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]

Permateam aims to reduce toxicity by avoiding random grouping in games like Overwatch and League of Legends

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Players feeling the frustration and sting of random grouping in Overwatch and other e-sports games might have a new ally in the form of...

MMOs you’ve never heard of: Savage Hunt – Dragon’s Prophet, Ironsight, Until None Remain, and Battlerite

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Welcome back to our intermittent series on MMOs and other multiplayer games you you've never heard of! Today we have four fresh titles to...

Red Dead Redemption 2 kicks the can on its ‘summer’ announcement

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Rule lawyers, please advise: Is it fulfilling the terms of a verbal contract to have promised more details on a delayed game by the...

This week in survivalboxes: Valnir Rok, Hellion, Next Day Survival, and ARK

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It’s time for another survivalbox roundup! What's new in the world of eternal building, unbuilding, ganking, ganking buildings, and consuming adequate food and water...

Dauntless gets better at dodging monsters, not its community’s feedback

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With a ways to go before its launch, multiplayer boss slayer Dauntless is trying to use the time afforded to it by an open...

Snail Games is launching ARK Park for PSVR in December

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ARK Park has a release date. Well, a release month: December. Yep, it'll be out by the end of the year. "We have just announced...

PUBG ‘contemplates further action’ against Epic’s Fortnite battle royal mode

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Remember that whole ordeal earlier this week when Epic announced that next week's Fortnite patch will be a free-to-play PvP-centric battle royal mode? PvE players...

Sea of Thieves’ death penalty is unique — and social

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What happens when you die? Sea of Thieves has its own unique answer to the question. Instead of popping back at a binding point...

Absolver’s latest patch targets stability, bugs, and crossover masks

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Absolver's received a "major" update this week. It's masks. No really, it's crossover masks based on Devolver's Digital's other titles. OK, so that's not...
Oh, uh. Hey. Hey, guys.

Citadel: Forged With Fire balances all the things with its weekly patch

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There's no new content being added to Citadel: Forged With Fire with its latest patch. Instead, this patch is all about squashing bugs, fixing...

Cold, hot, burning: Conan Exiles revamps the temperature system

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Feeling chilly about Conan Exiles' previous stab at using temperature as a genuine obstacle in your survival journey? You may be a little happier...

Divinity: Original Sin 2 welcomes friends with four-player co-op, PvP, and a game master mode

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Anyone remember BioWare's Neverwinter Nights from back in the day? Those who have fond memories of that game and its bustling online mod community...

The Stream Team: Getting a look at Guardians of Ember’s launch

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Good-bye Early Access! It's a glorious day when a game can say that, and today Guardians of Ember gets to join the ranks of launched...

Overwatch League adds Philly and Texas teams, will play at new Blizzard Arena

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Blizzard continues raking in the big bucks for its grand vision of Overwatch League, adding three new teams to its roster this week: one...

Pantropy brings base building and mechs to an alien world, plans November Kickstarter

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At this point in the survival sandbox craze, it is becoming increasingly difficult to differentiate yourself from the rest of the pack. We can't...

PvE-centric Fortnite’s new battle royal PvP mode will be free-to-play

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Epic Games announced this morning that Fortnite's upcoming PvP mode will essentially be free-to-play. The game was originally touted by Epic as a PvE survival...

Hack-n-slash MMOARPG Guardians of Ember launches today

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After wandering the lands of early access since last December, the Runewaker-developed hack-and-slash Guardians of Ember has now gained enough confidence, experience, and (most...

Overwatch escorts players to the dusty and dangerous Junkertown

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From the moon to Mad Max, Overwatch is keeping its playerbase on its toes as to the next destination for its endless battles. This...
Sit the eff down.

Gigantic outlines new penalties for players who leave mid-match

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It's a great feeling when a Gigantic match starts up, and then some of the other players just leave without warning in the middle....
Boom.

MechWarrior Online integrates special events with its newest patch

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If you played BattleTech around the table before jumping into MechWarrior Online, you're probably familiar with the "IIc" designation attached to certain 'Mechs, marking...