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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Hearthstone opens up registration for hosting Hallow’s End gatherings

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Is there anything like celebrating Hallow's End by sitting around and playing Hearthstone? Not according to the developers behind the game, although they might...

Here’s the in-game swag you’re getting with a BlizzCon virtual ticket (including WoW mounts!)

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How many of you buy the BlizzCon virtual ticket as much for the in-game swag as for the actual streams? Even if not, you're...

Riot employee fired over toxic chat comments says he deserved it

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Last week, news that Riot Games Lead Experience Designer Aaron "RiotSanjuro" Rutledge had insulted a banned League of Legends streamer in a public chat...

Dark and Light investigates Gobboween and reveals more icy creatures

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Just because Dark and Light is in early access and has another content patch under construction doesn't mean that it is going to fully...
BANNED, you're all BANNED.

Fortnite deals with cheat detection false positives, breaks half a million concurrent players

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Cheating is bad in online games; we can all agree on that. Having anti-cheat software usually raises some questions back and forth, but the...
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Diablo III prepares for the conclusion of Season 11

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The latest season of Diablo III is about to come to an end, so you should either push to earn the last few reward...
Exiled Lands' Test Kitchen

Conan Exiles outlines its expanded system of food

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What is best in life? Ham. Delicious, well-cooked ham, with some nice potatoes and an appropriate wine. Don't laugh, because that's an important aspect...

SMITE 4.1.9 Departure to the Afterlife brings back the Halloween arena and new skins

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Halloween is taking over SMITE this month -- and every other MMO and MOBA, of course, but that's OK because it's the best holiday...

Fortnite cracks down on cheaters, banning ‘thousands’

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Smack talk all you want, but cheaters aren't lasting long in Fortnite. In fact, apparently "thousands" of miscreants have been banned already. Earlier this week,...

Leaderboard: Do e-sports belong in the Olympics?

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Nielsen has a massive "fan report" out this week dubbed The E-Sports Playbook, covering audiences in the US, UK, Germany, and France and focusing...

Enter to win a Steam Hammer early access Steam key from SF Team and MOP

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Since last spring, we've been covering the early access of Steam Hammer, a steampunk multiplayer OARPG with some decidedly hardcore sandbox leanings. And dirigibles,...

Marvel Heroes ports Black Bolt to console

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Console Marvel Heroes fans have another thing to look forward to this week: Gazillion has launched playable Black Bolt on PS4 and Xbox One,...

Citadel Forged With Fire = Harry Potter + IKEA

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Blue Isle is decorating the heck out of Citadel: Forged With Fire with this week's patch. "Before this update, many players gave the feedback...

Sea of Thieves prepares for its NYCC panel

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Sea of Thieves Executive Producer Joe Neate took a couple of minutes to bring the community up to date on what's going on with...
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Dauntless adds in a new sword dodge with patch 0.2.4

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If you like wielding a sword in Dauntless, get ready to be more mobile. New dodge abilities are coming to all weapons, and swords...

Paladins opens the Foreman’s Rise map, embraces the spirits of Halloween

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Thinking about a trip out to the Old West? Paladins has you covered with its latest map! Foreman's Rise features a multilevel battleground on a...

Spacetime Studios announces Pocket Legends Adventures

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Last week, we broke the news that Spacetime Studios was working on a new mobile MMO, and as of today's announcement, it's been confirmed....

The Stream Team: Celebrate Atlas Reactor’s first birthday and get gifts!

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Did someone say birthday? Yes they did! Atlas Reactor turns one year old today. Massively OP's MJ is headed in to the party, ready...

Battle royale mode propels Fortnite to over seven million players, adds supply drops and duos

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One million players? That was September. Now it's (early) October, and Fortnite Battle Royale has already shot across the seven million player line without...

Atlas Reactor turns one year old with free stuff, fourth season, and Halloween

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Whoa, has it been a year since Atlas Reactor launched already? Indeed it has! And Trion's marking the occasion with hoopla and presents and...