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]

Sci-fi survival shooter Dysterra launches into early access, has to rollback almost immediately due to cheaters

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Run, gun, survive, and have fun. Ideally, anyway. That's the hope of Kakao Games' newly released sci-fi survival multiplayer shooter Dysterra, which made its...

The Stream Team: Getting a look at Grim Dawn

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An apocalyptic fantasy world where humanity is on the brink of extinction, you say? Even featured in the illustrious Choose My Adventure? You've piqued...

Diablo Immortal’s latest update launches its seventh battle pass and merges multiple servers

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If your dream has been to wander the maps of Diablo Immortal dressed up like a stone statue, then this week's update is ready...

Star Citizen unveils the multi-purpose RSI Galaxy and the C8R Pisces space ambulance

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As Star Citizen's IAE event rolls forward, this week's video digest is once again focused on spaceships, particularly new ship reveals in the form...

Massively on the Go: A dozen Splatoon 3 Salmon Run tips from the EVPs

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With Big Run coming to Splatoon 3 any day now, I've realized it's awakened a kind of dread. Regular Salmon Run can be hell, like...

Rockstar draws a line in the sand over GTA Online roleplay servers creating NFTs

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One of the many ways players engage with Grand Theft Auto Online is by creating third-party roleplay servers, which often can change the game...

The Daily Grind: What type of MMO merch are you most likely to buy?

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Back in October, MJ linked a time-limited funding drive from Pirate101 that included one of my major weaknesses: adorable plushies. In this case, they...
That's not an altar. But it is altered.

Path of Exile details the changes coming to Eldritch Altars in Forbidden Sanctum

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Those of you who had relied upon Eldritch Altars for maps in Path of Exile will have to deal with the fact that when...

Fallout 76 grants a video sneak peek at Season 11’s Nuka-World-themed SCOREboard cosmetics

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What if there were a place with all the zip of Nuka-Cola? Wouldn’t that be the cheer-cheer-cheeriest place in all the world? Well that...
Borf.

Fortnite plans a blowout finale event to conclude Chapter 3 on December 3

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On December 3rd, the fate of Fortnite's island will be in your hands. No, that does not mean that if you don't like the...

War Thunder Edge promises to bring the ‘essence of the authentic War Thunder experience to mobile’

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The following is a totally real script for a new video game and not just some feverish writings from an addle-brained news reporter. BILLY: I...

The Stream Team: The New World 100 turkey challenge

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It's the day before Thanksgiving in the US (and the Turkulon event is going on), which is the perfect time for MOP's Chris to...

Massively on the Go: Pokemon Scarlet and Violet inches franchise closer to Monster Hunter multiplayer status

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Let me start off by saying I am thoroughly enjoying Pokemon Scarlet and Violet for what they are: an open world Pokemon game with more multiplayer than Sword and...
Don't celebrate yet.

Elite Dangerous confirms Update 14 for November 29 along with ‘live’ and ‘legacy’ versions of the sandbox

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There's some pretty big news coming out of Elite: Dangerous. When Update 14 arrives, the game will effectively be broken up into two different...

Atlas is wiping official servers tomorrow mid-season with a revamp to server size and count

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Atlas players are probably pretty used to wipes by now as the game malingers in early access, but get ready for one more, as...
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Chimeraland gets child beasts, carnivorous plants, a nine-tailed fox, and Thanksgiving login goodies

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We're not going to even try and qualify Chimeraland's decision to introduce child beasts, hungry plants, a kitsune creature, and Thanksgiving into one update...

New World talks about playstyles and rounds up the Return to Aeternum contest

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The big team race held among content creators of New World has since wrapped up, and Amazon Games is taking a moment to summarize...

No Man’s Sky adds redux expeditions and a laundry list of bug fixes to the Steam experimental branch

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What's coming next to No Man's Sky? A whole lot of bug fixing if the experimental branch build that went live yesterday is any...

Steam’s autumn sale is live now through November 29 – here are a few MMOs with good deals

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Like clockwork, the autumn Steam sale has returned for the gaming world with deals just in time for Thanksgiving or Black Friday or Small-Business...

Valheim’s long-awaited Mistlands update opens up to players on the PTS

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The long drought of new content coming to Valheim appears to be nearly at an end. Nine months after developer Iron Gate first unveiled...

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