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]

Tower of Fantasy previews its new item augmentation system arriving in tomorrow’s Sound of the Sea update

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Are you prepared for even more equipment boosting than there already is in Tower of Fantasy? Whether you answered in the affirmative or negative,...

Dual Universe outlines plans for joystick support, PvP changes, and PvE missions in Update 1.4

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A few weeks ago we were wondering what had happened to Dual Universe, the PvP-focused sci-fi sandbox that appeared to have fallen silent on...

Electronic Arts ends 2023 fiscal year with $7.4B in revenue, talks up investment in ‘games as a platform’

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The numbers are in for Electronic Arts' fourth quarter and its overall 2023 fiscal year, and by all accounts, the behemoth is still behemoth-sized....

The EU is apparently set to approve Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard buyout after all

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When the UK's Competition and Markets Authority put the brakes on Microsoft's acquisition of Activision-Blizzard at the end of April, we saw multiple pundits...

The Stream Team: Going for gold in the Guardian Games of Destiny 2

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MOP's Chris is back in Destiny 2 once more, only this time he's going for gold! Or at least silver or bronze. It's the...

Overwatch 2 launches interstellar-themed Starwatch Galactic Rescue event with threadbare PvE elements

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The world of Overwatch 2 is already couched in sci-fi, but that doesn't mean it can't go deeper. Like, for example, taking several of...

V Rising shares a newer and slightly longer Secrets of Gloomrot gameplay trailer

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Was a minute and nine seconds too short of a preview from V Rising's Secrets of Gloomrot update? How about one minute and 48...
Oh gosh.

Hearthstone launches Battlegrounds Season 4 and brings tweaks to heroes, minions, and armor tiers today

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It's time for the start of Battlegrounds Season 4 in Hearthstone as the game's newest patch brings all of the newest season's features online...

Peridot, Niantic’s newest Pokemon Go lookalike, is live on iOS and Android today

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A year ago, Pokemon Go and Ingress studio Niantic announced a new MMOARG not attached to an existing IP: Peridot. The pitch was that...

Conan Exiles hands out a bundle, shares an infographic, and begins game sales for its 5th anniversary

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Conan Exiles is five years old this week, and in addition to hosting a community-focused livestream event, the survival sandbox has also marked the...

Black Desert studio Pearl Abyss on DokeV’s ambitions and market diversification

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On this week's MOP Podcast, we happened to mention that Crimson Desert is several years delayed at this point, so it's rather convenient that...

Diablo Immortal preps S13 as Diablo 2 Resurrected talks grind and Diablo IV readies server slam weekend

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Blizzard's Diablo franchise is a busy bee this week, starting with a length post on the Battlenet blog about Diablo II Resurrected in which...

Torchlight Infinite officially launches out of early access tonight

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It's official launch day for mobile-and-PC Torchlight Infinite, or launch night, rather, as the doors formally open at 8 p.m. EDT this evening. If...
Bad people.

Elite Dangerous Update 15 goes live today – here are the patch notes

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The time has come for another update to Elite: Dangerous. The 15th update, to be specific, as the Live 4.0/Odyssey edition of the spacefaring...

Bossa Studios CEO discusses company’s shift towards co-op and PvE multiplayer titles

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The name Bossa Studios tends to conjure up the story of Worlds Adrift 'round these parts. Readers might remember that the promising sky piracy...

Dinkum is a cutesy single player and co-op life sim set in the Australian outback

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If you were crestfallen at the latest news from Phoenix Labs and its own life sim title, perhaps you can be salved with an...

Fractured Veil answers questions about engine, update cadence, private servers, and representing Hawaii

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The developers of Fractured Veil have rounded up several interesting player questions together and shared their answers for the April community Q&A round-up. Here...

Dinosaur survival MMO Path of Titans brings nighttime dangers in its May 10 Night Stalker update

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Remember Path of Titans? It's a self-described "open-world dinosaur sandbox MMO adventure" that entered closed beta last summer after it tried to raise crowdfunding...

Riot Games’ $100M discrimination settlement payouts officially claimed by over 1500 affected people

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This could be considered an epilogue or the final chapter of a long and sordid ordeal for affected employees of Riot Games. Back in...

Conan Exiles celebrates its fifth anniversary with a special developer livestream

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It's been five years since the survival sandbox Conan Exiles released, and Funcom plans to mark the occasion not with an in-game event, but...

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