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]

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...

Diablo III’s angel of death comes to Heroes of the Storm, Necromancer beta begins

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Malthael, otherwise known as "that wicked-looking scythe guy on all of the Diablo III: Reaper of Souls covers," has been announced as the newest...
E-sports

League of Legends NA e-sports league reorg means $75K pro player salaries, revenue sharing, and player association

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Riot Games is in the midst of a major reorganization of its League of Legends e-sports organization, at least in North America. The company...

Overwatch reveals Horizons Lunar Colony map

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One of these days, Overwatch -- bang, zoom, to the moon! And that day is coming very soon, as Blizzard just announced a brand...

Heroes of the Storm releases its score for your listening pleasure

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Heroes of the Storm might not be making its soundtrack available for purchase (yet), but Blizzard has released the score on YouTube and via...

Take a look at Diablo III’s Necromancer class cinematic intro video

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Ever since last year's BlizzCon when Blizzard announced the Rise of the Necromancer pack for Diablo III, we've known the classic class was coming...

Master X Master launches June 21; check out the cinematic trailer

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Master X Master is launching in North America and Europe on June 21st, NCsoft just announced. The game is a hybrid MOBA-MMO with PvE...

Grim Dawn sells 1M copies, previews Inquisitor class

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While you've been off playing other games, Grim Dawn has become a sleeper hit in the ARPG community. The dark game just announced its...

Indie multiplayer VR ARPG Prevent the Fall lands on Steam early access

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So here's a new one to our games list today: Indie developer D.W.S's "all the things" ARPG Prevent the Fall. It's one of those...

Overwatch teases new character, shuts down hope of solo campaign

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There has been a development in the world of Overwatch that may point to the debut of a brand-new hero. Blizzard posted a lore update today...

The Stream Team: Watch and win SMITE’s new Da Ji

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If you didn't win SMITE's newest god -- Da Ji, The Nine-Tailed Fox -- in MOP's raffle over the weekend, never fear! Massively OP's...
This tower does not exist.

Conan Exiles addresses weather system, accusations of slow content rollout

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Conan Exiles has another new Q&A thread up on Reddit over the long weekend, and the first takeaway is invest in a coat and...

The Witcher card game Gwent enters open beta

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There seems to be a very rabid, very enthusiastic community that's developed around CD Projekt Red's The Witcher (particularly its third installment), to the...

The Stream Team: A very volcanic ARK adventure

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Have you ever climbed a volcano? Massively OP's MJ has. But she's never climbed into a volcano. Thanks to ARK, she's getting to cross...
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Destiny 2: ‘The life of a cheater will be nasty, brutish, and short’

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Bungie's weekly dev blog is still riding high off the big Destiny 2 reveal, but that doesn't mean the text doesn't share anything in...
Someone is excited, probably.

Heroes of the Storm celebrates its second anniversary

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It's been two years since Heroes of the Storm first launched, which seems a little weird; it feels like it's been less time. But...
Here in my car, I feel safest of all.

Grand Theft Auto Online posts a teaser of its upcoming Gunrunning update

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Guns are a pretty important part of Grand Theft Auto Online. If you're going to play a hardened criminal, you probably want to have...

How Overwatch was born in the ashes of Blizzard’s Project Titan MMO

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A new piece out on the PlayStation blog is picking at MMO players' Project Titan scar. Blizzard's Jeff Kaplan explains that after the seven-year Project...