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]

Accidental burn.

Sony is considering purchasing the Chinese firm Leyou

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You probably don't think a whole lot about Leyou at this point, but you probably should; the holding company owns most of Digital Extremes...
REWIND!

Crucible explains its playtest and tournament plans moving through beta

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It wasn't so long ago that Crucible opted to take itself out of launch and move back into beta. (It was a couple of...

Conan Exiles isn’t going to be free for a week on the Epic Games Store after all

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If you follow Conan Exiles' twitter, you might have noticed that a bunch of gamers have been pestering Funcom this morning over the fact...

New UK parliament report recommends regulation of lockboxes as gambling

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Remember last month when UK lawmakers started making fresh noise about classifying lockboxes/lootboxes as gambling to protect children following multiple reports and surveys on...

Life sim MMO Identity is ‘still being worked on’ according to forum moderators

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So let's talk about Identity, shall we? This life sim MMO has been silent for the better part of a year now, resurfacing only...

Voxelbox Staxel discusses work on its console port and confirms a new area coming to PC

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Let's take a peek in to the adorable retro voxelbox Staxel, shall we? When we last reported on this one, it successfully stepped out...

Path of Exile’s next patch will bring improvements to harvesting and harvest crafting

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How do you feel about harvesting (aka the linchpin feature of the Harvest League) in Path of Exile? Perhaps your opinion will change once...
In a world of human wreckage.

This week in why we can’t have nice things: Method, EA, and Ubisoft

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The fallout from June's games industry abuse and assault call-outs continues. Let's start with Method, the guild that's been driving World of Warcraft's competitive scene...

Torchlight III’s new mainline patch adds Act 3, contracts, new Lifebound mechanics, and Relic updates

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How do you know when a game's patch is a hefty one? When it takes two different pages to cover everything that's in it....
Leg ends

Magic Legends’ business model: lockboxes, classes, and seasonal passes

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Everyone knows that Cryptic's business models for its MMOs have been both loved and loathed by many, so we should expect that same community...

Battle royale survival shooter The Cycle is taking names for its third season public playtest

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It's been some time since we had reason to focus down on The Cycle, the in-development survival sandbox/battle royale shooter that seeks to shake...
Gun or run.

Amazon is pulling another game back for a do-over – this time it’s Crucible

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So here's the good news: Amazon isn't throwing Crucible in the trash the way it did with Breakaway. But the bad news is that it's...
Masterful.

NCsoft MOBA Master x Master should’ve turned three years old in the west this month

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Way back in 2014 on Old Massively, our team began covering Master x Master, a new MOBA by NCsoft, then in beta in South...
GTA Online

New arrivals to GTA Online are noobing all over the place, causing vets to lash out like jerks

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Just when you thought people dressing up as aliens to participate in gang wars was the tip of the Grand Theft Auto Online community...
Just keep building, just keep building.

Japanese survival sandbox Craftopia is hitting closed alpha in July and I want it

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All MOP's Tyler had to do was say two words to me this weekend - crafting MMO - and Craftopia was instantly on my...

Fortnite: Save the World loses its early access label, gains a price tag and less development

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Remember when Fortnite was first announced? Back then it was an "action building" co-op multiplayer shooter where the idea was for teams to scavenge...

Massively on the Go: Fun ideas for online play in Animal Crossing New Horizons

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I love sandbox gameplay. I'm pretty sure a lot of you readers do too, which is probably why a good deal of us have...

Fallout 76 blasts off into season one today

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With a retro board game theme and an eye to drawing players back into the game, Fallout 76's first season officially kicks off today....

Atlas will launch its brand-new map for PC and Xbox on July 3

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Grapeshot Games promised it and come this Friday, July 3rd, the studio will deliver its brand spanking new map for Atlas as part of...

The Stream Team: In Path of Exile, a Scion Marauder’s work is never done

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As Massively OP's MJ digs deeper into to Path of Exile's Harvest League, the Maurauder lifestyle is growing on her more. Currently, she's trying...

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