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]

The Stream Team: A long overdue return to the galactic war of Helldivers 2 – with friends

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MOP's Chris hasn't played Helldivers 2 in quite a while - not since the game got its big balance improving update - but today...

Nightingale devs host a Realms Rebuilt postmortem and outline future update plans

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Now that Nightingale's Realms Rebuilt update has been out in the wild for a few weeks, Inflexion Games is taking a moment to process...

Temtem Swarm shares trivia from its recent beta test, confirms a Steam Next Fest demo October 14

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Were you among those who were kicking the tires of the co-op bullet hell Temtem: Swarm, or did you happen to miss out on...

The First Descendant previews new character, boss fight, weapon, and mission type arriving October 10

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The first season for The First Descendant is continuing to roll on through the month of October with the second update for the season...
These are where the spirits come from.

Nightingale fixes issues include with pots, boss AI, and NPC dialogue

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So apparently pots and garden plots in Nightingale were accidentally being possessed by a thousand angry vengeful plant spirits. That's the official explanation in...

Fight or Kite: Is Wild Card Football ready to be the new NFL Blitz for 2024?

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Ah, the beauty and the wonder of a new season. School is back in session. New episodes are on TV – well, streaming TV....

Blizzard begins the countdown for Diablo IV’s Vessel of Hatred

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I sure hope you're ready for a huge influx of Diablo IV info because Blizzard absolutely dumped a ton of previews and details for...

Finally, we know what to expect from Pokemon Go’s Wild Area event in November

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Despite Niantic announcing the event months ago, Pokemon Go's upcoming Wild Area event has until now been opaque to players. The studio initially said...

PlanetSide 2’s Nanite of the Living Dead rises from its grave once again for Halloween this year

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It's time for the Halloween season to once more cover the battlefields of PlanetSide 2, and regular players of the persistent war MMOFPS know...
Burn it all.

Epic Games claims to be ‘financially sound’ with new concurrency records for Fortnite and EGS

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If anyone was harboring a concern for the financial health of Epic Games, then let the soothing words of some of the company's execs...

Palworld is getting a mobile version thanks to Krafton partnership as server FPS improves with latest patch

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Krafton really likes to release mobile versions of games that are facing a lawsuit, apparently. The company announced today that it has secured a...

Destiny 2 offers information about features for October 8 Revenant episode and Frontiers’ armor revamp

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Yesterday was a pretty meaty day for fans of Destiny 2 as Bungie took to Twitch and YouTube in order to share update details...

Wayfinder kicks console and PC crossplay into high gear in preparation for launch

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With its full launch out of early access just a few weeks away, Wayfinder is getting all of its high-tech affairs in order for...

Synduality Echo of Ada is a dystopian sci-fi PvPvE third-person shooter arriving January 24

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Sure, Bandai Namco, we didn't want a new MMORPG; what we actually wanted was another PvPvE shooter instead. That's right, this is what we're...

Enshrouded’s Update 4 will add a new region, new craftables, a level cap raise, and animal farming

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Multiplayer survival sandbox Enshrouded has already had some pretty meaty updates, but developer Keen Games is preparing for one of its biggest yet, as...

Diablo IV’s Vessel of Hatred live action trailer features Camila Cabello covering The Who

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Remember the excerpt from Jason Schreier's new book on Blizzard that mentions the Activision-installed executives who allegedly questioned the wisdom of keeping around "nondevelopment...

Valheim’s boardgame has kicked off its crowdfunding campaign

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Valheim fans, be aware: The crowdfunding campaign for the official board game is now underway during the month of October. This is a one-to-four...

Puzzle MMO Islands of Insight will sunset at the end of October – here’s how to keep playing offline

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Back in July, we learned the sad news that Behaviour Interactive's puzzle MMO Islands of Insight, which had only just fully launched in February,...

Nexon America lays off an unspecified ‘small number’ of employees as part of a ‘hyperlocalization’ strategy

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It's hard to know exactly how many a "small number of employees" is when layoffs are announced by a massive company, but in any...

Choose My Adventure: The progression conflict in Once Human

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I don't want to claim that I necessarily hit a wall with my time in Once Human during my playtime for Choose My Adventure...