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]

Niantic is shutting down Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, its second sunset announcement of the year

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Remember how Niantic recently shut down Catan: World Explorers? Well, it's happening again, and this time to Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, on January 31st,...
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Honor of Kings is getting an online open-world spinoff with plans for a global launch

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How much time did you spend thinking about Honor of Kings yesterday? We're going to go ahead and guess "not a whole lot," but...
Pay me to play me!

Diablo III’s upcoming season offers Soul Shards system and item changes

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Wait, didn't jamming a shard of one of the Prime Evils of Hell into yourself get proven to be a bad thing? Regardless, the...

Closers introduces Lucy, the ‘adorable bakery girl’ with a tragic past, in a video and pre-creation event

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It's not quite the return of Bread Girl we might be hoping for, but the latest addition to the action MMO Closers is apparently...

Legends of Runeterra promises regularly occurring card updates as it celebrates 180M monthly players

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Riot Games' CCG Legends of Runeterra appears to be going over pretty well. We can leap to that conclusion with the help of a...
It's not, it's just ugly.

Fortnite is closing down in China on November 15

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One of the biggest names in battle royale is closing up shop in China in the middle of this month. The Chinese version of...

Camelot Unchained’s CSE pushes Final Stand: Ragnarök to Steam early access

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City State Entertainment's co-op battler Final Stand: Ragnarök apparently stomped its Viking boots onto Steam early access this past week. Players who plunk down...

Massively on the Go: A guide to staying safe in MMOARG Pikmin Bloom

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When we first covered the global release of MMOARG Pikmin Bloom, we noted that because of Niantic's poor history when it comes to "safety,"...

The Stream Team: Bidding a final farewell to Magic Legends

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You never like to say goodbye to a game, but that's just what's happening to fans of the ARPG Magic Legends as it officially...
It's all the money we don't have!

Hearthstone teases Deadmines mini-set’s November 2 arrival, Diablo II Resurrected promises lots of fixes

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This little bundle of news is for those who like whimsical online CCGs or remasters of old ARPGs that are full of bugs. We're...
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Cryptic gives Magic Legends a one-day stay of execution

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Those who want to get their last dose of Magic Legends before its closure have a little more time to do it -- but...

Atlas lets players explore portals, build monuments, and use power nodes in the Sea of Wonders update

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The piratical survival sandbox of Atlas has kicked out a pretty chunky update that brings, among other things, buildable monuments, new areas of the...

Dual Universe is bringing the Demeter update to PTS on October 29 and November 5

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The time for miners to shine in Dual Universe's Demeter update is almost here, but first the update has to be put through its...

Multiplayer extreme sports racer Riders Republic officially launches

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After a number of delays, the time has officially come for Riders Republic, the large-scale multiplayer extreme sport racer, to officially launch on PC,...

Fallout 76 takes pity on desperate trick-or-treaters and extends Halloween event

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Instead of being a fun time of consuming questionably out-of-date candy in the wasteland, Fallout 76's Halloween event has proven to be more challenging...

Vampire ARPG V Rising takes you into its gothic world with a new trailer

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Stop us if you've heard this pitch before: An online action-RPG in which players adventure through a gothic world clicking frantically and looting every...

Aliens Fireteam Elite promises new game modes, new kits, and new weapons in a year one roadmap

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As we noted last week, things in the world of Aliens: Fireteam Elite aren't looking good, aren’t looking good, and not just because there...

Massively on the Go: Initial impressions of Pikmin Bloom, now live in the US

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Well that was quick! Recently announced Pikmin Bloom and its global rollout have already made it to the United States. And since we announced its...

Halloween fun across the MMORPG genre, 2021 edition

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Over the last couple of weeks, we've been rounding up all the Halloween events descending upon our favorite MMORPGs and MMO-adjacent titles, and there...

Dauntless releases the Bloodshot Shrowd and a new omnicell in latest Halloween-flavored patch

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Last week, Dauntless put out a Halloween-centric update that, among other things, added a new fight against a brazier-powered Shrowd, a fight that we...

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