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]

Secret World Legends’ headstart launches today

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Pack up your stuff, The Secret World fans: It's movin' day, at least if you don't care about playing on Steam, as Secret Worlds Legends'...
IT'S ALL JUNK

Overwatch promises to reduce duplicate item rewards in lockboxes

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Since the only real form of progress in Overwatch involves skins, there's nothing more frustrating than opening a few dozen lockboxes and seeing every...

Zombie-fighting title Fortnite announces deluxe box edition

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When we were kids, we honed our fort-making skills with pillows, couch cushions, blankets, and other impregnable materials. Those skills will come in handy...

The Stream Team: Launching into Master X Master

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MxM has officially launched, and Massively OP's MJ is diving back into the fray! Of course, now that all alphas and betas are over,...

Gigantic rejoins Arc platform, opens up PC beta, and preps for July 20 launch

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There is no shortage of movement on Gigantic, Motiga's colorful, multi-platform MOBA. For starters, the studio announced that PC players can now get in...

Conan Exiles begins partial wipe of official servers

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Get ready to watch the world burn. Well, part of the world. Conan Exiles is wiping official servers this morning. Well, part of them. "We've...

Skull and Bones will boast a single-player campaign in addition to multiplayer battles

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Pirates are, like, so so hot right now. At least if you look at the multiplayer gaming space, which now has two promising titles...
Well, that's why.

Rend delays early access launch due to an ‘amazing opportunity’

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This will come as a bummer to anyone excited about getting his or her hands on Rend this summer: Frostkeep Studios announced yesterday that...

Eminence: Xander’s Tale brings a hybrid CCG/MMO to the beta fields

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It seems like some sort of specific and oft-mentioned geek dream game to combine collectible card battlers with MMOs, although actual examples are few...

Black Death is building out some nasty PvP hotspot content

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What's indie survival sandbox The Black Death been up to since it began taking "drastic action" to reorient its early access state this spring? Pillaging....

Survival sandbox Hellion debuts new cinematic trailer ahead of tomorrow’s update

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Even if you never buy multiplayer space survival sandbox Hellion, you gotta agree that its trailers are some of the best we've seen all...

Osiris: New Dawn introduces the Engineer and Marine

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Two new classes are signing up for a tour of duty in Osiris: New Dawn. The sandbox announced in a press release this week...
Some daunts remain.

E3 2017: Hands-on with Dauntless shows it’s more than a Monster Hunter clone

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Phoenix Labs' not-Monster Hunter monster-hunting game Dauntless is obviously standing in a big shadow after E3 2017. I wasn't yet fully aware of what Monster Hunter World was...

NCsoft MOBA Master X Master launches today

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Master X Master is officially launching in the West today, bringing NCsoft's take on a multi-IP MOBA-with-a-twist to our shores. The twist is the...
Broken

Amazon’s Breakaway revamps warriors, confirms more upgrades on the way

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Last September, the internet was buzzing about Amazon Game Studios' big reveals, including Breakaway, which the company teased for weeks ahead of time. It...

Overwatch is ‘go’ for moon landing with today’s patch

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Super-intelligent apes and moon combat: What's not to love about today's Overwatch update? The Horizon Lunar Colony, Overwatch's newest map, is officially open for business....

Enter to win a SMITE Cu Chulainn or Camazotz skin from Hi-Rez and MOP

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Live in SMITE today are both the previously revealed mana-based god Cu Chulainn and the unique Code of Chivalry event, which introduces a morality bar to the MOBA and...
Oh, I remember loot, yes.

Path of Exile previews a familiar boss in the next Fall of Oriath beta patch

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It's always good to see a familiar face. Unless that face belongs to a boss, of course; then it's a mixed emotion. When Path...

E3 2017: Monster Hunter World demo, difficulty, global appeal, and leaks

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Monster Hunter World's reveal caught me completely off guard during its E3 2017 reveal. We'd already had a title announced for the Nintendo Switch, and...
I did not get a handle on my fixation with robots.

Today’s MechWarrior Online patch adds resistance heroes, tweaks sub privileges

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MechWarrior Online is rolling out a big patch today with a whole lot of 'Mechs to try out. The update includes new Inner Sphere Resistance Hero...