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]

Extraction shooter Arena Breakout Infinite begins its free-to-play early access

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Another extraction shooter has made it to the shallows of early access: MoreFun Studios' Arena Breakout: Infinite, a free-to-play shooter that promises an immersive...
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SMITE 2 takes a deep look at the game’s new matchmaking system accompanying its 24/7 alpha on August 27

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When you have your game on at all times, you want players to be able to queue up and find a match pronto. Games...

Choose My Adventure: Aw man Pax Dei is just not for me

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Have you ever been so diametrically opposed to a game that you knew right from the very beginning that it was going to be...

Not So Massively: Immortal Gates of Pyre offers multiplayer RTS fans a glimmer of hope

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It's been a busy month for fans of the real time strategy genre. Even as Stormgate ran its early access preview, another crowdfunded StarCraft...

Former Pearl Abyss America CEO takes the helm of NCsoft America

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Last week we reported on Pearl Abyss America CEO Jeonghee “JJ” Jin announcing the end of her tenure after six years for "a new...

The Last Plague brings back pandemic memories in a multiplayer wilderness survival sim

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Since the gaming world knows that you've been missing all of the fun that 2020 had to offer, there's a new pandemic-themed survival game...

Stop Killing Games Initiative stumps for signatures to pressure EU governments

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This past April saw the formation of the Stop Killing Games initiative, a grass roots attempt by YouTuber Ross Scott to enact laws that...

Book of Travels changes inventory management to a volume system, and players are not pleased

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Walking around in the tiny multiplayer online title of Book of Travels will inevitably find players cramming lots of stuff into their backpacks. As...

Once Human outlines future plans for scenario servers, social features, and its pet system

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Once Human's core gameplay loop looks to be focused on seasons and "scenarios" - servers that have limited-time gameplay themes - which prompts the...

Crimson Desert offers more details on its playable Gamescom demo

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Last month Pearl Abyss declared Crimson Desert not dead with word of a playable demo of the "open-world action adventure" RPG at Gamescom 2024,...

Borderlands film adaptation bombs in its opening weekend in terms of reception and ticket sales

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If you were hoping that the Mario and Sonic films were heralding a new age in good video game movie adaptations, the live-action film...

Diablo II Resurrected launches a bug-fixing patch August 20 and Ladder Season 8 August 23

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It's almost time to smash bugs and smash leaderboards in Diablo II: Resurrected. Well, mostly that second one, anyway; you're not responsible for smashing...

Fortnite plans a long-reaching infusion of Disney characters, starting with a Marvel-loaded season August 16

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Fortnite is no stranger to cramming a bunch of different characters into its battle royale shooter, and it's had some from the Marvel universe...

Wuthering Waves adds new characters, a summertime event, and quality-of-life August 15

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Being bathed in a turquoise moonglow sounds nice, doesn't it? Unless you're being joined by biting insects. Or you don't like fireworks. Or you're...
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Anthem taught BioWare to focus on what it’s good at for Dragon Age: The Veilguard

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Would you like to play a looter shooter that has all the multiplayer shootin' and lootin' you could want along with an expertly crafted...

The Stream Team: After-mission power planning in ICARUS

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Massively OP's MJ has wrapped up her first mission, but now's not the time to rest on her laurels. She's ready to flex her...

Myth of Empires’ second season arrives August 16 with better beast lords and siege weaponry

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Angela Game is full-speed ahead on its survivalbox MMO Myth of Empires: It's just put a date on the game's second season servers. Specifically,...

Destiny 2 brings back the annual summertime Solstice event and outlines recent gear tweaks

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It's time to celebrate summer in Destiny 2 via the time-honored tradition of slaughtering enemies and grinding currency to make special armor extra shiny....

Papaya Play’s Tree of Savior announces a new Brazilian server opening August 12

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Before we begin, we're going to point out that this Tree of Savior story is specific to the standalone version operated by Papaya Play...

Warframe of Mind: Partying like it’s 1999 at TennoCon 2024

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TennoCon is always a hotbed of Warframe (and now Soulframe) reveals, from new frames and primes to skins to the next content drops. But...