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]

Valheim concurrency soars past 360K as the game’s now sold 2M copies

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When we first reported on the early access launch of Valheim, the new Viking-themed co-op survival sandbox, we pointed out that the game was...

Not So Massively: Torchlight III is less than the sum of its parts

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Last summer in this very column, I argued that ARPGs are the pizza of gaming: Even when they're bad, they're still pretty good. The Torchlight...

Destiny 2 discusses a quest details UI, returning classic content, and Black at Bungie philanthropy

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The weekly Bungie update is once again sharing a diverse cornucopia of Destiny 2 news pieces, from features that slipped patch note notice to...

Dual Universe is giving organizations a wallet in the next beta update

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If my time watching sandbox MMOs has taught me anything, it's that game devs should probably stop handing players powder kegs and lighters, but...

ZeniMax Online Studios goes on a hiring spree for ESO and ‘multiple unannounced projects’

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Readers are surely familiar with ZeniMax Online Studios' work on The Elder Scrolls Online, but you're also probably curious about what the studio's up...

The Stream Team: A first look at Valheim’s vikings

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There's a conspiracy afoot to make Massively OP's MJ a viking in Valheim; friends in and outside of MOP are in on it! One...
Faces are boring.

Whatever happened to Absolver?

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Remember Absolver, the martial arts multiplayer title from developer Sloclap and publisher Devolver Digital? There hasn't been much news out of the game beyond...

Century Age of Ashes delays early access, plans second beta following player feedback

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Century: Age of Ashes popped up almost outta nowhere last month with its closed beta, boasting a dragon-centric aerial PvP mode. MOP's own Not...

Warframe offers a brief look at upcoming updates and events arriving this spring

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Where I live, we're still under the frosty heel of winter and probably won't see spring until sometime in mid-April if we're lucky. As...

Star Citizen previews alpha docking features, launches Valentine’s Day and Lunar New Year events

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It's a bunch of Star Citizen stuff today, with the usual weekly episode of Inside Star Citizen as well as some highlighted seasonal events...
Deception!

Magic Legends casts hype spell for next month’s open beta

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Things are starting to move faster and faster over at Magic Legends, as Cryptic's upcoming multiplayer title will conjure up an open beta next...

Conan Exiles adds Isle of Siptah improvements, sprint attacks, and offline single-player mode on PTS

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There's a new build of Conan Exiles available for players to try out on Testlive and it brings with it a whole slew of...
Woke up, got out of bed

Habbo Hotel is bringing back the Flash client while the developers work on the Unity version

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It's been about a month since Habbo Hotel released its Unity client, a move that basically no one in the community seemed to be all...

Large-scale multiplayer Neverwinter Nights persistent world Arelith is getting a new city tomorrow

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If you've been following The Game Archaeologist column all the way back to Massively-That-Was, you maybe will recall a piece from June 2014 about...

MMO Business Roundup: Microsoft’s ZeniMax Vault, Square’s financials, and the Fortnite ‘scapegoat’ lawsuit

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Welcome back to another happy fun roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news. Business business business! ZeniMax: Microsoft is apparently creating a subsidiary named Vault...

Fallout 76 preps the return of the PTS and next week’s Fastnacht Day celebrations

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Bethsoft is planning an "action-packed week in Appalachia" in this week's edition of the Fallout 76 newsletter, and that's because the team is sending...

Star Citizen talks about ship capacitors, ship roles, and tweaking the meta in an AMA

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The Vehicle Experience Team of Star Citizen took to the game's official forums to field player questions in an AMA, with the devs talking...
Safe!

Shadowbanning of Elite Dangerous ‘slavers’ is reportedly corroborated by email screenshots

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The actions of the 7th Labor Division (7LD) group in Elite: Dangerous, who readers will recall were ensnaring brand-new players into mining servitude while...
Cows.

Craftopia’s newest update adds spears, a new biome, and tree planting

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The latest patch for Craftopia lets you pick up red envelopes from cows as part of a New Year's celebration. Perhaps you can do so...

Here’s the big BlizzConline 2021 schedule, from World of Warcraft to Overwatch 2

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Blizzard's just released its schedule for BlizzConline, and... well it's not going to absolutely shock you, since we had a pretty good idea of...

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