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]

Outlaws of the Old West’s barbershop offers a cut and a shave for two bits

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Not everyone is expertly skilled at the fine arts of character creation, a sad fact that results in more heartbreak every year than the...

Diablo III’s Season 17 content hits the public test server

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Considering the last Diablo III update's round of public testing reportedly went over so well, the devs have continued the trend with Patch 2.6.5,...

Enter to win a stack of real-life Rend swag courtesy of Frostkeep and MOP! [USA only]

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Frostkeep's survival MMO title Rend has had quite a wild couple of weeks: It surprise-launched out of early access at the tail end of...
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Warframe’s latest development stream shows off the Wisp and the new Garuda Deluxe skin

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The developers behind Warframe love showing off new frames and new skins, and the most recent development stream involved both. The Wisp is slated...

Latest Division 2 update adds unwelcome nerfs and accidentally limits signature ammo drops

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It would seem that there's an unwritten law that a multiplayer game's first major update has to bellyflop; the recent Battle for D.C. content...

Roblox grows to 90 million players, does a crossover with WWE for some reason

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Sporting a player population that Fortnite and League of Legends could only dream of attaining, global game platform Roblox announced that it has reached...

The Stream Team: Launching into a new Rend

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With Rend recently launched (and on sale!), now is a great time for Massively OP's MJ to jump back into a new world with...

Fallout 76 is introducing controversial repair kits to the in-game store after promising no P2W

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Back in October 2018, Bethsoft's Pete Hines verbally pounded on the desk stating that Fallout 76's in-game store wouldn't feature pay-to-win items. That insistence...

The Stream Team: Eyeing Warframe’s big Plains of Eidolon refresh

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Warframe dropped a pretty hefty patch this week, and part of that was a Plains of Eidolon beautification project. And by beautification, we mean...
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Cool your jets: Destiny 2’s ‘Crucible isn’t going anywhere’

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We've never known the internet to take things to extremes. I have only ever know the internet to be a measured and thoughtful place,...
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NantG says it’s handing Z1 Battle Royale back to Daybreak – it’s not sunsetting, but there were layoffs

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Yesterday, we broke the news that Z1 Battle Royale looked to be in serious trouble based on developers stating publicly that they'd been laid...

Lawful Neutral: The future of MMO game design in a streaming gaming world

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It’s been an interesting few weeks for gaming. We saw the announcement of Google’s game streaming service, Stadia, and then Apple’s subscribe-to-access game service,...

The Division 2’s Invasion: Battle for D.C. is live with the new stronghold and world tier

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The Division 2's first big thing has arrived today with the formal launch of Invasion: Battle for D.C., which is live for all regions...

Warframe gives its Plains of Eidolon open world zone new content and better visuals

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Why not take a good thing and make it even better? That's the attitude that Digital Extremes has in regards to one of Warframe's...

The Daily Grind: Where do you stand on difficulty modes in MMOs?

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There's a meta discussion happening across games Twitter and elsewhere over the last week or so thanks to Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. In a...
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Rumor: Z1 Battle Royale, H1Z1’s PC version, seems to be in big trouble as devs confirm layoffs

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Note: We'll be updating this piece at the end with the latest, and we've also put out a second piece here with NantG's statement. It...
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Fortnite updates competitive play fans on the state of competitive development

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Tournaments are generally rather straightforward affairs in which people compete, someone wins, and then everyone goes home. But why can't you have a warm-up...

SMITE’s Darkness Falls update buffs new player experience, reworks assault map

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It's lights out in SMITE as its Darkness Falls update has gone live, bringing with it some changes to the new player experience, a...

Wandering Wraeclast: A class guide to getting started in Path of Exile

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Just because Path of Exile is more than five years old doesn't mean the influx of new players has dwindled. In fact, for quite...

Equinox Prime and ongoing Riven changes arrive to Warframe

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The rotating stock of Prime 'Frames in Warframe continues its carousel. Players who buy in to Prime Access can now get their hands on...

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