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]

Fallout 76’s latest patch focuses on bugs, but probably not the ones you wanted fixed

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It's a testament to how messy this year has been for Fallout 76 that I see patch notes on Twitter and cringe, hoping as...
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PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is getting rid of locked lockboxes altogether

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The process of getting crates in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is not necessarily all that rewarding. You pay your hard-earned BP to get a crate, and it...

Choose My Adventure: Citadel Forged with Fire and the Quest for My Own Stuff

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Maybe I’m turning the corner. Maybe I’m getting acclimated to how things work. Or maybe the game caught me on a good day. Whatever...

Starbase confirms that early access will not happen in 2019

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Add this announcement to the "obvious news is obvious" file: The builder-centric sandbox Starbase is not going to make it to an early access...

Hi-Rez Expo announces new champions and updates for SMITE and Paladins

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Fans of Hi-Rez Studios' big titles were in for a treat at this year's Hi-Rez Expo as it had a little bit of something...

ExileCon 2019: Digging into Path of Exile’s upcoming Metamorph league

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There was no shortage of announcements and information at ExileCon 2019. Along with a deep dive into Path of Exile's new Conquerors of the...

PlanetSide Arena is testing a Capture the Flag mode this weekend

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Are you among the small number of gamers playing PlanetSide Arena over the weekend? We can appreciate if you are doing other things...

ExileCon 2019: Diving deeper into Path of Exile’s Conquerors of the Atlas expansion

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December tends to be a bigger content release in Path of Exile , and 2019 will be no different. (2020 will be even bigger...

ExileCon 2019: A look at Path of Exile 2, the Metamorph league, Conquerors of the Atlas, and mobile

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So much happened on stage at ExileCon 2019, Path of Exile's inaugural fan convention! What started with a visit from the great beast hunter...

The Division 2 ponders the future of its communication and state-of-the-game streams

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How much is too much information about a game? That depends on how much the game actually has on offer. Over the years, we've...

Wandering Wraeclast: A look at Path of Exile from its humble beginnings to now

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Path of Exile first came onto my radar in April 2013 when I sat down with Producer Chris Wilson and Technical Director Jonathan Rogers at...

Mobile augmented reality game Minecraft Earth enters early access in the US

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The real world and the world of Minecraft -- or at least its general sense of collaborative building -- have combined with the early...
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H1Z1’s sixth season features paltry rewards and no actual patch features

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Remember when Daybreak changed H1Z1's name yet again, presumably to distance the title's console version from the already floundering PC version (also known as Z1 Battle...
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Rumor: A complete overhaul is in the works for Anthem

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So, you know how Anthem scaled back its content updates and seems to have started moving into quiet acceptance of being at a dead...

Overwatch’s latest PTR build brings an overall buff to armor and nerfs to shields

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The latest PTR patch for Overwatch is bringing some pretty big changes to the tanking game. The latest patch notes outline some tweaks to...

Today in transmedia synergy: Fortnite’s cash shop is now vending Star Wars stormtrooper outfits

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Look, if at this point you're not doing something Star Warsy in your video game, you're just doing games wrong. Most studio are gonna...

Grounded is a Honey, I Shrunk the Kids survival adventure

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How's this for an elevator pitch: Take the overcrowded survival game genre but shrink the players and thrust them into a Honey, I Shrunk...

Fortnite’s Epic Games cracks down on leakers and banned streamers

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It's a bundle of Fortnite-related news, and not the fun kind about updates or other things. It's a bundle of... well, of awful things,...

Player counts for survival sandbox Rend have hit severely anemic levels

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The multiplayer survival sandbox Rend pretty much depends on lots of people being active at any given time, what with its factional structure and...

Gameforge’s Kingdom Under Fire 2 has officially launched today in NA and EU

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Developer Blueside and publisher Gameforge are dropping Kingdom Under Fire 2 for western players today, treating us to a new entry in a franchise...

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