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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Niantic is releasing new Pokemon Go raids despite major bugs

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Hot on the heels of its legendary bird raids, Pokemon Go will have Generation 2's legendary dogs as the game's newest raids starting August 31st. As the...
Faces are boring.

Absolver is kind of crushing it following its release

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It may not be in the top 10 of the most-populated games on Steam right now, but Absolver is doing extremely well for itself...

MMOARPG Wild Buster is selling founder packs on Indiegogo

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Massively OP's Justin Olivetti joked that it sounded like a game by Mad Libs, but Wild Buster is in fact a sci-fi hack-and-slash MMOARPG being ported westward...

PAX West 2017: ARK announces underground Aberration expansion with ziplines and spelunking

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With an expansion and official launch released in that order, ARK: Survival Evolved is busy at work on its next expansion. Announced at PAX...
The first dozen of cuts are all equally deep, really.

Master x Master teases a new master arriving… probably

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"Hey, what do you mean by 'probably' in the title there, buddy?" you ask, squinting at the computer and staring at the headline above....
Another thing to blame on Cliffy!

Snag an Amazing Eternals closed beta key from Digital Extremes and Massively OP [All gone!]

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Digital Extremes' new shooter/TCG hybrid The Amazing Eternals (fka Keystone) launched its founders program this week, rolling into closed beta with a new trailer...

The Walking Dead IP is getting a new augmented reality game, like Pokemon Go but maybe better

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Next Games, the company behind The Walking Dead: No Man's Land, recently announced an AR game based on the Walking Dead IP. What's interesting is that unlike Pokemon Go,...

PAX West 2017: Dauntless launches closed beta today; here’s the trailer

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Happy PAX day, folks! Here's your first big fun announcement: Phoenix Labs' co-op OARPG Dauntless is launching closed beta. Today. In just a few...

MMOs you’ve never heard of: NosTale, Aeon Rivals, War of Conquest, War40K Inquisitor Martyr

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

ARK Survival Evolved suffers launch-day overcrowding, optimization issues.

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How weird is it not to categorize this ARK: Survival Evolved post under alphas and beta? Pretty weird.

Sea of Thieves makes being a terrible pirate look like so much fun

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If you're ever out casually patrolling the open sea in your pirate ship, you probably shouldn't light every lantern, dance on the prow, and...

Hi-Rez and WESA announce 10-member Paladins Premier League

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Blizzard isn't the only studio having a go at a massive pro league for its star shooter: Hi-Rez announced this morning what it's calling...

Citadel. Unicorns. That’s all you need to know.

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Are you pure of heart? Innocent of character? A dreamer who walks the forest and sings its song? What are we saying, of course...

Cloud Pirates is sunsetting at the end of September

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Aw, damnit. My.com is giving up on its Allods-themed Cloud Pirates MOBA already. The company doesn't say why, but given the successes of its...
You guys are still here?

Rumor: Destiny 2’s first DLC will take players to Mercury

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Destiny 2 isn't out yet, but you can best be assured that the developers are planning far beyond that for the game's major updates....
I'M ON A BOAT &c.

The Division visits an aircraft carrier for Update 1.8

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Curious where you might travel to next in The Division's post-apocalyptic New York City? Since the whole game is "tourists with guns" anyway, why...
IT'S ALL JUNK

Overwatch opens up Junkertown and major changes to heroes on the test realm

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The test realm for Overwatch is going to get trashed. The latest test realm patch is bringing players to Junkertown for a new escort...

Why you should care that Nintendo’s social network Miiverse sunsets in November

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We've known for a while that social network Miiverse would eventually be closing, but Nintendo confirmed the news and the official death date yesterday...

The Stream Team: ARK has launched!

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Yes, it actually happened: ARK has finally launched. It's like the world is ending or something! For those on official servers, their world pretty...
Perhaps not.

Digital Extremes announces retro permadeath MMO ‘Survived By’

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Warframe developer Digital Extremes just announced that it's partnered with Human Head Studios for a new MMO "roguelite" with a pixel-art style. It's called...