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]

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Elite Dangerous previews Odyssey Update 12, now launching June 7

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Players of Elite Dangerous have likely been regularly watching the Frameshift Live developer livestreams for news and information about the spaceship sandbox, and last...

Improbable CEO shows off M² tech test, claims the platform has ‘peak capacity’ of 1B users

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Improbable CEO Herman Narula is once again making some pretty big claims on Twitter. A video demonstration shared last week (and posted on YouTube...

League of Legends introduces the void champion Bel’Veth while Valorant answers community queries

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The lavender terror that is League of Legends' latest void champion is about to touch down in the MOBA. Riot Games introduced the Empress...

Star Citizen’s AI team teases commandable NPCs in dev roundtable

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The end of every week features a new developer broadcast out of Star Citizen, and this past Friday was no different as members of...

Last Oasis replaces its lobby system with an increased emphasis on communal zones

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Say farewell to the lobby system in Last Oasis, because it's on its way out -- and better oases are heading our way. Studio Donkey...

V Rising’s early access has already sold over 500K copies in three days

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Apparently, survival sandbox mechanics paired with classical vampire aesthetics is a winning combination, or at the least a profitable one for developer Stunlock Studios,...

Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s Niantic is listening to the wrong voices in its own company

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As I noted in my May event round-up, Pokemon Go's one-coin weekly Remote Raid passes will be dead starting May 23rd. Despite a recent interview...

World of Warships adds French cruisers and anime girl paint jobs, maps out summer and fall updates

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You know someone takes their World of Warships game seriously when they wrap their Tier VIII ship in a paint job inspired by battleships...

Destiny 2 outlines changes to its upcoming summer event and fixes the so-called ‘Xur hostage exploit’

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The Guardian Games are coming to an end in Destiny 2, but that just paves the way for the looter shooter's next event, which...

Hearthstone’s latest patch is all about buffing and nerfing cards, heroes, and minions

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It is the way of CCGs to forever chase the dragon's tail of balance, and so it goes with Hearthstone's newest patch, which is...

MechWarrior Online delays map updates to June, outlines feature updates set for May

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Are you hungry for some new maps to take your ambulatory nuclear tank robot for walkies in MechWarrior Online? Regrettably, the devs have to...

Star Citizen debuts the new Anvil Legionnaire as part of the game’s free-to-play Invictus Launch Week

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The annual Invictus Launch Week event for Star Citizen is back once again, making the alpha version of the game available to everyone for...

Former Hearthstone devs reveal Marvel Snap multiplayer CCG with beta signups open now

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No, it's not a bean, a clicking noise, or a government assistance program: Marvel Snap is just a a new multiplayer card-collecting game. Nuverse...

EA lays off up to 100 Austin support staff, Nexon says FIFA Online 4 is safe

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The split between Electronic Arts and FIFA may have resulted in more than just the end of EA-published FIFA-branded soccer games: Now EA's pushed...
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Star Citizen boss rests feature delay blame on COVID, touts rise in new players, and marks a path to beta

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Chris Roberts has seen fit to peer down from his tower and issue his annual Letter from the Chairman, which looks back at the...
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Hearthstone class action lawsuit targets ‘deceitful’ marketing practices

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Behind the jaunty art designs and goofy voice quips of Hearthstone lies another headache-in-the-making for Blizzard Entertainment. Polygon reports that the studio is getting...

The Stream Team: Marking three years of Dauntless by beating up beasties

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Happy third birthday to Dauntless! The multiplayer monster hunting RPG is holding its anniversary and MOP's Chris is keen to celebrate in the only...

Sea of Thieves heralds its new live storytelling Mysteries feature arriving this week

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Back in the days of yore, live GMs would tick off events in an MMO and things would happen as players moved forward in...

Destiny 2’s Bungie says it won’t be ‘muzzled’ by Sony when it comes to ‘standing up for what’s right’

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For the last week, we've been covering a WAPO story on the games industry's tepid response for reproductive health rights, which led to a...

Military sim shooter Arma gets its first new installment in years with the early access launch of Arma Reforger

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We don't really talk about the Arma series on this site very often, even though it's certainly within our periphery. The mil sim shooter...

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