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]

Fortnite prepares for one heck of a storm in Aug 29 update

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A storm is rolling into Fortnite next week, and it's promising to be a doozy. The zombie survival game is prepping its "Survive the Storm"...

ARK Survival Evolved is nuking low pop servers in just one week

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ARK Survival Evolved is gearing up for launch, finally, which means it's now beginning to shelve some of the low pop servers across all...

Heroes of the Storm bows before the force of Kel’Thuzad

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He might be dead (several times over), but don't count Kel'Thuzad out. The iconic World of Warcraft villain has been resurrected to become the...
It's barbaric, but hey, it's home.

Dauntless holds AMA covering free-to-play, Steam, wipes, and Monster Hunter Online

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Yesterday afternoon, the 40-odd-member Phoenix Labs team held a Reddit AMA on Dauntless. Let's run down the highlights! There are no hard dates attached...
Well, I mean... all right.

Ghost in the Shell Online will close on December 6 in North America

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So, remember how Ghost in the Shell Online announced it was shuttering in Japan without announcing that it was also shuttering in North America?...

Gamescom 2017: Amazon’s Breakaway trailer and alpha signups

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Update: Amazon has apparently removed the trailer following intense criticism. Breakaway has a fresh new trailer out for Gamescom today, along with a run-down of...

Gamescom 2017: Overwatch’s Mei-centric Rise and Shine animated short

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Blizzard brought the goods to Gamescom this year, with trailers and announcements for almost every game in its stable, including -- and perhaps especially...

Gamescom 2017: Hearthstone’s Hearth and Home animated short

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As part of its Gamescom presentation today, Blizzard has just revealed a new "musical animated short" for card battler Hearthstone. It centers on the...
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Overwatch retools competitive mode, apologizes to Aussie fans

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Overwatch is gearing up to tinker with competitive play once again, according to a new dev video from Blizzard game director Jeff Kaplan. He...

ARK won’t be featuring console crossplay any time soon

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Friends and family separated by gaming platforms won't be coming together for a joyous reunion any time soon if they're playing ARK: Survival Evolved. Crossplay...
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Gamescom 2017: The Crew 2 races to release on March 16, 2018

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Start planning the next leg of your cross-country vacation now because Ubisoft announced this week at Gamescom that it will be launching The Crew...

Monster Hunter World’s Wildspire Waste trailer is faithful to its name

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When you're going into one of the Monster Hunting games, you pretty much know what to expect: big weapons, bigger creatures, biggest battles. And...

ARK Park’s latest trailer goes in guns blazing

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Welcome... to Jurassic Park! What, that's not this thing? Oh, sorry, our bad. Welcome... to ARK Park! At least it rhymes! The virtual reality off-shoot of...

SkySaga shuts down production and goes on hold indefinitely

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Very sad news today out of Radiant Worlds, which announced that Smilegate, its publishing partner, ordered that SkySaga's development be shut down immediately and pulled...

Mass Effect: Andromeda ends single-player support, forges on with multiplayer updates

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It's the end of the line for Mass Effect: Andromeda, as BioWare announced this past weekend that it had no further plans to develop...
On second thought, nah.

Breakaway shows off its competitive side in a new trailer

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Why will you be playing Breakaway? The latest trailer for the game is all about how you'll be playing the game to win and...
We're friends, right?

Absolver shows off its grouping options in a new video

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It should come as no real surprise that Absolver is not a private journey (otherwise we wouldn't really cover it here), and thus there...

You can now rent a private ARK server for the PlayStation 4

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Second-class console players, despondent about their lot in life, look in misery upon the glory of their PC betters and imagine a world in...

Overwatch goes all apocalyptic with its new Junkertown map

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It's time to lock and load and do what video gamers do best: escort! Today, Blizzard announced a brand-new map for Overwatch called Junkertown...

Conan Exiles is getting a retail box release

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Just in case you weren't clear on the point that Funcom considers Conan Exiles to be the wave of the company's future, this should...