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]

The Stream Team: Taking on Warframe 1999’s tank

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While her heart was ready, her hands were not: Massively OP's MJ discovered that battling the boss tank in Warframe 1999 while simultaneously battling...
Sparky.

Lynked: Banner of the Spark delays some of its planned winter update features to 2025

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Sometimes you bite off a little more than you can chew. For the vast majority of people, doing so doesn't really have many negative...

V Rising outlines adjustments to stats, gear, spells, and blood benefits coming in update 1.1

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We hope you're not too super attached to your vampire's build in V Rising in terms of stats. That's because a major rework is...
Dang hyenas.

Conan Exiles players were murdered nearly 10M times by werehyenas, according to Funcom’s 2024 stats

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Whenever you're playing Conan Exiles, the obvious response to someone shouting, "Werehyena!" is to point and then say, "There hyena!" It's a laugh riot....

Fight or Kite: Multiversus is actually still incredible – but it’s not without some missteps

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I’ve been waffling on what MMOs to play in this upcoming holiday break since I’ve got a handful of long-term games already in session....

Palworld’s Feybreak update brings a new island, materials, Pals, and the first part of a Terraria crossover

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Palworld fans are getting their early Christmas present as promised today, as the critter catching survival sandbox has unleashed its massive Feybreak update, which...

PSA: Diablo IV is free to play through the end of the year

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In a move that by no means is counter-programming to Path of Exile 2's recent early access launch, Blizzard announced that it is making...

The Stream Team: Drilling Deeper and hunting Yuletide Elves in Deep Rock Galactic for the holidays

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It's been a while since Massively OP's MJ delved down into the dark as a Dwarf in Deep Rock Galactic. And with the holidays...

Fortnite has refunded $72M to gamers so far thanks to ‘dark patterns’ settlements

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Last year, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hit Epic Games with a $245M fine as the government body found that the company was...

The Stream Team: Cozy winter vibin’ in the Holiday Homestead of Palia

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It's cold. It's winter. It's almost time for the holidays proper. That's got MOP's Chris feeling some kind of way for this afternoon's stream,...

Elite Dangerous begins its holiday event and talks space colonization as the Thargoid War ends

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There is a whole lot of curiosity about Elite: Dangerous' upcoming colonization feature (as one might expect), which means that Frontier Developments had plenty...

Conqueror’s Blade, now self-published by its developer, has launched its 21st season, Leonides’ Glory

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Conqueror's Blade has dropped a big update and fresh season for fans of the multiplayer strategy game just in time for Christmas: It's called...

Fallout 76 begins player testing for playable ghouls tomorrowday

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Ghoulfriends, your moment is almost here: The playable ghoul patch officially arrives on Fallout 76's PTS tomorrow, December 20th. Now, we've known that the TV-show-inspired...

The Stream Team: Astroneer’s Glitchwalkers vs Project C.H.E.E.R.

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In an ideal universe, Massively OP's MJ would get to hunt for the Project C.H.E.E.R. toys in Astroneer's Glitchwalkers. But since that simulation was...
Spooky.

MultiVersus welcomes Adventure Time’s Marceline into its roster

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It's not really Marceline's fault that at this point, "vampire queen" isn't even the scariest theoretical thing to fight against in MultiVersus even on...

World of Warships Legends celebrates ‘Shipmas’ with cosmetics, free DLC, and a new boat

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Merry Shipmas, everyone! No, this holiday isn't a celebration of your ability to make two licensed characters smooch each other; it's the seasonal event...

The Stream Team: Taking on the Illuminate with a battle buddy in Helldivers 2

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It's time for MOP's Chris to strap on his armor, pick up his favorite guns, and ready his stratagems once again, as he's hopping...
we go

Blizzard’s 2024 infographic is light on useful info, but gamers did play 8.34B hours in Blizz games this year

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Blizzard president Johanna Faries penned a dev blog to the Blizzard community last night, with kind words for players and developers alongside one of...

Helldivers 2 makes fans mad with pricing for its limited-time Killzone collab cash shop offerings

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Don't look now, but Helldivers 2 has stepped in it with its playerbase again: A new offering added to the in-game cash shop today...
Here's your new job.

Nightingale’s winter update adds player-hosted servers, resource automation, and a new winter event

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Technically, the newest update to Nightingale offers resource automation, but it's not really automated in the traditional sense. It's just telling estate residents to...