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]

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...

Closers expands group matchmaking, makes Mock Battle weekly, and improves tooltips in new update

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Regular players of Closers are likely familiar with the Mock Battle system, a seasonal challenge mode that tasks players with beating down boss monsters...
Well, bye.

Dragalia Lost is getting its final story update in July followed by a later sunset

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Wow, we've never really talked about Dragalia Lost, have we? It seems as if we should have, what with it being a mobile title...

Valorant’s voice recording features arrive to NA on July 13 but won’t be used to fight toxicity – for now

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Last May, Riot Games confirmed that Valorant would begin recording portions of in-game voice comms for the purposes of fighting back against toxic behavior....

‘Shared open world’ mobile and PC RPG Tower of Fantasy confirms global release later this year

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In July of last year, we caught wind of the multiplayer title Tower of Fantasy, a sci-fi open world RPG in development by China's...

Bug fix updates to Elite Dangerous end up causing a new list of known issues

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Yes, we're sorry to report that Elite: Dangerous continues to be unable to catch a break. Earlier this month, some hotfixes for Update 12...

The Stream Team: Doing Warframe Dog Days style

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While Massively OP's MJ planned to relax by just doing random missions after her long stint in The New War, she mostly ended up...

Fight or Kite: King of Crabs is just what you need to start your summer right

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It’s summertime, and being the king ain’t easy… the king of crabs, that is! King of Crabs is an easy-breezy PvP MMO that apparently...
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Overwatch 2 will officially be a replacement for the original shooter when it launches October 4

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A recent AMA held by the devs of Overwatch has officially confirmed what many people perhaps anticipated: When the sequel goes live on October...

Skull and Bones will reportedly share a launch date and official gameplay in a ‘re-reveal’ this July

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It's easy to assume that Skull and Bones has been languishing in development hell: The piratical sandbox first made its debut at E3 2017 but...

The Stream Team: Riding through some Hot Wheels courses in Forza Horizon 5

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The last time MOP's Chris streamed a Forza Horizon game, he stumbled his way into a LEGO map and lost his mind with delight....

Battlefield 2042 boss promises a singular focus on supporting and updating the shooter

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With Season One's delayed launch and reports of a "skeleton crew" working on Battlefield 2042 still likely ringing in developer DICE's ears, studio general...

Last Oasis pins down a July 5 date for beta testing of Season 5

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Over the past couple of months, woodpunk survival sandbox Last Oasis has been banging the drum about its upcoming Season 5, springing back to...

The Stream Team: Back to basics in ARK Fjordur

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When Massively OP's MJ hopped in to check out the new ARK map Fjordur, she was expecting some nice views. What she didn't expect...

These are the online gaming companies supporting reproductive choice and healthcare for workers

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When news of the impending overturn of Roe v. Wade in the United first leaked in early May, so few games companies spoke up...

Bungie talks up the return of Freelance Trials of Osiris to Destiny 2 as it sues a DMCA troll for $7.6M

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For those who want to take on the Trials of Osiris PvP mode in Destiny 2 but don't really feel like forming a group,...

Sea of Thieves patches in a new Golden Sands outpost, teases its next adventure and Season 7 details

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The actions of Sea of Thieves players have had their consequences, as players have come together to save the Golden Sands outpost, meaning that...

Craftopia checks in with another preview of its developing open world update

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Craftopia is still working on the seamless map update it announced in July of 2021. Don't believe me? Then perhaps this update post on...

Ubisoft CEO cuts $300K out of his salary because of poor fiscal performance, takes a victory lap on hiring women

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Yves Guillemot, CEO of Ubisoft, is taking the game company's lowered financial outlook personally, making the "personal decision" to remove €310,607, or about $327,000...

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