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]

Wandering Wraeclast: Discover Delirium when Path of Exile’s new league launches March 13

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There are certain things you can count on in life, things to set your clocks by. One of those is my quarterly chat with...

Overwatch previews its new triple damage composition experimental mode

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As fine-tuned as Overwatch tries to be (you leave your own opinions about how successful that's been), sometimes you have to try some radical...

Plaintiffs in the Riot Games class action discrimination lawsuit take up new counsel, withdraw settlement plans

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A new chapter in the Riot Games legal drama has begun to be written. In August 2019, the class action discrimination lawsuit filed against...

The Division 2 takes a closer look at the factions in Warlords of New York

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Now that players of The Division 2 are heading back to New York, it's time to take a moment to assess the threats there....

Torchlight III discusses adjustments being made to combat, skill progression, and harvesting

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With Torchlight III firmly in its current phase of alpha, the folks at Echtra Games are keen to address some of the major points...

You’ve got one more day to play Apex Legends’ original Kings Canyon map

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It's nice to see the battleground of your favorite shooter change, but sometimes those changes being made for change's sake don't always go over...

Bethesda Softworks has also pulled its games from GeForce NOW

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It would appear that the GeForce Now games streaming service has lost another big publisher's support. A very brief post on the GeForce Now...

SMITE discusses changes coming to its seventh esports season, previews Loki rework

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SMITE esports has been going strong for six seasons now, and season seven is looking to make a number of changes to schedules, format,...

Mobile MMO TERA Hero shows off PvP, PvE, and raid fights in new videos

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The folks over at MMO Culture have pulled together some new videos of the Korean mobile version of TERA, otherwise known as TERA Hero,...

Multiplayer RPG Portal Knights just got new DLC with druids, Furfolk, and new mounts

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It's been half a hot minute since we last checked in with Portal Knights, so we're rectifying that today. Gamers will recall that the...

Visions of N’Zoth boosted World of Warcraft subs, but it’s lost tons since WoW Classic’s 2019 peak

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SuperData's January 2020 games industry revenue rankings are up, with only mild shakeups since December 2019. On the PC side, Red Dead Redemption 2 dropped...

Star Citizen explores microTech’s moons and Anvil Carrack as the Crytek lawsuit reaches a settlement

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Another week, another Inside Star Citizen. This time, we're continuing the three-part look at development work on microTech's moons and given a room-by-room tour...

MMORTS hybrid Kingdom Under Fire 2 adds Grave of Time update, is F2P this weekend

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Kingdom Under Fire 2, the long delayed entry in a much-loved franchise, rolled out in the west under the Gameforge banner last November, a...

Interview: Pearl Abyss on Shadow Arena’s Black Desert origins, esports, audience, and more

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Along with battle royale fans and Black Desert players, we've been keeping an eye on Pearl Abyss' Shadow Arena, the one-time battle royale mode...

Fortnite introduces rival spy factions in the Top Secret second season

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Well, that whole ARG thing about agencies turned out to be an allusion to more than one secret spy network. Fortnite has officially kicked...

Funcom is rolling out a launcher for all its games, including Conan Exiles and Secret World Legends

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It's no secret that Norwegian games developer Funcom has been upping its profile in the online gaming world, building on its long-running base of...

Sea of Thieves’ Crews of Rage update brings new voyages, cursed chests, and enemies

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The month of February has brought another bundle of new content for Sea of Thieves players in the form of the Crews of Rage...

Fortnite uses a globe-spanning ARG to tease Chapter 2 – Season 2

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We already know that Epic Games likes to pull off big stunts when the seasons in Fortnite premiere, but this one is pretty big...
More like Dia-BLOWs, right?

A LinkedIn profile adds more fuel to the Diablo animated series fire

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The rumor about a Diablo animated series has been running for ages now, and the latest bit of evidence that this is a real thing comes...
Stuff.

Outriders is a sci-fi co-op shooter with elemental superpowers arriving to all the platforms in 2020

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Publisher Square-Enix and developer People Can Fly (who many will remember for their work on shooters like Bulletstorm and Gears of War: Judgment) are...