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]

Riot Games claims it made headway into diversity efforts over 2020

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Ever since Riot Games was called out by its own employees and the state of California as a truly toxic and sexist workplace, the...
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Blizzard’s Vicarious Visions says bringing Diablo II to consoles was ‘a labor of love’

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With Diablo II: Resurrected's launch a couple of weeks away, Blizzard's Vicarious Visions is taking the opportunity to share about how the project was...

GTA V and GTA Online shift their PS5 and Xbox Series console releases to March 2022

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In a move that is probably not going to surprise too many people -- especially since Rockstar Games had announced these plans before --...

Dauntless’ latest patch unleashes a giant robotic owlbear known as the Phaelanx

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So what if the Shrike were made less fluffy and more robotic and full of eye lasers? That appears to be the gist of...

Star Citizen offers a rundown of new healing, injury, and death mechanics arriving in alpha 3.15

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CIG has been talking up the proposed changes to how healing, injury, and death work in Star Citizen for a while, from Chris Roberts'...

EG7’s acting CEO Ji Ham discusses investment in existing Daybreak games and support of a ‘AAA project’

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Last week we noted that Enad Global 7's acting CEO Ji Ham, who himself was tapped for the position in a surprise management shake-up,...

Tencent, Netease hit with stock losses amid China’s gaming industry clampdown

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If you've been following the gaming industry for a while, you probably remember the big "freezes" that the Chinese government placed on new game...

Fallout 76 goes ahead with Season 6 launch amid controversy

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It's not been a week when you'd want to work at Bethesda on Fallout 76. First, the studio had to sully its big fall...

Warframe’s latest update adds the Prime version of Nidus and brings back Operation: Plague Star

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Has it already been a week since we were all alerted to the arrival of Warframe's latest update? My how time does fly. Sure...

Valheim previews shield changes, weapon adjustments, and a vomit-inducing berry

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Now that we know Valheim's Hearth and Home update is arriving on September 16th, it would stand to reason that the devs of Iron...

Star Citizen AMA outlines plans for future dynamic events and discusses lessons currently being learned

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CIG decided to kick off an AMA with its players that focused on dynamic events in Star Citizen. A lot of the answers were...

Aliens: Fireteam Elite adds new weapons, cosmetics, and the Phalanx class in Season 1 update

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It's time to get tanky in the co-op shooter Aliens: Fireteam Elite, as yesterday saw the release of the game's first season, subtitled Phalanx...
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Path of Exile’s patch fixes flask bugs and damage reduction issues later this week

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Let's be realistic, patch notes for bug fixing patches just aren't all that exciting. It's no mark against the developers working on Path of Exile,...

Diablo II Resurrected addresses chat, parties, TCP/IP support, and big honkin’ monitors

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With Diablo II Resurrected's remaster release right around the corner and more or less expected to carry Blizzard through the rest of the year,...

The Stream Team: Reloading the repeaters for a dive into Dauntless

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The most recent update to Dauntless brought on a few new things to the game, but one of the bigger additions is a change...

Fallout 76 releases Fallout Worlds but postpones Season 6

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It's a big update day for Fallout 76 -- but not quite as big as originally intended. While the post-apocalyptic game is pushing out...

Profane splashes its new digital water everywhere in latest Twitter showcase

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I recall a time during the Nintendo 64's early life cycle when devs were excited to show off new water animation tech. Sure, it...

Starbase pushes back moon bases, capital ships, and station siege gameplay in newest roadmap update

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It sucks when a game has to delay a bunch of features, but that's just what the crafting-minded sandbox Starbase is forced to do....
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Minecraft mod Mammoth is meant to allow more than 1000 players to play together

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We're probably not going to blow anyone's mind with this revelation, but here it is: Making a lag-free environment for a bunch of people...

Star Citizen backer reports CIG to the UK Advertising Standards Agency over ship concept sales

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Are you among those fed up that Star Citizen can sell concept ships -- internet spaceships that haven't even materialized in the game yet...

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