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]

PAX South: Co-op RPG Dauntless demos its gameplay

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This past weekend at PAX South, the co-op RPG Dauntless made its public debut, offering attendees a chance to try out a demo of...

The Stream Team: Conan Exiles opens Early Access

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Life is no day at the beach in Conan Exiles. But life by the beach is definitely easier -- at least you don't die...
So... Dino Riders, right? Other people remember that?

ARK: Survival Evolved adds high technology with its newest patch

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What's better than dinosaurs? Dinosaurs with laser beams on their heads. The latest update to Ark: Survival Evolved is delivering just that with...
Oh, yeah, all is well, totally.

Pokémon Go was 50 times as successful as Niantic anticipated

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Depending on your level and direction of nerdiness, you may be interested in this interview with Niantic's Director of Software Engineering Edward Wu. Wu...
You want some of this? We've got a lot of it.

Conan Exiles has formally launched early access with mixed reviews and new trailer

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Funcom's Conan Exiles formally launched overnight, sending early access purchasers into the antique but brutal world of Conan the Barbarian. Despite some confusion over the...

The Stream Team: Check out Conan Exiles early!

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Do you want to check out Conan Exiles? How about peeking in before it opens for Early Access? Massively OP's MJ is sneaking you...

PSA: ARK and expansion bundle drops below $20

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Is that another survival game over there? No, don't look over there -- Studio Wildcard wants you to look over here. At the dinosaurs....
Stringing things together.

Conan Exiles teases art book, stream ahead of early access launch

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The hype meter is rising for Funcom's Conan Exiles, which launches early access tomorrow. Community Manager Jens Erik and Creative Director Joel Bylos ran...

The Stream Team: Not letting ARK’s sleeping dinos lie

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Should you let sleeping dinos lie? Probably. But Massively OP's MJ was never one to choose the safest route. She wants to hunt and...
cool

One-eyed Yeti menaces Gigantic, children get snow day

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You've encountered the abominable snowman, probably more than once, in video games. We assume that you've also seen your fair share of cyclopes (cyclopsi?)...

Here’s what the whole Counter-Strike gambling thing is about

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If you are outside of the Counter-Strike Global Offensive community, you might not know what a big deal the whole "skin gambling" thing is...
Thaaaaaaanks.

Overwatch celebrates 25 million players to date

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Blizzard is popping the bubbly this week, as the studio is celebrating Overwatch reaching the impressive milestone of 25 million players. The team shooter...

Paladins enlists a runic sage for battlefield buffs

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Paladins, a mere 42 patches young and still not yet launched, is bringing on board a frontline fighter named Torvald. As a runic sage, Torvald...
Not so hype.

PAX South 2017: Hyper Universe is coming to the west in 2017

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Great news for those following the cross-genre MOBA Hyper Universe: Nexon officially announced this week that the game will be coming to North America, Europe,...
Nerfmachine.

Mechwarrior Online soft-launches a new game client portal

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Mechwarrior Online is laying out a fresh welcome mat for its players in the form of a new client portal. Those 'mechs better wipe...

Multiplayer survival sandbox Hellion will launch Steam early access on February 24

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On Monday, we reported that survival sandbox Hellion had delayed its planned early access from January to February. Today, Zero Gravity has further clarified...

Daybreak: ‘We have not given up’ on H1Z1’s console launch

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Daybreak has posted up an H1Z1: King of the Kill Q&A last night that sheds some light on the state of the game, in one...
Here's Mei! You like mei, right?

Mei’s slim waistline is a bug, Overwatch team says

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If you're a big fan of Overwatch's Mei, you might have noticed that following yesterday's big Lunar New Year patch, Mei's Chinese New Year-themed...

Conan Exiles gets $59.99 ‘Barbarian Edition’, launch times

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Funcom has announced Conan Exiles: Barbarian Edition, a special edition of the upcoming survival sandbox that boasts a crapton of extras, including a t-shirt,...
NOT EVEN A LITTLE BIT

Overwatch’s Year of the Rooster update is expected today

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The downside of Blizzard's Overwatch teases is that they tell dataminers right where to look and leakers right when to strike. So it goes...