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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Ubisoft’s sexual harassment and racism scandal extended to Skull & Bones studio in Singapore

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We realize that Activision-Blizzard's horrifying sexual misconduct and discrimination lawsuit stole all the headlines last night and will probably dominate the news cycle for...
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Warcraft III: Reforged was sabotaged internally by low budget and shifting priorities

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If you're still waiting for Warcraft III: Reforged to deliver on the basic functionality that the game's prior version had 18 months after launch......

GGG’s Chris Wilson says Path of Exile reached a ‘breaking point with power creep’ that Expedition will help fix

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Yesterday, we noted how Path of Exile players were responding with dismay to the proposed Expedition expansion and league changes, under the belief that...

Star Citizen addresses alpha 3.13, stability, delays, bugs, and communication

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As is tradition with CIG, the devs are looking back at the release of alpha 3.13 and the Invictus Launch Week event of Star...

Overwatch launches 2021 Summer Games, the WoW Wrath of the Lich King pandemic boardgame is really happening

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As the first Tokyo Olympics events begin today, Overwatch has opened the gates for its own Summer Games, running this year through August 10th....

PlanetSide 2 adjusts infantry weapons, tweaks Javelins, and squashes bugs in today’s update

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Now that the NSO faction has been retooled, it stands to reason that PlanetSide 2 would need to adjust things a bit post-patch. That's...

Path of Exile posts the complete patch notes for the Expedition expansion

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While the Expedition League for Path of Exile still has a couple of days to go before it officially launches on July 23rd, players...
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New World turns RTX 3090 GPUs into bricks and bans a streamer for milking an in-game cow

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I admit, that headline is going to require a little bit of explanation, so let's just get right into this odd little batch of...

Fortnite declares ‘Rainbow Royale’ this week with free LGBTQ cosmetics and music from LGBTQ artists

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While June was officially Pride month, Fortnite seems keen to keep LGBTQIA+ representation front-and-center in the game this week with the announcement of what...

EVE Online’s bank vault-breaking Grand Heist update arrives to the Singularity test server

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Of all of the occupations a player can pursue in EVE Online, "bank robber" might not be one of the first things that spring...

XDefiant is Ubisoft’s next Tom Clancy franchise arena shooter

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Ubisoft is not having the best couple of years. It's been wrecked by a wide-ranging sexual harassment scandal and lawsuit, it's losing staff left...

Not So Massively: Wolcen’s roadmap is missing some important things

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In the past, I've been pretty free with my praise for Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem. I've gotten nearly a hundred hours of good fun...

Dual Universe shares update plans for summer and fall, brings the Apollo patch to PTS

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Evidently, Novaquark Studios was so excited to share the latest developments for Dual Universe that it broke tradition and kicked out its next newsletter...

Portal Knights studio gets $10M investment to make open-world sandbox

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After selling over 3.5 million copies of Portal Knights, what's indie developer Keen Games going to do next? Make an even bigger game, that's...

War Thunder fan accidentally shares classified military documents to make digital tank more realistic

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No, that headline is not an Onion-style bit of satire because we genuinely live in a world so unapologetically stupid that satire is dying...

Atlas releases a ‘summer bug smash’ patch that crushes a variety of bugs and adjusts the mortar ship

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The pirating sandbox of Atlas is promising some new content on the horizon, but before any of those details are shared, the devs at...

Fall Guys season 5 welcomes you to the jungle on July 20

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Starting tomorrow, July 20th, the multiplayer obstacle course royale of Fall Guys is trading in its '80s neon for sweltering jungles with the game's...

Destiny 2 outlines changes coming to ritual activity ranks and reputations in Season 15

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Season 15 of Destiny 2 is going to be doing something a little different for its variety of regular activity reputation grinds. According to...

Massively on the Go: Pokemon GO Fest 2021 might be the last great GO Fest

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Still cleaning out your pokemon collections, trainers? I know I still need to! Pokemon Go’s recent Go Fest 2021 was a return to form...

TennoCon 2021: Waframe introduces cross-platform play, shows off mobile

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For five TennoCons, Warframe players have asked about cross-platform play. They want it. They need it. Well, it turns out the sixth time's the...

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