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]

Book of Travels attributes its latest delay to an ‘unholy trio’ of bugs, promises a new early access launch date soon

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When Book of Travels saw its early access release date pushed back a fourth time to date, there was perhaps some concern about just...
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Massively Overthinking: MMO ideas that were ahead of their time

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I'm gonna say something wild right now: In some ways, CliffyB was ahead of his time. My husband and I came to this realization...

PlanetSide 2 kicks off the Summer Fun 2021 event for PlayStation 4 players

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PlayStation 4 players of PlanetSide 2 who may have been looking on jealously at PC players of the multiplayer shooter as they had neon...

Dual Universe showcases the features of the Apollo update, teases Ares update

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At the beginning of August, Dual Universe released the Apollo update, which featured a number of new system additions such as mechanics surrounding asteroid...

ARK Survival Evolved made it to Google Stadia, counts 20M sales since 2015

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It might almost seem an afterthought to put ARK Survival Evolved on Stadia at this late a date, given that ARK II is already under...
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Book of Travels devs discuss their Studio Ghibli and Baldur’s Gate influences

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At some point, developer Might & Delight should recognize that it's kind of repeating itself a bit. For instance, the latest video from the...

Star Citizen’s August dev report notes progress on Pyro features, more vehicles, and a new mission type

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September begins and August ends, which means that once more CIG has an end of month report for Star Citizen's development as per usual....

Massively on the Go: Everything we learned from Pokemon Go’s post-backlash Task Force

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While Niantic already reverted its Pokemon GO gym and PokeStop nerf in late August, the company said that more changes would be announced on September...
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World of Warships adds new Soviet ships and new Transformers skins to the game

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The staff behind World of Warships is really hoping that you can be distracted from its ongoing community demolition effort with the prospect of new...

Monster Hunter Stories 2 update brings the Fated Four deviants and stronger PvE endgame options

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Still working your way through Monster Hunter Stories 2? Struggling with the Elder's Lair? Wish Monster Hunter Generations' Fated Four's deviant versions could all be in-game? Well,...

Blizzard offers piles of Hearthstone and World of Warcraft loot to boost subs

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If you were among the gamers who thought it was a little thirsty of Blizzard to finally be dishing out long-wanted changes in World...

Pearl Abyss shares additional details about the creatures, setting, and gameplay of DokeV

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Let's assume that your disappointment in DokeV shifting from MMO to open world action adventure hasn't put the kibosh on your overall curiosity or...

Massively on the Go: Monster Hunter Stories 2’s biggest problem is too much Pokemon

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Since its demo, I've seen people both on social media and other game sites comparing Monster Hunter Stories 2 with the Pokemon series, often praising the former...

Elite Dangerous Odyssey heralds anti-aircraft turrets in conflict zones and more fixes arriving in Update 7

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The next update coming to Elite: Dangerous' Odyssey expansion is nearly here and it plans to bring a sizeable list of updates, fixes, and...

Hearthstone adds 37 minions with today’s Battlegrounds update

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If you're still giving Hearthstone your time and eyeballs these days, today's update is one you'll want to pay attention to, as Blizzard is...

Spine is a team-based combat game that promises lots of action and even more cinematic style

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So there was a multiplayer team-based title unveiled during this year's Gamescom. It's called Spine and, we're going to be perfectly honest, there is...

Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem eyes mid-autumn for its next content update, seeks player input on playstyles

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Last month, the devs of ARPG Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem laid out some endgame-focused content plans for the game's future while also not really...

Pokemon Go subreddit goes dark to protest Reddit’s stance on COVID disinfo

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For once, the Pokemon Go community is protesting someone other than Niantic when it comes to COVID. Earlier this month, Reddit community leaders began agitating...

Path of Exile addresses game balance, ailments, endgame changes, and more

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Path of Exile producer Chris Wilson has been making the rounds on community podcasts, answering such a wide swath of questions that Grinding Gear...

Not So Massively: Diablo II Resurrected is a lot of old school jank in a pretty wrapper

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I admit I debated whether I should write this column at all: After all that's happened lately, giving coverage to Blizzard games doesn't feel...

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