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]

Conan Exiles developers dive deep into The Frozen North expansion

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Never before have we seen players so eager to contract frostbite in the middle of summer as we are with the situation that's going...
Houses aren't that great, don't hoboshame me.

Dark and Light patch serves a demolition notice to some players

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A major update to Dark and Light today might serve as an eviction notice for some players' homes based on where they placed them....

The Stream Team: Path of Exile’s The Fall of Oriath, take two

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The goal: finish off Path of Exile's Act IV boss and start Act V. The reality? For Massively OP's MJ, it was to be...

Fortnite devs apologize for unintended base demolition

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When money is put down on the counter and the word "launch" is used, it doesn't matter if you say your game is in...

The Stream Team: Starting fresh on a procedurally generated ARK

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Massively OP's MJ has switched her ARK server map to a new procedurally generated one, and now she's trying to start a new life...

The Stream Team: City life in Conan Exiles

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Before the Conan Exiles' new biome launches in two weeks, Massively OP's MJ wants to make sure she has explored everywhere. And the one...

Hearthstone’s Knights of the Frozen Throne arrives August 10th

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It just wouldn't be a Hearthstone launch announcement without another goofy Lich King video, would it? And Blizzard's delivering both today as Knights of...

The Stream Team: Finishing Path of Exile’s ACT IV and forging ahead into The Fall of Oriath

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Massively OP's MJ has been excitedly waiting for the launch of Path of Exile's The Fall of Oriath expansion, and now it's finally here!...

Citadel: Forged With Fire asks players to vote on over 20 ideas for future content

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With a week of early access under its belt, Citadel: Forged With Fire and its team are starting to figure out what works, what...

Sea of Thieves devs go on a riddle quest

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Why do we get the feeling that a majority of Sea of Thieves' group gameplay will be devoted to players barking at each other...

Survivalbox roundup: Hellion’s new servers, Life is Feudal beta stories, and Astroneer plunders planets for profit

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It's time for a good dose of survivalbox news! Let's start with Hellion, which deployed new official servers in several regions across the world...
Murlocs, naturally.

Activision-Blizzard Q2 2017: Destiny 2 outperforms Destiny, WoW ‘time spent’ improves over 2016

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We could practically copypasta last quarter's Activision-Blizzard report to this one and nobody would notice. That's because once again, it's the Blizzard segment of the...

Elite Dangerous: A ground-pounding newbie’s perspective

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Earlier this summer I wrote that Elite Dangerous' community events were something the MMO community should watch. Watch. I never said play, and I never ended...

SuperData’s mid-2017 report reflects a wildly expanding gaming industry

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Gaming analysis firm SuperData is touting a new report for marketers today, shedding some light on the shape of the industry so far in...

Relive Diablo III’s disastrous launch from Blizzard’s perspective

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Anyone who was around for Diablo III's launch in May 2012 will no doubt have traumatic memories of "Error 37" and not being able...
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GTAO profits are soaring, but we still don’t know whether Red Dead Redemption 2 is coming to PC

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It's still not a sure thing that Red Dead Redemption 2 is coming to PC. During its recent earnings call, Rockstar parent company Take Two heaped...

Conan Exiles announces The Frozen North expansion coming August 16

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Just because they aren't known for wearing shirts doesn't mean that barbarians mind a little cold now and then. Rugged and bloodthirsty player fighters will...

Dean Hall’s Stationeers don’t want no scrubs

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DayZ's Dean Hall says his new sci-fi survivalbox Stationeers is launching early access in September, and he isn't sugarcoating the game's difficulty. You might remember...

The Stream Team: Back in The Black Death

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It's been a little while since Massively OP's MJ braved the disease-riddled landscape of The Black Death. But with the recent big patch, she's...

Gigantic’s HK-206 packs serious firepower

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Sometimes you don't need to look sexy or sleek when all you want to do is pound your enemies into the dirt and win...