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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Battleborn’s updates come to an end after its next patch

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The only really good news for Battleborn fans is that the end of updates does not mean the end of everything for the game....
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Eternal Crusade patches in melee balance and matchmaking improvements

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Considering that Eternal Crusade takes place in a very far-flung future, you could be forgiven for thinking that the game was set long after...

Dauntless delays open beta to early 2018, shares development roadmap

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Let's cut to the chase: There's a new roadmap out for Dauntless' future development, and that roadmap includes an announcement concerning the transition from...
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Overwatch is running a free weekend starting September 22

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Are you mollified by the latest statements that Blizzard is going to fix toxicity in Overwatch for real, we mean it this time, seriously?...

Destiny 2 shatters PlayStation records and tops a million concurrent players for over a week

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It sounds like the suits are pretty pleased with sales performance so far. In a press release, Bungie announced that the multiplayer shooter has...

Diablo III seeks smoothness and balance with Patch 2.6.1

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It may not be as sexy as a new expansion or class, but sometimes it's a worthwhile thing for developers to sit down with...
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Heroes of the Storm wants to keep its AI smart and adaptive

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It's quite possible you don't think that AI is a big part of gameplay in Heroes of the Storm, but a lot of the...

Overwatch’s Jeff Kaplan on how needing to babysit toxic turds slows down game dev for everyone

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"I'm Jeff from the Overwatch team," the outrageously famous Blizzard game director Jeff Kaplan says in this week's Overwatch developer video. I get a kick...

The Stream Team: Watch SMITE arena fun and win an Ultimate God Pack

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Wednesday the 13th could be your lucky day. Do you want a SMITE Ultimate God Pack? We bet you do! And we bet you'd...
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World of Warships is offering charity bundles for donating to hurricane relief

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If you've somehow missed the news, Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma have pretty well pounded the daylights out of the Caribbean, Florida, and eastern...

Citadel Forged With Fire’s mini-patch today adds crafted swords and a new big bad

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Citadel Forged With Fire has a new patch live today, if you can manage to tear yourself away from building marble palaces for fortune...

WoW sells charity pet for hurricane relief, plus more on Overwatch’s Junkertown & Hearthstone’s Oktoberbrawl

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We've got a fun roundup of Blizzard's doings, so let's get started! The studio is selling a new "Shadow" fox pet with adorably huge...

Funcom promises better communication for Conan Exiles

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Get ready for a flood of information from Conan Exiles. Funcom admitted that it had been dropping the ball on talking with fans about...

Snag a Hand of the Gods: SMITE Tactics Norse pack from Hi-Rez and Massively OP in honor of its Steam launch today!

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Hi-Rez's turn-based strategy card game Hand of the Gods -- you might recall it better as SMITE Tactics or even its internal name, Hotgods...

The Stream Team: Giving away Dauntless beta codes

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There are plenty of reasons to play a game, everything from events to raids to roleplay to capturing the perfect screenshot. Really, there are...
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Osiris: New Dawn’s Architect update buffs building, goes on sale

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At the end of August, Osiris: New Dawn players got to enjoy a whole lot more stuff for the game's building modes. It was...

SMITE and Paladins players raise $76K for hurricane relief efforts

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SMITE and Paladins studio Hi-Rez is thanking players today for their efforts in raising funds for the victims of the 2017 hurricane season. "​Earlier this...

Fortnite begins testing its battle royal game mode, launching September 26

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Epic Games heard you liked battle royal game modes, so it's putting one into Fortnite. The so-called Fortnite Battle Royale is "an all-new PvP mode...
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Dauntless patch 0.2.1 is all about improving stability and chat

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Some patches don't add much content, but they still make a game better. Dauntless patch 0.2.1 isn't going to add much in the way...

PAX West 2017: SMITE’s new conquest map, Paladins Strike, and the fate of SMITE Rivals

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Just because SMITE and Paladins weren't available to play at PAX West doesn't mean that there wasn't stuff to learn about the games from Hi-Rez! I...

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