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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LawBreakers player numbers are below the top 100 for Steam games

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Launches are vital to a new game. LawBreakers appears to be having some issues with its launch, and unfortunately they're not the sort that...

The Stream Team: Onward into Oriath in Path of Exile

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Now that the slave pens are behind her, Massively OP's MJ is ready to explore Oriath proper in Path of Exile's latest expansion, The...

Paris Olympic committee considers e-sports for 2024

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The AP is reporting that the leaders of the Olympic Games are at least considering bringing video gaming on board for the 2024 program...

Conan Exiles’ Frozen North update next week is ‘phase two’ of early access

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Funcom is hyping Conan Exiles' free Frozen North expansion up with a new "Bigger & Better" trailer today, which zips through the game's content-added...

Signups begin for Hand of the Gods: SMITE Tactics’ Xbox One and PS4 alpha

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Hi-Rez has just announced that its SMITE-spinoff online card battler Hand of the Gods: SMITE Tactics is launching on both Xbox One and PlayStation...
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LawBreakers picks up positive Steam reviews, stutter issues on PS4

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In spite of the fact that Boss Key is still trying to make that #skilledaf hashtag a thing on Twitter, Nexon/CliffyB's brand-new shooter LawBreakers appears to...

WoW’s Garrosh Hellscream joins Heroes of the Storm

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Orc faithful, one of your own has descended upon Heroes of the Storm: Garrosh Hellscream. Rawr. Everybody else, you can just have fun killing...

Snail releases trailer for PixArk, its Minecraft-ARK Survival Evolved mashup

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What's that squishy sound? Oh yeah, it's the sound of an IP being milked. I'm talking about Snail Games' new Minecraft clone PixArk, which...

No Man’s Sky dispatches Atlas Rises this week – for free

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No Man's Sky is due for its third freebie patch, and it's coming this very week. "We're calling it Atlas Rises," Hello Games says in an...

Overwatch kicks off the 2017 Summer Games

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Let the games begin! The Summer Games returns to Overwatch this week with a whole new twist and new rewards. Players can now travel to Sydney, where a...
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Gigantic challenges its community to deal 2.1 billion damage to Guardians in a week

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When trying to cause players to behave a certain way, designers have a variety of tools available. You have to carefully balance game mechanics...

LawBreakers officially launches today; here’s the new ‘Skilled AF’ trailer

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The Nexon-backed, Cliff Bleszinski-led online shooter LawBreakers is finally live today on both PC (Steam) and PlayStation 4. The game is just shy of...

Raze: Dungeon Arena packs in over 60 dungeons onto your mobile device

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Need a quick fix of Diablo-style action on your mobile device? Hong Kong Publisher Wonder Game has a solution for that coming this fall!...

The Stream Team: Very Venus adventures in Warframe

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Earth is so last month! Massively OP's MJ has moved on to Venus in her Warframe adventures, and now she needs to complete a...
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Path of Exile thanks everyone for the Fall of Oriath

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Fans of Path of Exile are enjoying The Fall of Oriath expansion now. Anecdotal evidence might not be admissible in court, but fans seem...

ARK: Survival Evolved’s August patches introduce otters, new weapons, and new biomes

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So remember back in May when Studio Wildcard intimated it'd be holding off on new ARK: Survival Evolved creatures after that May patch so...

Destiny 2’s Pop-Tarts and energy drink promo is everything wrong with this industry

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Don't forget to drink your Ovaltine! This is not a joke: ActiBlizz just sent 'round a press release announcing a partnership with Rockstar energy drinks...

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...