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]

Grab Fafnir’s Dread Lord skin for SMITE from Hi-Rez and Massively OP

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Have you given SMITE a go since it added a dungeon-crawling PvE mode earlier this week? If not, this giveaway might give you motivation....

Grand Theft Auto Online’s Gunrunning DLC trailer looks like irresponsible fun

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You might have used plenty of guns in Grand Theft Auto Online, but that's only scratching the surface of your virtual second amendment rights....

The Stream Team: Paladins adds a pain in the Ash, and you could get one!

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Paladins has recently added a new frontline champion to the mix: Ash. Described as a living siege engine, she sports a massive cannon to...
Here's Mei! You like mei, right?

Blizzard is using a loophole to keep selling Overwatch lockboxes in China

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There's a law on the books in China that states you can't sell random loot boxes in an online game without disclosing the odds...
kersnap

Cryptic announces brand-new Magic: The Gathering MMORPG

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One of the largest and longest-running collectible card games is about to become a brand-new role-playing video game, courtesy of Cryptic Studios. Cryptic and...

Diablo III shows Necromancer pack bonuses while Diablo II fan recreates game using StarCraft 2 engine

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Are you thinking about picking up the Necromancer pack for Diablo III when it gets released? Blizzard hopes to sway you into the "yes"...
Right, luv.

Overwatch is about to propel you into a double XP weekend

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Strap on those jet boots and wiggle into your spandex because Overwatch is about to send you careening on a course toward double experience....
Nah.

Play some Heroes of the Storm for new Diablo III wings

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The Necromancer is coming to Diablo III, and Malthael is showing up in Heroes of the Storm. Want to win some items in both?...

Wakfu and Dofus developer makes a digital card game

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Here's something you may not have known: French developer Ankama launched a digital card game this year that is set in the same world...
Our empire of bad is collapsing

Paladins brings a war machine to the fight

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If they bring a knife, you bring a gun. If they bring a stylized goofy fighter, you bring a war machine. That's the Paladins...
cool

Gigantic updates players on the state of promised features and launch

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The good news for fans of Gigantic is that the game is getting very close to its launch state. The bad news is that...

‘Dunkirk’ events arrive in World of Tanks, World of Warships, and World of Warplanes

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Dust off your transmedia synergy bingo cards: Wargaming's just announced a cross-promotion with the Warner Bros.-backed, Christopher Nolan-produced historical war film Dunkirk. Here's your...
Someone is still playing right? Maybe.

ESRB leaks new Diablo III console ‘Eternal Collection’

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Diablo III players on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 will apparently be able to avail themselves of an all-new bundle option. The ESRB has posted...

Conan Exiles on city life, hardcore servers, and Xbox One dev

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Funcom doesn't want players to think of their Conan Exiles towns as nothing more than a "protective box for their assets." That's according to...

Chaos Theory: Interview and impressions of Secret World Legends

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I may or may not be in that secretive NDA-locked closed beta of Secret World Legends -- I'm not telling. But there is something...

Dauntless expands tech alpha with new trailer

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Dauntless, the monster slaying co-op game made by former Blizzard and BioWare devs, is pushing forward with its technical alpha. This past weekend, 2,000...
This game really provides no shortage of illustrations we need for this.

Hearthstone patches in decklist importing and quests with friends

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If you've ever found yourself wishing that it wer easier to just import a decklist and go to town with a new deck in...

World of Tanks pushes out Update 9.19 with improved equipment and directives

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The new hotness in World of Tanks these days is ranked battles, which is getting ready to kick off a beta season to iron...
Pathing.

Path of Exile streamlines its microtransaction system

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You get a lot of stuff for free in Path of Exile. If not for the fact that the game appears to still be...

Conan Exiles patch introduces elevators, fire orbs, and avatars of the gods

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Today marks a special occasion for Conan Exiles: Its 27th early access update. Hey, you only get to 27 once, after all! There are a...