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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Escape from Tarkov’s beta starts next month

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Enough of this alpha business -- it's time for Escape from Tarkov to grow up and join the beta club. The team announced this...
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Transformers Online moves to open beta in China

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3Are your primary complaints about Overwatch the fact that it doesn't exclusively star giant robots while being a Chinese-only title? Because that's exactly what...
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Diablo III releases the Necromancer today

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If you've been waiting for the newest class in Diablo III to make you feel alive again, the good news is that it's arriving...

Conan Exiles delays climbing patch to update Unreal, talks guilds and more in Q&A

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If you were hoping to begin your climbing career in Conan Exiles sooner rather than later, hold that thought. Funcom announced earlier today that...

NCsoft explains what Master X Master is

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What is Master X Master? Well if you don't know, I'm certainly not going to tell you. Just kidding! NCsoft is attempting to address the...
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Diablo III previews the lore of the Necromancer and new patch 2.6 areas

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You may well not need the lore behind Diablo III's Necromancer to enjoy the class. All you need to know is that it's a...

E3 2017: How Wargaming is bringing accessibility to Total War: Arena (without dumbing it down)

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Following up on its original Steam release by Creative Assembly, Wargaming semi-recently decided to help publish Total War: Arena and present it at E3 2017....

Rockstar and Take-Two back down (a little) on Grand Theft Auto modding policies

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Early this month, the Grand Theft Auto V/Online community suffered the shutdown of OpenIV, a modding tool that's served the series' community for almost 10...

E3 2017: Hands-on with Ubisoft’s The Crew 2

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I'm a kart racer. Oh sure, I enjoyed Cruisin' USA and San Fransisco Rush as a kid, and of course I played Gran Turismo a little, but...

Watch Secret World Legends’ official launch trailer

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If you're a The Secret World fan who hadn't already given Secret Worlds Legends a shot -- and given this weekend's exploits and downtime, we wouldn't blame...

Funcom is working on a ‘tactical turn-based strategy’ game

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Funcom is apparently keeping itself busy with a new partnership and game. The company's investor relations site has a brief press release with the...
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Call of Duty: WW2 will feature a shared social space

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Everything about Call of Duty: WW2 seems like it's going to be peak Call of Duty, doesn't it? It's World War 2, which is...

E3 2017: Fortnite is Crowfall for PvE fans

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The other day when I made a rare venture out of my E3 coverage den, my slightly younger brother asked, "Hey, did you hear...

The Stream Team: Potty humor in ARK Survival Evolved

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It's hard to be king of the carnivores without a throne, but that has all changed now! ARK has introduced the mighty commode to...
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Warframe awards free frame and cosmetic to Twitch Prime members

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Here's the good news for Twitch Prime members: Warframe really likes calling things "prime" (almost as much as Transformers), so the game is giving...

The Stream Team: The headstart launch of Secret World Legends

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Secret World Legends' NDA has finally dropped -- probably because it has just launched its headstart for The Secret World owners! And as a...
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SuperData May 2017: WoW recombinated, Dota 2 in the top 10, and Pokemon Go out

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Almost lost in the buzz today was the release of SuperData's rundown of the global digital games market for May. You'll notice immediately that...

E3 2017: Why MMO players should be paying attention to Elite Dangerous

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I sat down with Elite Dangerous Senior Designer Sandy Sammarco again at E3 2017, and while the information I've got in terms of game info may...

Hands-on with Secret World Legends: A second chance for a first impression

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I would like to start this article by saying that there are a lot of things to like about Secret World Legends, but for...

E3 2017: ARK Survival Evolved on scope creep, Xbox One X, and leaving early access

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So ARK: Survival Evolved is going to be the first big survival sandbox not named Minecraft or Don't Starve to not only make it to launch...