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]

Blizzard is handing out Diablo IV early beta access in exchange for eating Kentucky Fried Chicken

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File this one along with the other weird gaming promos we've seen this week: Blizzard is partnering with Kentucky Fried Chicken aka KFC to...

Sony legal docs suggest hypothetical ways Microsoft could hurt Call of Duty on PlayStation consoles

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There are plenty of tinfoil-y ways that people can paint Microsoft as a mustache-twirling villain, but those can be mostly associated with Redditor ramblings...
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Wayfinder, still wrapped in NDAs, drops new trailer ahead of PAX demo and panel

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As part of its press promo yesterday, Airship Syndicate dropped a new video for Wayfinder, its upcoming PvE-centric multiplayer shooter, and yes, there's a...

Uncharted Waters Origin debuts on PC and mobile devices, runs afoul of gamers thanks to gacha monetization

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Today marks the day when the latest entry in the Uncharted Waters franchise releases its next global title. Uncharted Waters Origin has officially arrived...

The Stream Team: Another co-stream in the Stumbledome of Fall Guys

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MOP's MJ and Chris had such a good time playing Fall Guys together that they've decided to do it again! It's time to see...

League of Legends and Valorant both unveil new roster additions

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One is a MOBA, one is a team-based shooter, but both are under the Riot Games umbrella and so they're being bundled up in...

Overwatch 2 launches a cosmetics-filled collab with One Punch Man anime

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"Mom, I want to play Fortnite!" "Why is that, Bobby-Sue?" "Because it has all sorts of cool anime characters in it!" Mom holds up a new trailer...

V Rising names its May update patch Secrets of Gloomrot and talks up its ‘expansion-level’ features

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Last month Stunlock Studios tried to spin a year-long content delay for the vampiric survival sandbox V Rising as a "free expansion" with features...

Austrian court finds FIFA lockboxes violate the country’s gambling laws, orders Sony to issue refunds

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The question of whether the lockboxes in the recent run of FIFA soccer titles constitute gambling has been one that many nations around the...

Sea of Thieves teases fifth anniversary doc and Season 9 additions

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Believe it or not, it was all the way back in 2018 that Rare launched its PvP pirate sim into rough waters. Since then,...

Fight or Kite: Shadowverse is a wildly successful card game, but it takes cash to compete

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Next up in the carousel of card game cutouts we're going to look at here in MOP's Fight or Kite column is a tiny,...

Tower of Fantasy’s latest patch brings a lineup of events and heralds a new character

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The latest patch for Tower of Fantasy doesn't seem to have too much going on in it at first blush - it's primarily full...

Riot Games alums form The Believer Company, putting $55M investment to work on possible MMO

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The parade of new studios formed from major gaming industry players and backed by serious venture capital investor cash continues today with the formal...

Blizzard commissioned artists to paint an entire chapel with Diablo IV’s gothic art

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Blizzard is chugging along the train tracks to Diablo IV's beta this month with a drop of several new trailers and a new AMA...

Conan Exiles outlines upcoming golem shaping mechanics and the journey system revamp

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While you can put people under your thrall in Conan Exiles now, it's arguably a bigger flex to make golems that follow you around...

Path of Exile’s next patch continues piling on the Voidborn Reliquary items and preps for end-of-league events

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It's almost patch time for Path of Exile once again, and that means another patch notes preview that details what players can expect. We're...

Ashfall provides a brief peek at its crafting system and some of the high-level items players can make

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The NetEase post-apoc MMO shooter Ashfall is back once more with another quickie dev blog that's all about crafting. Or at least a short...

Congress is very disappointed in gaming’s response to extremism in games as the ESA downplays the problem

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In mid-December, members of the US Congress sent signed letters to major game companies about what they're doing to combat the rise of online...

Torchlight Infinite admits its Blacksail season ‘wasn’t as good as expected’ and outlines tweaks for future seasons

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If you were among those players of Torchlight Infinite who found the ARPG's second season to be a little lackluster, perhaps you'll be mollified...

The Stream Team: Returning to the wild and wooly world of Chimeraland

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You know how a game falls out of your personal rotation but it still sits in your memory, and then you get the urge...

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