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]

Breach hands out free keys to existing players to give to friends

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Depending on who you talk to, the folks behind Breach are either feeling extremely generous, are nearing a full free-to-play launch, or are trying...
Remember when this was what we were taking about?

Amazon UK is dispatching discount coupons for Anthem

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It's been a rough first week for BioWare's shooter-RPG Anthem, which released last Friday to decidedly tepid reviews. Although the studio has come forward...
Kerbang.

Blizzard deep-dives Overwatch’s new hero Baptiste as he enters public testing

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Earlier this week, Blizzard unveiled Overwatch's 30th hero, the Haitian combat medic Baptiste who after being orphaned in the Omnic Crisis joined up with...

Elite Dangerous devs are looking into issues with the game’s Background Simulation

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Since the release of Elite Dangerous's 3.3 update, there's been something wonky going on with the game's Background Simulation (or BGS), and players have...
Forget it, back to the last place.

The Division 2’s open beta is coming this weekend, and it’s bringing all-new content

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If you're interested in taking The Division 2 for a spin ahead of its March 15th release but weren't able to take part in...
Oh, we haven't forgotten you.

Diablo III developer offers feedback on Anthem’s reward structure

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Here's something neat: Travis Day offering feedback on the reward structure of Anthem. Why is that neat? Well, it's neat in part because BioWare has...

Overwatch’s newest hero is Baptiste, a combat medic with a shameful past

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Following a cryptic tease last week, Blizzard has officially unveiled the newest member of the Overwatch roster, Baptiste, by way of an origin story...

The Stream Team: Count down to Path of Exile’s Synthesis League

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Massively OP's MJ is a long way away from finishing Path of Exile's Betrayal League, but that doesn't stop her from being excited about...

The Battle of Polytopia is getting crossplatform multiplayer, finally giving us a proper excuse to cover it

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The Battle of Polytopia is one of my absolute favorite games period, not just on mobile, and apparently it's rather well-loved around our office,...

Bold New World update brings new biomes and graphical enhancements to The Imperial Realm

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Open world MMORTS The Imperial Realm has gotten a fresh splash of pretty paint with its Bold New World update. The recent patch has...

Dark and Light closes another batch of servers after reducing its Steam price

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There comes a time in every early access -- well, most every early access -- when rapid expansion must be met by controlled decline....

The Stream Team: Journey to the center of Astroneer

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Massively OP's MJ is an explorer at heart, so there was no way she wasn't going to dig down to see what awaits her...
oh nooooo

H1Z1 patches in quick fixes for its mammoth Season 3 update on PlayStation 4

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Adding a whole lot of stuff to a game in a patch can also break things. It's not intentional, but it's inevitable. H1Z1 had...

Warframe explains the end of Alerts and changes to melee

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Times are a'changing in Warframe in some pretty significant ways once again. New dev updates on the game forums have provided some more insight...
It goes clicky.

Leaderboard: What’s your biggest beef with Anthem?

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If you're still a little confused as to why EA would drop something like Apex Legends right as hype was reaching its peak for...
hnn... colonel

There’s far too much hitbox around Pathfinder in Apex Legends

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Hitboxes are tricky things in any sort of competitive game. Broadly speaking, hitboxes are the spaces around a character that can be hit by...

Introducing Haven, a co-op RPG starring a pair of lovers

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I can speak from some level of experience that gaming with your significant other is a good time, so the reveal of Haven is...
yay sure

Make My MMO: Shroud of the Avatar is rolling out player-created dungeon encounters this week

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This week week in MMO crowdfunding, Shroud of the Avatar is gearing up for its 63rd release. Portalarium is currently testing pronged weapons, pirate cosmetics,...

The Stream Team: An Astroneer body recovery run

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For her first time ever, Massively OP's MJ died so far away from her Astroneer base that she wasn't able to easily retrieve her...

The Stream Team: Seeing red (drops) in ARK

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Massively OP's MJ is seeing red! At least she hopes to: She's seeking out those powerful red drops in ARK: Extinction. Although it's sure...

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