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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Hearthstone gives away free packs to celebrate 70M players

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It's a momentous week for Hearthstone, which announced that it has now seen 70 million players log into the game across all of its...
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Path of Exile previews updated NPC models and adds new cosmetics to its store

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Since Path of Exile's next major update is really heavy on story, it's the perfect time for the team behind the game to work...

H1Z1: King of the Kill gets new content, Just Survive gets bug fixes and concept art

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Fresh off its TV e-sports debut, H1Z1's King of the Kill branch is on the verge of an update that's expected to optimize its...

The Stream Team: Preparing for ARK’s active volcano

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Another big change is coming to ARK: a live volcano! Devs have recently added special markers to show what will be changing. Unfortunately for...

Hover sparks a cel-shaded parkour revolution

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That meanie oppressive future government! Always keeping the people under its foot and draining every penny from the masses for its insatiable neon budget!...

World of Tanks overhauls its matchmaking system

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Calling Patch 9.18 "one of the most significant ever" for World of Tanks, Wargaming overhauled the game's matchmaking system this week as part of...

PSA: The Culling is free to try this weekend

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Brutal deathmatch arena game The Culling has temporarily reduced the financial barrier to entry, allowing anyone to try it out for free this weekend. From...

Overwatch hits 30M players, makes Chinese free-to-play test plans

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Blizzard has just announced that Overwatch has just counted 30 million players. That's buyers, mind you, as the game is buy-to-play. However, a limited free-to-play Overwatch is...

The Stream Team: Ranger danger in Osiris New Dawn

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Osiris: New Dawn just launched its new patch, and Massively OP's MJ is diving into a brand-new world to play the new Ranger class....

The stream Team: Take a gander at the new Games of Glory

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If you've been waiting for a new top-down action team shooter set in a sci-fi universe, then Games of Glory may be for you!...

ARK: Survival Evolved brings underwater doom to consoles

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Remember the big ol' underwater-themed ARK: Survival Evolved earlier this month that sent PC players into a tizzy over the big bird nerf? (Not the...

Hellion invites you to decorate while you’re scrambling to survive in space

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Carving out a niche of your own in the deep of space is part of the full Hellion experience. In a new dev diary,...

ECO explores climate change with the power of video games

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If you're averse to politics, science, and education, you might want to give ECO wide berth. Otherwise, Strange Loop Games CEO John Krajewski hopes that...

The Survivalist: Is gaming’s early access the new launch?

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Previously, while discussing ARK: Survival Evolved’s big bird nerf, I touched on the subject of the early access model. My focus then was on...
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Conan Exiles walks through the process of adding texture-rendering middleware late in development

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The developers of Conan Exiles had a problem. The game was full of high-resolution textures to paint across the world, thus ensuring that rocks...

Rend’s arsenal offers many ways to bump off your enemy

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"Your choice of weapon will have a big impact on your play-style in Rend, from using massive ballistae to assault your enemies, to launching...

Mars survival sandbox ROKH pushes early access to May

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Mars-themed survival sandbox ROKH is inching closer toward release, a new post on Steam announced today, as early access is now planned for May...

Heroes of the Storm overhauls game, adds Overwatch’s Genji, and gives away 20 free heroes

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It is an absolutely massive week for Blizzard's Heroes of the Storm, so let's dig into all of the news. Yesterday, the game launched...

KingsIsle seeks support to get EverClicker on Steam; Wizard101 and Pirate101 might be next

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First there was EverQuest. Then there was Ever, Jane. Now there's EverClicker. This sort of trend could go on (wait for it) forever. KingsIsle, the studio...
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Path of Exile shows off some of the new monsters for its next expansion

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So Path of Exile is launching its next expansion very soon. The team behind the game is showing off some of the new monsters...