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]

Team Fortress 2 has so many bots that it is ‘literally unplayable’ as fans beg Valve for help

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You might think a headline like "Team Fortress 2 has bots" is a sort of "water is wet" kind of news story, particularly since...

Dauntless developer Phoenix Labs says it has ‘close to’ 10 games currently in the works

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Most people around these parts know Phoenix Labs as the studio behind the multiplayer monster slaying RPG Dauntless, but a new dev blog post...
A whole lot of flashing lights at each other!

Path of Exile tunes down Sentinel’s Archnemesis mods, promises to further tweak the system’s difficulty

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Path of Exile's new Sentinel update has apparently arrived with a bit of a numerical overtuning by the devs' own admission. Just a day...

Dauntless celebrates three years with special quests, a limited-time hunt, and community events

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The multiplayer monster slaying RPG Dauntless has been running for three years as of this month, which means that it's time for players to...

Warcraft Arclight Rumble starts closed beta testing Down Under

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Are you ready to Warcraft Arclight Rumble? Blizzard's newest mobile game is still a ways out by all reckoning, but that doesn't mean you...

The Stream Team: One Warframe Archon down, two to go

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Facing the Archons in Warframe's The New War is no walk in the park -- especially since Massively OP's MJ is restricted to walking...

Activision-Blizzard creeps out the internet with its ‘Diversity Space Tool’ as union-busting continues

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Friday afternoon, Activision-Blizzard proudly trotted out a dev blog talking up the creation of a "Diversity Space Tool" that the company has apparently been...
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Diablo III makes the Echoing Nightmare permanent, Overwatch 2 discusses support hero adjustments

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Whether you're a fan of hacking up demons in Diablo III or testing out the new PvP meta in Overwatch 2, there's some news...

You can begin patching for Path of Exile’s Sentinel launch… now [Update: It’s live!]

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Happy Sentinel day! Grinding Gear Games is rolling out Path of Exile's Sentinel expansion and league today as planned, so we hope you've got...

Inside Star Citizen showcases more AI behavior, river weeds, and a new vehicle physics model

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It's time once more for Star Citizen to put out its weekly video series, and in this week's episode followers of the game get...

Incoming Pokemon HOME Update will let you bring more ‘mon to multiplayer

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While it's still disappointing that Pokemon Legends: Arceus was an open world but almost strictly single-player game, we have some good news for multiplayer fans: Pokemon...

The Division 2 trots out Season 9 with a new Countdown mode, more story

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After over three years of live operation, The Division 2 is still delivering the goods for players: This week, Ubisoft pushed out Update 15:...

World of Warships’ virtual international museum hop returns for a second event next week

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Wargaming is currently in the midst of massive upheaval following its decision to completely pull out of Russia and Belarus, but it's nevertheless planning...

Warframe announces plans to address Angels of the Zariman pain points with a 1.1 patch

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If you're among those who have complaints with Warframe's latest update, know that the devs at Digital Extremes hear you and that a fix...

Sea of Thieves prepares for Community Day, tweaks Legend of the Veil voyage, and sells a fish face

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There's quite a few different things waiting in the new patch for Sea of Thieves. Whether you're going to join in on Community Day...

MMO Business Roundup: Nexon, Roblox, and EA’s latest financials

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Welcome back to a fresh roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent business and industry news, today all of the financial report variety. Roblox Roblox's revenue reports have...
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Bethsoft has delayed its co-op shooter Redfall to next year – along with Starfield

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Blink and you probably missed it: Bethesda Softworks dropped some bad news on Twitter this morning, delaying two of its upcoming AAA games into...

Ubisoft 2022 financials: Skull & Bones will finally set sail by early next year

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It's not every quarter that Ubisoft's financials merit a post or even a mention, but the company has been a low-key mess for the...

Atlas continues to spin up its ‘wipe hype’ with more teasers of its upcoming new season

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Atlas is continuing to drum up what it calls "wipe hype" on Twitter as the game inches closer to next week's new season and...

MMO Business Roundup: China’s gaming crackdown, NetEase Connect, Wild Rift plagiarism, and Valve’s anti-trust lawsuit

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Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent business and industry news. China: The Chinese government is continuing to widen its long-running crackdown on...

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