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]

Not So Massively: Magic Legends has already made big changes, but there’s more to do

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Even as someone who enjoys the game, I have to admit that Magic: Legends had a very rough launch, with numerous polish issues and...

Roblox scalpers make an absolute killing selling in-game Gucci handbags

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I can already hear Bree opening up her "Weirdest Stories of 2021" file folder for this one. Roblox, the game that now says it...

Destiny 2 offers an explanation for seasonal challenge XP payouts

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"We know XP in Destiny 2 can be confusing - sometimes to the point that we miss things ourselves," admits Bungie in a recent...

SMITE community mourns the passing of a star Hi-Rez esports caster, halts league events

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On Friday, Hi-Rez startled the SMITE community by abruptly postponing all of its esports events for the weekend, a move made more bizarre by...

Path of Exile launches its graphical improvements patch, discusses the ‘clear cache’ function and performance matters

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Are you ready for some hard-hitting, face-melting, blast processing-fueled game visuals guaranteed to scare your mom and upset your parakeet?? Then you're ready for...
Boat.

Fleet Carriers can once again jump in Elite Dangerous Odyssey as Frontier boss David Braben apologizes for launch issues

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David Braben, CEO and founder of Frontier Developments, would like to offer his apologies to the wider Elite: Dangerous playerbase for the ongoing rocky...
Yes, it's really weird to talk about Warlords in the context of a success, for me as much as you.

New Blizzard analysis chronicles the studio’s five-year decline and developer exodus

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The slow decline of Blizzard has been exhaustively covered over the last couple of years, but sometimes, it's more jolting to see it all...

Dual Universe adds optimization updates as the first part of the incremental patch 0.25 rollout

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Dual Universe does its release patching a little bit differently than most MMOs. It doesn't unleash one large update and then iterate or adjust...
So, if you still think is happening...

Star Citizen outlines the free flyable ship schedule for Invictus Launch Week, debuts the RSI Scorpius

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It's Invictus Launch Week in Star Citizen, and since the event is ostensibly about the UEE Navy flexing its military might, it's also more...

Hi-Rez just postponed SMITE’s esports broadcasts for the weekend [Updated]

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We've updated at the end with the unfortunate news that led to the postponement. Well, this one's weird and kinda ominous: Hi-Rez just just down...

Torchlight III’s spring update drops next week with a new class that summons ghost pirates

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Magic Legends and Champions Online aren't the only PWE titles getting love this month: Torchlight III is destined for its spring update next week...

No Man’s Sky’s most recent Expedition includes a claimable Normandy SR1 from Mass Effect

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In the middle of May, No Man's Sky launched the Beachhead Expedition, which players will recall is part of the new multiplayer-focused Expeditions mode...

Elite Dangerous Odyssey’s launch sees new player number highs, Fleet Carriers forced to park, and hotfix attempts

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It's been a bumpy ride out in the world of Elite: Dangerous. Wednesday's launch of the Odyssey expansion on PC has seen a wide...
Eye.

Diablo IV internal test build pops up on PlayStation store

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After getting a few juicy reveals about Diablo IV from this past February's BlizzConline, fans of the action RPG franchise have been champing at...

Iron Harvest shows off gameplay and story trailers for its Operation Eagle expansion

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Multiplayer RTS Iron Harvest 1920 is ramping up the hype for its standalone Operation Eagle expansion with a pair of trailers. The story trailer gives...

Blizzard is about to stream some Overwatch 2 PvP gameplay and a Q&A

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MMO players are understandably concerned about the state of World of Warcraft after Blizzard's disastrous player losses over the last few years, but Overwatch...

Hands-on with Dauntless’ creative and punishing Behemoth and Hunting Grounds location

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It's been a very long time since Dauntless has had a new radiant-aspected monster to slay. For the longest time, the element was tied...
Less than legendary.

Magic Legends’ May patch is live with the Pyromancer, and you can get it for free

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Following the reveal of the Pyromancer class yesterday, Magic Legends is popping off with its big May patch today - just as this post...
Absolutely.

Bethesda is shuttering its official forums and moving to Discord, Elder Scrolls Online’s forums will remain

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Whether you like them for communication, commiseration, and news, or despise them because they almost never seem like happy places, the point stands that...
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Atlas addresses Armored Docks and other balance issues in its latest Q&A session

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Armored docks in Atlas: Are they a good thing or a bad thing? The latest Q&A acknowledges that the answer is kind of both, and...

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