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]

Dual Universe previews the visual upgrades of the Athena update

2
Sure, Dual Universe showed off the visual upgrades coming with the Athena update once before, but this time there's a slightly more comprehensive overview...
All right, I'll give it to you. In many places.

Overwatch 2’s first beta officially begins this afternoon – are you playing?

22
We're just an hour away from the beta launch of Overwatch 2, which ought to please everyone but folks who simply liked Overwatch's meta...

Not So Massively: Dune Spice Wars targets a very small niche

21
Unpopular opinion time: I never liked Frank Herbert's Dune novels. I do, however, acknowledge that the setting has a lot of cool ideas, and...

PAX East vendor reports COVID-19 exposures from the event despite masking and vax requirements

11
If you were concerned about PAX East 2022 being an in-person event in spite of the ongoing COVID pandemic, your caution may have been...

Path of Exile’s new patch brings a beta version of its DirectX 12 renderer and another round of fixes

2
It's time to test the visual limits of Path of Exile as the multiplayer ARPG's newest patch has introduced the beta version of the...

Valheim celebrates over 10 million copies sold and talks up ongoing Mistlands update

1
It's been over a year since the Viking-themed survival sandbox Valheim entered early access, but that hasn't stopped it from building a dedicated community...

Neon multiplayer shooter Splatoon 3 previews gameplay ahead of September 9 launch

0
It's going to be a few months' worth of waiting, but before you know it, the time to get messy with brightly colored ink...

MMOARPG Diablo Immortal launches June 2 – the same day its PC open beta begins

25
Buried in this morning's frankly disastrous Activision-Blizzard quarterly financial report is some actual good news for gamers (and Blizzard itself, which could use a...
Mister World Orlando Fontaine Warcraft, with a tip of the hat to our commentariat.

Activision-Blizzard Q1 2022: Revenues plummet, Blizzard loses another 2M players

67
Welcome back to our regular coverage of Activision-Blizzard's quarterly financials. As of this morning, we have Q1's results, comprising January, February, and March 2022, a...
Nope, not letting this one go.

Rumor: Ubisoft is on the cusp of being bought out by a private equity firm

18
If insider reporting is to be believed, the next major gaming acquisition to begin this year is Ubisoft. Reporting from Bloomberg as well as...

Hands-on with the promising multiplayer Nintendo Switch Sports, launching this week

3
April 29th will mark the release of Nintendo Switch Sports, a spiritual sequel to the popular Wii Sports series. The big kicker here is that it's...

Activision-Blizzard’s Raven Software gets green light to vote for a union by National Labor Relations Board

8
This past Friday saw a major step forward for the QA workers of Activision-Blizzard studio Raven Software, as the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)...
We're still here, yes.

Diablo Immortal is set to reveal its release date next Monday

14
Well, it's been a few years and the telecommunications industry has come a long way, so we're guessing that most of you finally have...

MechWarrior Online’s latest patch adjusts weapons and equipment, makes a quirk pass, adds shiny ‘Mechs

2
The devs of the online big bot battler MechWarrior Online continue to turn the knobs of the title's gameplay. In the latest patch, players...

Fallout 76 is bringing back Meat Week for two weeks starting April 26

0
It's almost time for the grilling season in Fallout 76 and nothing satisfies like fresh meat grilled by a super mutant! Yes, Meat Week...

The Stream Team: Sneaky search for Stolen Plates in Warframe

0
After Massively OP's MJ experienced a big reveal last time and explored her camp, she set her sights on the next step in Warframe's...

Stick and Rudder: Using No Man’s Sky Outlaws as a way to fill the space sandbox void

6
Hello Games just keeps on proving itself over and over again. That's been the overall reaction whenever No Man's Sky makes an update from...

Playable Worlds’ Raph Koster makes bold promises about his studio’s developing sandbox MMORPG

23
Earlier this week we reported on a big cash injection for Raph Koster's Playable Worlds, with the studio raising $25M in Series B funding...
Oh, look, we found another one.

Last Oasis emerges with plans for better mob AI and more creature types

1
When we wrote our "Whatever happened to Last Oasis?" piece last December, the conclusion was that this post-apocalyptic survival title was winding down in...
Odor blocker.

Overwatch 2 is making Doomfist a tank and making Orisa more aggressive

1
Hero roles are going to be changing when Overwatch 2 arrives, and the game's upcoming PvP beta is going to shine a spotlight on several...

ADVERTISEMENT