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]

Red Dead Online posts a new legendary bounty for a notorious train robber

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There's a new bounty head to chase for players of Red Dead Online, and this one is apparently a well-dressed sharpshooter with a penchant...
It's a tale as old as time.

Blizzard says it’s listening to Diablo 4 feedback on items and stats

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If you're grumpy about the way Diablo IV's items and stat system was shaping up, you're apparently not alone - and there are enough...

Perfect Ten: Counting Fallout 76’s many post-nuclear flubs

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I'll admit that I was the first one out of my seat, applauding wildly, when Fallout 76 was first announced at Bethesda's E3 showcase...

First impressions: Overwatch on the Switch is mostly just Overwatch Mobile

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Before Blizzard's bit of October unpleasantness, I was genuinely excited for the Switch release of Overwatch, though somewhat confused since it's clearly so late...

Hearthstone’s eight-player Battlegrounds mode enters open beta

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If you're keen on a little something new in your games of Hearthstone -- say, a mode that doesn't have any cards in it...

Kingdom Under Fire 2 drums up hype for its launch with a pre-release event in a German castle

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It appears that publisher Gameforge is getting super serious about the impending western launch of Kingdom Under Fire 2. As in "rent out space...

Choose My Adventure: Second time’s the charm in Citadel Forged with Fire

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As interesting as figuring things out on my own in Citadel: Forged with Fire may have been the first time around, I have to...
Healing girl.

New Overwatch short story details what brought Mercy back into the field

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The original Overwatch still has a bunch of heroes who never got a whole lot of further exploration, such as the almost ubiquitous healer Mercy....

Diablo IV opens the Dark Gallery to showcase dark locales of the dark ARPG

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Dare you stare into the heart of darkness that is Diablo IV's Dark Gallery? Beware, reader. You can't just look at these pictures. You...

Fallout 76 dataminer is banned from the game after reporting an exploit

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No good deed goes unpunished for one Fallout 76 player who found a significant exploit regarding legendary weapons, reported it, and got summarily banned...

The Stream Team: The end of Act IX in Path of Exile

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It may yet be an impossible dream, but Massively OP's MJ is that much closer to completing the Path of Exile story before ExileCon!...

Book of Travels offers five new stretch goals inspired by fans

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Much of what Book of Travels' crowdfunding drive is doing seems to be in service of fans, whether it's the field of in-game flowers...

Anthem previews Icetide’s Javelin racing and a time attack mode for Tyrant Mine

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The Anthem PTS just played host to a seasonal event that appears to have a couple of interesting hooks for anyone still actively playing...

Superdata says in-game spending is down thanks to gamers’ leeriness of monetization schemes

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This news will very likely elicit replies of "well, duh" from many, but now there are numbers from Superdata to back it up: Overall...
Hold your breath and count to ten, fall apart, start again.

Not So Massively: Overwatch 2 is what Overwatch should have been from the start

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Much to my own surprise, the announcement that most excited me at BlizzCon this year was not from any of the franchises I usually...

Fallout 76 players discuss the current state of the game and the Fallout 1st subscription

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If you want to take the temperature of a game's community, often you're left to some of the more acerbic places of discussion like...

Diablo IV lead developer confirms cosmetic microtransactions will be in the game

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So, just how will Blizzard make sweet, sweet money off of Diablo IV? Expansions, surely. A cash shop, apparently. And that cash shop will...

Sea of Thieves talks about a new Arena weekend event and the Battle for London esports competition

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It's just not a complete week unless I get my Sea of Thieves developer update starring executive producer Joe Neate. Let's just get comfy,...

A prominent FIFA competitor blows the lid off of a match fixing scandal involving several pro gamers

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Imagine if several major teams from any large-scale sport in America -- take your pick -- conspired together to make sure they didn't face...

Improbable and Tencent join forces to bring SpatialOS and a developer program to China

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It would appear that Improbable, the company behind SpatialOS, is hedging its bets on China. Improbable announced that it will be working with Tencent...

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