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]

Enter to win a Gigantic Rampage Edition key on PC, PlayStation, or Xbox in honor of Ranked Mode S1

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Gigantic's devs has a big day in store for fans of the game, as season one of the MOBA's Ranked Mode is live on...

Fight or Kite: Backpack Battles puts your bag sorting skills to the test

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After the dungeon has been cleared, the boss has been felled, and the zerg has been wiped out, the very next thing we all...

Helldivers 2 will introduce new foes, new mission objectives, and a punishing new difficulty August 6

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It would appear that many players of Helldivers 2 are looking to get their teeth kicked in by the co-op shooter. Well, wish granted:...

‘Adaption shooter’ Ascendant is plotting an August open beta – with transmedia ambitions

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What the heck is an "adaption shooter"? That was my first and really only question upon first hearing about Ascendant (fka Ascendant Infinity), PlayFusion's...

Skull and Bones announces its arrival to Steam on August 22

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Have you been eager to play Skull and Bones but you can't bring yourself to use any other digital games platform outside of Steam...

The Stream Team: Warframe’s Jade Shadows Stalker rescue plus TennoCon talk

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Massively OP's MJ is currently in the middle of Jade Shadows, where she's playing as the Stalker while attempting to save someone special. Obviously,...

Colony and life sim MMO Polity highlights updates and seeks player feedback after a month of full release

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Do you remember Polity? It's been some time since this game crossed our radar. We first reported on this social life and society sim...

Starbase dates its returning in-game ship building Eos Con showcase for July 26

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Are you ready for two days of spaceship? Then you're going to want to punch your non-existent ticket to Eos Con, the in-game showcase...

Skull and Bones Season 2 continues the Chorus of Havoc with more upcoming limited-time events

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For those who are still sailing around in the ongoing Season 2 content of Skull and Bones, you might have been a bit too...

Once Human preps DirectX 12 and controller support in August, new PvP scenario in September

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What does the future hold for the survival shooter Once Human? New features and new control schemes, according to NetEase's Starry Studios, which has...
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Microsoft calls FTC’s Game Pass filing ‘misleading’ owing to multiplayer functionality and Call of Duty availability

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Over the weekend we reported on the FTC putting a fresh legal filing before the US Court of Appeals that argued Microsoft's price hike...

TennoCon 2024: Music, motorbikes, and romance make Warframe 1999

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It's the 1990s! We've heard of snips and snails and puppy dog tails, and sugar and spice and everything nice. But what is Warframe...

TennoCon 2024: The terrific twos of TennoCon charities and Make-A-Wish

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Good things come in twos at TennoCon 2024. Even the year itself is beautifully divisible by twos. But the best of the twos isn't...

Save the date for Warframe and Soulframe’s 10th TennoCon: July 18-19, 2025

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The Year of Tenno for the 10th anniversary of Warframe was a big thing for Digital Extremes, so how do you think the studio...

The Stream Team: Three friends walk into the horrors of Content Warning together

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What happens after that? Well, you'll just have to tune in and find out! Yes, MOP's Chris is once again hopping into the fun...

Devs from multiple Bethesda offices formally create a ‘wall to wall’ union of over 200 workers

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The unionization movement among video game developers has taken yet another large step forward this weekend, as workers from Bethesda Game Studios offices located...

League of Legends launches its limited-time PvE ‘bullet heaven’ mode and introduces an autistic champion

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Usually the words "bullet" and "heaven" are incongruent, unless you're piloting a mecha named Bullet Heaven or are leading a throwback hair metal band...

Splatoon 3 is prepping its sequel-defining Splatfest – but again assigns Eggstra Work

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It's nearly Splatoon 3's two-year anniversary, and you know what that means: the final Splatfest! As part of the event, dubbed The Grand Festival, all...

Sea of Thieves Season 13 will let players become the villainous world event on July 25

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Sometimes it's good to be bad, and that's the opportunity being afforded to players of Sea of Thieves on Thursday, July 25th, which is...

PvPvE medieval extraction RPG Dungeonborne begins its free-to-play Steam early access

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Last week we cast our eyes to Dungeonborne, a first-person multiplayer PvPvE extraction RPG that lets solo players or teams band together to delve...