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]

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No Man’s Sky has a community devoted to transportation via black holes

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In real life, as near as we can tell from the science, the only place you get transported to when you enter a black...

Overwatch teases Havana map, breaks down Storm Rising event

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Earlier this week, Overwatch cracked open the vault and let players dive in to the Storm Rising mission. In typical form, game director Jeff...

Burnout Paradise’s online mode downshifts into the sunset

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Wait, there was a Burnout Paradise? And it's shutting down? Don't feel silly if this title escaped your notice, because it probably did a lot...

Dauntless outlines progression, hunt, and reward changes coming in the Path of the Slayer update

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Dauntless is preparing another big shift to its major systems in just under a week. The Path of the Slayer update is imminent, bringing...
Please let this stay far away from Rowling's endless retcons.

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is in beta down in New Zealand

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Love Pokemon Go but hate its relative lack of British wizards? Then Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is for you. Especially if you're in New Zealand, as...
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Apex Legends patch hardens its large lads while making long-range gameplay more viable

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Poor Caustic, Pathfinder, and Gibraltar in Apex Legends. They were just trying to run around and not get shot, but they're dummy thicc, and the...

Sea of Thieves previews fishing and cooking in new Hunter’s Call update trailer

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Avast, mateys, what's that on the horizon? Could it be Sea of Thieves' anniversary update, The Hunter's Call, poised to hit the high seas...

Overwatch assigns a new co-op mission today, code-named Storm Rising

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Despite what you may think, Overwatch's heroes aren't always at each other's throats while endangering the populace around them. Not always. Once in a...

Path of Exile plans a melee system rework for June’s 3.7.0 expansion

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One of the biggest endeavors in Path of Exile's recent Synthesis expansion was making massive rebalancing adjustments to the game's spells, and Grinding Gear...

Conan Exiles’ new season pass includes multiple DLC starting with today’s Treasures of Turan

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The elephants are on parade in the new Conan Exiles DLC Treasures of Turan. Sure, it's more than just elephants, but "elephants, rhinoceroses, and...

The Survivalist: Why I love survival games but refuse to touch Atlas

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I love survival sandboxes. They give me that virtual world experience I'm missing from most MMOs. And I can build! So, why won't I...

The Stream Team: Icy titan bloodbaths in ARK’s Extinction

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Massively OP's MJ and her team were barely able to poke into ARK's ice cave last time and instead were sidetracked by taming gigas....

The Stream Team: World of Tanks’ 8th anniversary rolls in

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Today is World of Tanks' eighth anniversary! And now Massively OP's MJ will help the WWII-inspired game roll out of its eighth and into...

Brave the Sunken City to confront a Great Old One in Conan Exiles’s latest update

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Eldritch horror appears to be the flavor du jour in the latest test server update to Conan Exiles, which has opened up the gates...

Nepal has outright banned PUBG over addiction concerns

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With Fortnite and then Apex Legends eclipsing PUBG here in the west and its own original lead designer departing for greener pastures, it might...
At least it's not political, right?

The Division 2 spots and patches out a homophobic slur hidden in in-game graffiti

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The thing about making a large game with lots of moving parts is, well, sometimes you wind up signing off on something you don't...

Closers adds the Divine Battle ladder, Bai pre-registration, and sweeping character balance changes

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This week, Closers has kicked out a pretty extensive update that brings events and adjustments to the side-scrolling anime beat-em-up. While pre-registration for the...
Of course there's a sewer level.

Fallout 76 previews the Burrows and the new in-game camera

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It's taken a little while, but Fallout 76 is getting that staple of video games, the sewer level. Yes, that's the core of what's...

Red Dead Online adds a new Showdown game mode and pretty new clothes

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The "beta" for Red Dead Online has seen another new update this week, this time introducing a new mode for Showdown, some snazzy new...
Oh, I see it.

Vague Patch Notes: The community is and is not the MMO

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The community is not the MMO. That should be obvious. There is a game to League of Legends that exists without any of the toxic...

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