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]

For Science: New research tries to link game choices, soft skills, and career paths

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I suspect most long-time MMORPG gamers can point to a useful skill, contact, or experience in gaming that helped them in their careers or...

The Stream Team: Experiencing some PvE dragon riding in Century Age of Ashes

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MOP's Chris is taking a dragon flight, but not the one you're thinking! Instead he's returning to the dragon flying multiplayer title Century: Age...
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Overwatch 2’s limited-time Battle for Olympus game mode brings a clash of the gods in FFA deathmatch

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The characters of Overwatch 2 are already regular humans with some god-like power and strength, but the Battle for Olympus game mode arriving on...

Elite Dangerous lore post hints at an upcoming rise in the amount of anti-xeno weapons ships can field

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If your answer to the Thargoid threat in Elite: Dangerous is to shoot them with anti-xeno weaponry, you're already very familiar with the hard...

Project Visitor, the emulator of Sega’s 10Six, is still going strong after six years

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We're dipping deep into antiquity with this question: Who here remembers 10Six? If you don't, that's all right because we unearthed it back in...

FTC lawsuit against Microsoft enters pre-trial hearings today while the merger is approved in Chile

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The antitrust lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission against Microsoft is taking its first plodding steps forward. A judge confirmed last week that...
Curse you.

Germany’s games ratings board creates new labels with warnings about lootboxes, MTX, and online chat

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The physical and digital packaging of video games in Germany is going to have a lot more granular detail thanks to updates being applied...
We're doing great, promise.

Documents outline a multi-million dollar US Army recruitment campaign using influencers and Call of Duty

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Apparently, the United States Army is eager to find any number of "creative" ways to get younger people to enlist. Documents obtained by Vice...

Path of Exile looks back at last year’s updates with a very literal list

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Retrospectives can often be a fun exercise in reflection, reminiscence, and achievement. In the case of Path of Exile, its look back at 2022...

Star Citizen heralds 2022 as a year of growth, touches on 3.18’s features and update plans for 2023

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At the close of 2022, CIG's Chris Roberts put out another chairman's letter that looks back at Star Citizen's last year and ahead to...
It helps that the game is bad, I guess.

Escape from Tarkov adds a new city region, new skills, improved systems, and more weapons

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Remember back in 2020 when Escape from Tarkov said it was adding a new map to the game? You'd be forgiven for forgetting that...

Looter shooter Synced runs open beta through mid-January

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A little sedate from eating all of that holiday ham and rolling around in the intoxicating scent of Christmas wrapping paper? Then get your...

Tomorrow Falls crashes, crunches, and careens cars in post-apoc arenas

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You would think that if the global apocalypse ever came, the survivors would be especially careful with their cars, seeing as how factories aren't...

Ubisoft attempts to curtail toxic behavior… by using a voluntary self-training course

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To be fair, some effort is better than no effort, but one also has to raise their eyebrows at Ubisoft's Fair Play Program, which...

NetEase space adventure Infinite Langrage officially launches on PC

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After a year on mobile, NetEase's multiplayer space sim Infinite Langrage rolled out on the PC yesterday with user interface optimizations. The studio said...

The Stream Team: Backseat Streaming is dying to watch Dead by Daylight

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In an era of armchair warriors, we bring you Backseat Streamers! Here, Massively OP’s Chris and MJ get to take a backseat and watch...

Dune Awakening’s art parade continues with in-engine previews of locations and dangers

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Before Dune: Awakening decided to share a trailer at the Game Awards, most of the previews fans were getting out of the game were...

Rumor: Life is Feudal MMO might be making a comeback, with a sequel in the works

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The medieval sandbox MMORPG Life is Feudal died something of a slow death, first with a January 2021 sunset followed by an October 2022...

Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s January events start cold, but the raids are hot

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The new year won't be starting strong for Pokemon GO players, as Niantic has outlined a rather recycled-sounding New Year's event starting at 8 p.m....
Oh, look over there, it's an installed base.

The Division 2 is coming to Steam on January 12

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If you've been refusing to pick up The Division 2 until it arrived on Steam... well, goodness, you've been waiting a while. We applaud...

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