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 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...

Hitman series developer IO Interactive teases its work on an upcoming online fantasy RPG

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Gamers are likely familiar with the studio IO Interactive as the one behind several games in the Hitman franchise, but it looks as if...
A whole lot of flashing lights at each other!

Path of Exile dates events to close out the current league, confirms Sanctum will not stick around for now

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Path of Exile's current Sanctum league is on the cusp of its planned early April end, but not before the ARPG kicks off several...

The Stream Team: Taking our first steps into Destiny 2’s Lightfall expansion

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With the Lightfall expansion's arrival this week, and MOP's Chris having found himself diving into the game more after his CMA stint, today seems...

Destiny 2 opens up Strand subclass unlocks and provides dates for future PvP and PvE instances

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Destiny 2 is very obviously busy with the release of its new expansion and season, but that hasn't stopped the devs at Bungie from...
Seriously?

Square-Enix’s Babylon’s Fall went out with the wimpiest of whimpers

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How do you imagine your favorite online service game going dark? Hopefully it's with bittersweet parties among the faithful community and massive end-of-game events...

Grab a Lords Mobile gift bundle key in honor of its seventh birthday

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IGG's multiplayer mobile-and-PC strategy MMO Lords Mobile is turning seven years old this week, I'm astonished to report, and to celebrate, the Singapore-based studio...

Massively on the Go: Splatoon 3’s new season and paid DLC creatively blast the past

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Splatoon 3 has entered March with a big update, new three-month Fresh season, the first wave of paid DLC, a big trip down memory...

CWA files charges against Activision-Blizzard over latest unionbusting efforts

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Activision-Blizzard's unionbusting reputation precedes it, I'm afraid, as the company has been playing a very public whackamole game with its burgeoning workers' movements over...

EA lays off hundreds of Apex Legends QA testers

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Over 200 quality assurance testers for Apex Legends were abruptly fired by Electronic Arts this week, Kotaku reports. The pink slips were handed out...

The Division 2 finally releases Season 11 with new manhunts, items, and PvP quality-of-life updates

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After two particularly gnarly delays, the long-awaited Season 11 for The Division 2 has finally come online this week, introducing all of the seasonal...

Halo Infinite showcases new weapons, maps, and cosmetics awaiting in March 7’s Season 3

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For those who answered Microsoft's question of whether you're done playing Halo Infinite with a "no but some new content would be pretty dope,"...

Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go kicks off Rising Heroes by lurking in shadows

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Pokemon Go players know better than anyone that Niantic's really not great at communicating. Not only did the new season, Rising Heroes, launch in...

Diablo IV discusses the focus, timing, and extra details of its upcoming March beta tests

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We already know that the month of March means two beta tests for Diablo IV, but before those test phases can begin, the devs...

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