complete with a preseason battle pass

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Open beta for the Warner Bros. character-filled 2v2 fighter MultiVersus might not be starting until July 26th, but those who either were part of...

Conan Exiles summarizes Age of Sorcery’s cash shop and battle pass in a minute-long video

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For those who missed the earlier deep-dive from Conan Exiles about the new cash shop and battle pass monetization features coming with the Age...
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Fallout 76 talks about next week’s bug-smashing patch and weekend in-game shop promotions

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The regular newsletter from Fallout 76 is pretty reserved this week. We're talking sitting on a porch, sipping lemonade, and just hiding in the...

GTA Online brings enhancements to criminal enterprises and a new IAA mission July 26

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Earlier this month, Rockstar Games promised that Grand Theft Auto Online would be getting some fresh new content, and that promise has gotten some...
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Path of Exile adjusts release date for next expansion, confirms Sentinel features will not carry on for now

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Now that Path of Exile players know when the Sentinel League will end, the next logical question is whether the mechanics of the League...

Destiny 2 unveils a teaser for an upcoming showcase of ‘what’s next’ premiering August 23

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Yes, this is one of those "announcement of an announcement" kind of news posts, but for fans of Destiny 2 it's possibly a reason...

Raph Koster talks about the ‘mission’ of Playable Worlds, his vision of the metaverse, and player ownership

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Raph Koster is no stranger to talking about the concept of the metaverse - he's done it a couple of times already, trying to...

Nightingale answers fan questions about building, combat, and beta

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The burgeoning Nightingale community was treated to a round of developer Q&As this week on the official Discord server, tackling a wide range of...

Microsoft-owned Minecraft bans NFT and blockchain implementations over exclusivity, unreliability, and fraud

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If you can't see the writing on the wall when it comes to blockchain shenanigans, you should probably get your eyesight checked out because...

MMO Business Roundup: Blizzard Albany’s union, BioWare Pride, Sony’s antitrust lawsuit, and the P2E ‘hustle’

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Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news. Business business business! Activision-Blizzard: Another group of QA testers within Activision-Blizzard have announced they're...

Book of Travels opens new beta environment to test engine and performance upgrades

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Longtime fans of MOP will recall that Book of Travels is a game many of our writers and readers were intrigued by: It's a...

No Man’s Sky overhauls freighters and adds new multiplayer content in the Endurance update

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For the most part, the utility of having a freighter in No Man's Sky was useful but arguably pretty hum-drum. That perception could change...

Diablo Immortal adds a class change feature, Hero’s Journey endgame activity, and new Helliquary boss

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Players of Diablo Immortal have some new content to sink their teeth in to with this week's update, with some events, endgame activities, and...

MechWarrior Online releases more platinum ‘Mechs and adjusts several skill tree nodes

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It's all about skill trees and shiny robots in the latest update for MechWarrior Online as it introduces another round of shiny platinum robots...

Choose My Adventure: Customizing my V Rising experience (because my other server was closed)

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As that title would suggest, the V Rising server that I was originally playing on just decided to go kaput. The people who were...

Bungie accuses Destiny 2 player of cheating and harassment in latest lawsuit

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The development studio of Destiny 2 is once again in the news thanks to yet another lawsuit being filed against one of its players....

Diablo IV goes up on PlayStation store, beta access guaranteed with tattoos

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Some movement this week in Diablo IV's quarters, as the official PlayStation store page for the upcoming ARPG went live. While the page doesn't...

Fall Guys developer is issuing refunds after a cash shop bug automatically charged players for previewing items

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Fall Guys is a game that's all about stumbling and failure, but you never want to see failure happen in the game's cash shop,...

Untamed Isles is an open world creature catching MMORPG promising 1.5M different varieties of critters

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Pokemon has 898 creatures. Temtem has 164 Tems as of right now. Untamed Isles, an upcoming open world creature catching MMORPG from publisher/developer Phat...

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