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]

Diablo II Resurrected plans Patch 2.4 ladder testing in the very near future

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Diablo II: Resurrected is continuing to turn the knobs on its ballyhooed Patch 2.4 as PTR testing has moved along. The next step in...

Fight or Kite: Rocket League Sideswipe is the perfect mobile game

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For the last month or so, I’ve been half-man, half-Rocket League Sideswipe. It’s no exaggeration to say that I’ve spent far more than an...

Star Citizen developer talks graphics updates, confirms a push to supporting newer CPUs

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Hey, remember that Gen 12 renderer and Vulkan backend tech that Star Citizen made a lot of noise about during last year's CitizenCon? Well...

PSA: Lost Ark can be pre-loaded today whether you’re a founder’s pack buyer or not

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Today is the day that Lost Ark can be installed on potential players' computers. It can't actually be launched or played yet - that...

Path of Exile hits a record peak concurrency with Siege of the Atlas

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While many online games slowly ramp down over time, it seems that Path of Exile keeps coming up with new ways to climb to...

Google has ‘deprioritized’ Stadia, pivots to offer cloud gaming white labeling

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The drawing down of Google Stadia has reached what appears to be its expected and inevitable end. As first reported by Business Insider, and...

The Stream Team: A third Astroversary for Astroneer!

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Three years of adorableness and counting! Astroneer turns three years old tomorrow, and Massively OP's MJ is excited to celebrate this happy Astroversary. There...

Fallout 76 is bringing back the Fasnacht event on February 10

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If you've felt like creepy-looking carnival masks were missing from the wasteland of Fallout 76 and have been glum about it, then you can...
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Path of Exile’s Siege of Atlas expansion is launching this afternoon

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As promised, planned, and predicted, Path of Exile's Siege of Atlas expansion will officially go live today - in fact, it's offline right now...

PvPvE FPS The Cycle’s March 10 closed beta brings new campaigns, activities, monsters, and map

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Do you remember The Cycle? It's a multiplayer PvPvE FPS that first made it to our corner of gaming in July 2018, promising "a...

Rockstar confirms separate Short Trip missions in GTA Online, work on GTA 6, boost events for Red Dead Online

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Rockstar Games is just full of announcements for its flagship series Grand Theft Auto. An announcement post outlines the future of the series, with...

Star Citizen grants a peek at ship-to-ship refueling and new hover quad vehicle

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The show must go on for Star Citizen in spite of its adjustment to its roadmap and ill-advised explanation why. Specifically, the Inside Star...

The Daily Grind: Do you even want a survival game from Blizzard?

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Last week, amid the Microsoft buyout and unionization/unionbusting within Activision, Blizzard boldly, absurdly stepped forward and announced that it was hiring for a survival...

Dauntless patches in more island event tweaks and prepares to celebrate Valentine’s Day

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It's Love, Slayer Style (cue the theme) as the latest patch for Dauntless is readying itself to celebrate Valentine's Day with the return of...

Activision-Blizzard Q4 2021: Blizzard lost another 2M monthly actives as ABK revenue holds steady

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Welcome back to our regular coverage of Activision-Blizzard's quarterly financials. As readers are aware, the company, its leadership, and its games have been the...

PlanetSide 2 makes adjustments to Oshur as it draws a ‘heartening and much appreciated’ positive reception

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Are you among those players of PlanetSide 2 enjoying the recently released continent of Oshur? You are apparently not alone, as an update post...

EA’s Q3 earnings call notes Battlefield 2042 sales ‘did not meet expectations,’ walks back crypto aspirations

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Electronic Arts has had its Q3 2022 earnings call with investors this week, and it features some points of interest for our pocket of...

Not So Massively: Shadow of War plays fast and loose but hits the mark

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Like many of you, I suspect, I have myriad games in my backlog. These neglected titles were typically obtained on sale at a point...

Funcom enlists the help of another co-developer to bring the DUNE multiplayer survival title to life

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Back in December of last year, a press release from Funcom announced that the developing multiplayer survival sandbox based on the DUNE IP was...

CIG reels back Star Citizen’s roadmap because players ‘interpret anything on the release view as a promise’

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Yes, that headline is indeed a quote pull from CIG's February 2022 roadmap roundup post for Star Citizen. The post announces that the game's...

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