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]

MMOs You’ve Never Heard Of: Quest Master’s Realm, Cheats PU, and Verses of Enchantment

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Welcome back to another quick roundup of some MMOs and multiplayer titles you've very likely never heard of - or at least haven't heard...

The Other World is a multiplayer action survival RPG promising an evolving land of lore instead of story

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It's time to once more delve into the fanciful, big promise-delivering world of crowdfunded multiplayer and MMO games. Today we've been directed at The...

Starborne Frontiers, downgraded from a persistent MMO, has soft-launched, but only on mobile

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We were all pretty excited back in 2021 when Starborne Sovereign Space developer Solid Clouds announced a persistent MMORPG spinoff called Starborne Frontiers, bringing...

Diablo IV is giving away home care service to let players enjoy the upcoming open beta chore-free

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If you thought Diablo IV joining forces with KFC was weird, you ain't seen nothing yet, friends: This week, Blizzard has just announced a...

Destiny 2 actor Lance Reddick was an active player of the game right before his passing

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It would be easy to assume that actors of pathos who are part of a video game's voice cast would simply get into the...

Canadian court rules lockboxes aren’t illegal gambling, ‘deceptive acts’ suit continues

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Back in October 2020, we reported on a class action lawsuit filed in Canada against EA that covered over 70 different titles that used...

First impressions of Destiny 2’s Lightfall – through the lens of a long-lapsed player

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Destiny 2 and I have a long and kind of weird history. I was along for the ride when this game first launched primarily...

Tower of Fantasy gets ready to add Lan to its gacha pool of simulacra

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Where all my Tower of Fantasy peeps at? If you have a soft spot for this eye-catching online RPG, then you'll be interested to...

First impressions of Diablo IV: Resurrecting Diablo II once again

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If franchise media has taught us anything, it's that sequels which take risks and aren't universally beloved cause the parent company to panic and...

CCP Games officially unveils plans for a new blockchain game set within the EVE Online universe

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For many players, it was probably a matter of when EVE Online developer CCP Games would dip into the blockchain gaming space, not whether,...

Star Citizen focuses on deploying alpha 3.18.1 patch as a fix for the game’s ongoing issues

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As the players and devs of Star Citizen continue to wrestle with the game's ongoing alpha 3.18 issues, new word on progress is being...

One More Game’s multiplayer tactical game Spellcraft opens up its Steam alpha April 6

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Back in 2020, we covered the formation of a new fully remote company, One More Game, with a bunch of relevant names from MMOs...

The Crew 2 Season 8 brings it to the streets of US cities with new courses and a new battle pass

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Urban racing is its own distinct challenge as players of racing games can likely attest. That challenge is the crux of the most recent...

The Cycle Frontier readies third season with an in-game event and a balance update

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Season 2 of The Cycle: Frontier is nearly done and Season 3 looms for its March 29th release, but before then the survival shooter...

Square-Enix is still all-in on its NFT game, Symbiogenesis

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Square-Enix has made no bones about its excitement to throw good money after bad on the pyre of NFT and crypto gaming, with its...

Worried about The Day Before? Its sauna will melt your cares away!

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Despite its studio putting on the bravest of all faces and saying that there's nothing to be worried about, The Day Before's weird twisty-turny...
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A Better ABK calls out Blizzard’s end of remote work as ‘wholly unnecessary’ and another union busting tactic

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Back in February, Blizzard held a meeting that, among other things, confirmed a mandated return to office work and an end of remote work....

Not So Massively: Diablo IV’s beta brings the horror, but not the fun

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I have been pretty critical of the direction of Diablo IV so far, but franchise loyalty and professional obligation nonetheless led me to accept...

Diablo IV’s paid beta wraps up this afternoon as players warn about GPU bricking issues

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So how was your weekend in Diablo IV? We've been covering the pre-order beta over the past couple of days, noting both initial teething...

Interview: Century Age of Ashes looks to the future of PvE and balance as Season 2 begins March 21

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There are a lot of things changing for the horizon of the co-op and competitive dragon-riding battler Century: Age of Ashes. Players already know...

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