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]

No Man’s Sky adds a multiplayer-focused mode and improved multiplayer missions in the Expeditions update

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Remember when No Man's Sky woefully underdelivered with regards to its multiplayer offerings? That seems like so long ago and the new Expeditions update...

CDPR says it’s ‘reconsidering’ Cyberpunk 2077’s planned multiplayer

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Covering Cyberpunk 2077 has been an exercise in frustration here on multiplayer-focused MOP as CD Projekt Red has been stringing along promises of a...

Closers celebrates April Fools’ day with limited-time skins and high school-themed event dungeons

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Somehow, I think the idea of April Fools' day was lost in translation between the publishers of Closers and the West. Or maybe the...

Path of Exile’s latest patch improves the game engine in preparation for the Ultimatum expansion

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Path of Exile's engine is getting a little upgrade in patch 3.13.2, promising a variety of improvements like better texture streaming for faster loads,...

The Stream Team: Undead frolicking at Path of Exile Ritual altars

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It's odd to Massively OP's MJ: Ritual is not her favorite Path of Exile league, but it sure keeps pulling her back! That tantalizing...

Elite Dangerous launches phase one of its Odyssey alpha test on PC today

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Today is the first step of many for PC players of Elite: Dangerous in something of a literal sense, as the Odyssey expansion has...

Not So Massively: Magic Legends is messy, deep, and more of an MMO than you think

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I can't remember the last time I struggled so much deciding whether I like a game or not. I'm a fan of ARPGs, and...

Chronicles of Elyria on the purpose and mechanics of Kingdoms of Elyria’s fog of war

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To read the latest dev blog from Chronicles of Elyria's side project-cum-parallel dev title Kingdoms of Elyria, you'd think they invented the fog of...
That's not good, no.

Former Anthem director Jonathan Warner ejects from BioWare

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Players aren't the only ones leaving in droves after BioWare effectively killed the future of its multiplayer sci-fi title Anthem. Perhaps after putting on...

Fallout 76 promises more PvP elements, details legendary crafting, and confirms aliens returning in AMA

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As we covered previously, this past Tuesday saw Fallout 76's project lead Jeff Gardiner and design director Mark Tucker take to the game's subreddit...

Last Oasis Season 3 breaks the map into Small Realms and brings the survival sandbox to Xbox Game Preview

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It's been one year since the woodpunk survival sandbox Last Oasis arrived to early access, and this time around the devs at Donkey Crew...
Symbolic.

Magic Legends offers compensation for missing battle pass items, addresses performance and monetization issues

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(This post has been updated at the end with the promised announcement about monetization and performance feedback.) Magic Legends might be calling its current version...
Emergency food.

Genshin Impact has made a billion dollars in its first six months of operation

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For a while there it seemed like no one would stop with the Genshin Impact memes, huh? But six months out from launch, it seems...

Starbase talks up planetary atmospheres and adds a ship diagnostic scanner, eyes early access for May 2021

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Starbase has a number of updates to share, but one of the larger ones that we'll be leading off with is a more narrow...

The Stream Team: Warframe’s Space Ninjas turn eight

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Do Space Ninjas celebrate birthdays? Of course! And Massively OP's MJ is ready to party with all the space ninjas in Warframe. With eight...

Destiny 2 launches a new Strike, adjusts PvP lobby balancing, and swings a banhammer at cheaters

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The Season of the Chosen continues to roll on in Destiny 2, and the latest addition to the game's content cadence is the Proving...

Tencent is launching multiplayer survival game Undawn on PC and mobile this year

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Did the world need another multiplayer survival title? Maybe not, but nobody's gonna be sad to get a good one from a solid publisher...

Star Citizen talks up the new reputation system arriving in alpha 3.13

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This week, Star Citizen's regular video series is all about earning that rep, outlining the reputation system that's arriving in alpha 3.13 as well...

Elite Dangerous shares an on-foot tour of an Odyssey starport, planetary missions, and alpha test schedule

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Last night was an absolute info dumping from Elite: Dangerous regarding its upcoming Odyssey expansion, with announcements, livestreams, and videos galore shared over a...

Hands-on with Monster Hunter Rise: Well-worth the cost of admission

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Well, as Monster Hunter Rise is finally out. We received a pair of review copies at the last minute, so with about 10 hours...

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