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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Tencent may be bringing H1Z1 to China

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The easiest way to ensure that no one is really fighting over who gets to be at the top of the battle royale genre...
So what WILL you take?

Hearthstone: Kobolds and Catacombs is live today with free card packs

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Today, Hearthstone players across the world will, indeed, take candle. Blizzard's popular card game launched its newest expansion today, Kobolds and Catacombs. First revealed at...
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Overwatch League begins as Philadelphia Fusion pulls out

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It's a less-than-ideal way for Blizzard's long-awaited esports league to begin. The Overwatch League preseason began this week, although not with all of the expected...

The Stream Team: A first look at Elder Scrolls Legends

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If you just can't get enough Elder Scrolls goodness between the single player games and Elder Scrolls Online, you can dive into the new...

Raining outside? Sidewalks covered in snow? Better run out and play… Pokemon Go!

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It's an interesting time to be a Pokemon Go player. Niantic's put out two events that greatly reduced the game's grind and setting community goals, granting regional 'mon back-to-back....

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds teases its desert map, eyes post-launch cosmetics

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Still find yourself dizzy with disbelief about how the most awkwardly titled video game ever became 2017's biggest hit? Check out Polygon's rundown of...

Conan Exiles might have to cut some PC features for launch

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This week's Conan Exiles newsletter covers some of the changes coming to the PC version (a plant-harvesting sickle!) and hints that the team might...
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Destiny 2’s Curse of Osiris DLC arrives

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Enough lollygagging, you Guardians; it's time to suit up and get your butt to Mars... er, Mercury. Wait, Mercury? We sure that's right? Oh....

EA patches Star Wars Battlefront 2 as petition asking Lucasfilm to drop EA reaches 120K sigs

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How hard is EA trying to salvage its rep hit from the Star Wars Battlefront 2 drama? It's hard to judge right now. This...
A win, sort of.

Fortnite settles one of its anti-cheater lawsuits out of court

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If you'd forgotten, Fortnite wound up bringing a lawsuit against two people for cheating software being used in the game. One such suit hit...

Survive the Nights brings back classic fort-building survival

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Can we make an agreement right now, you and I? That if the world ends because of a zombie uprising, maybe we can work...

The Stream Team: Looting crates and looking for Loki in SMITE

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Massively OP's MJ has conquered regular mode in SMITE's adventures a few times now and she's eager to try hard mode. Can she make...

Funcom is raising the price of Conan Exiles on console to $49.99

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Funcom has just announced to Conan Exiles players anxiously awaiting the game on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 that they'll be paying more than...

Riot’s new promo video argues e-sports are indeed sports

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No one will be surprised by Riot Games' latest e-sports video. Riot Games really likes e-sports. Indeed, Riot Games believes e-sports are real sports. "Not...
You don't need to look at other things, right?

Monster Hunter World’s first console beta event is slated for this weekend

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You have nothing to do but play video games this weekend, right? No crushing holiday shopping you should be getting a jump on? Great...
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The Division’s Patch 1.8 is coming this week with free game modes and map expansion

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The Division's long post-apocalyptic winter isn't over, not by a long shot. This week, Update 1.8 arrives to bring a whole bunch of free...
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Dauntless offers a video preview of its next major patch

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The next big update for Dauntless is going live this month, and there's a lot of stuff in it. A new weapon, two new...

Elder Scrolls Legends joins the fun in Clockwork City

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Just like any younger brother who is taken with an older sibling, Elder Scrolls Legends is copying Elder Scrolls Online in an adorable attempt...

Pokemon Go’s EX Raid invite system still baffles core players

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Niantic's recent Pokemon Go event succeeded where the Pokemon Company failed, with POGO players catching over 3 billion Pokemon well before the end of the event....

The Stream Team: Storming the castle in ARK: Ragnarok

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Massively OP's MJ loves castles, and she loves exploring. Luckily for her, ARK's Ragnarok map combines them both! There's a castle overlooking Viking Bay...

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