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]

Star Citizen runs down the final list of features coming in alpha 3.17.2

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It's the final weekly video for Star Citizen's spring quarter, and with alpha 3.17.2 apparently just around the corner, that's given leave for CIG...

EVE Valkyrie gets an August 5 sunset date, begins the process of removing itself from digital store shelves

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CCP Games has, at long last, confirmed what fans had already known: EVE Valkyrie, the first-person sci-fi dogfighting flight game, has gotten its final...

World of Warships introduces a Lady Liberty commander for the 4th of July

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If you were wondering where Lady Liberty has been all this week, well, it turns out she was busy with a cameo in World...

V Rising adds pick-up-and-play Steam cloud support for private games

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Is it just me, or did V Rising seem like it came out of nowhere to become one of the unlikely multiplayer hits of...

Diablo II Resurrected releases its multiplayer lobby update as an ARPG guide site drops Diablo Immortal

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Earlier this week, Diablo II: Resurrected announced an update meant to "elevate multiplayer lobbies for console and PC." That update has arrived on schedule,...
Whatever.

Rumor: Xbox Store listing suggests Skull and Bones is releasing November 2022

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The rumors around the impending release for multiplayer pirating title Skull and Bones continue to mount. A supposed new leak found by dataminer Aggiornamenti...

The Stream Team: Backseat Streaming the roller derby roughhousing of Roller Champions

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The Stream Team is coming back once again with a completely distinct and never before played game in the bi-weekly Backseat Streaming series! This...

Conan Exiles provides video previews of Age of Sorcery’s magic system, talent points, and building updates

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While it might be nice to read about the various systems the Age of Sorcery update is adding to Conan Exiles, sometimes seeing these...

Fallout TV series unveils several members of its regular cast

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Back in 2020, we learned that a TV series based on Fallout was in the works. The initial announcement confirmed that this new series...

Overwatch 2 has started its second round of closed beta testing

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Have you been looking forward to a chance to dip your superheroic shooting toes into the closed beta of Overwatch 2? Then you're probably...

The Stream Team: One last hunt in Monster Hunter Rise before Sunbreak

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It's the eve of the Sunbreak expansion of Monster Hunter Rise, and MOP's Chris has so many more monsters to bonk in the face...

Xbox head says reports of crunch at Fallout 76 studio are from a time when crunch ‘was just part of the industry’

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"Times were different back then" can either be an explanation or a blanket excuse. Whatever side you fall on, that's effectively what was said...

Blizzard bought out Spellbreak’s Proletariat to shore up the World of Warcraft team

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Hey, remember Spellbreak? It was a 2020 battle royale that was actually pretty well-liked around here, though it's been quiet the last few months....
Don't you guys have phones?

Warcraft Arclight Rumble’s mini talents are at the forefront of this week’s beta patch

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Testing continues apace for Warcraft Arclight Rumble, Blizzard's attempt to bring the fantasy franchise to the mobile space. In this week's Beta Update 0.9.2,...

NetEase’s Once Human throws players into a ‘weird’ post-apocalyptic survival situation

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Just because the world as you know it has ended doesn't mean it has to be any less fun. In fact, it can even...

Dual Universe’s Q&A video series discusses player markets, stasis weapons, and new player advice

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Dual Universe's Ask Ophelia Q&A video series continues to roll on, with three more episodes being cranked out by the devs at Novaquark. Here...

Hearthstone’s Murder at Castle Nathria expansion brings a murder mystery and new card types on August 2

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Hearthstone is once again playing around with the lore and setting it's based on, though considering this all takes place in the Shadowlands -...

Diablo 2 Resurrected overhauls multiplayer lobbies and game search in tomorrow’s update

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Blizzard is ready to inject some fresh spice into Diablo II: Resurrected, and thankfully, it's not of the Diablo Immortal variety. "In Patch 2.4.3., which...

Choose My Adventure: Forewarned is forearmed in my return foray to V Rising

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There's something extremely valuable in hitting a reset button when you're able to. Failure is always an option in MMOs and multiplayer titles, to...

Downgraded sci-fi MMORPG Starborne Frontiers begins closed beta signups

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Sci-fi MMORPG Starborne Frontiers has been on our radar a year now as the spawn of Iceland-based Solid Clouds, which as you could probably...

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