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 a Paladins Evie Conjuration skin key in honor of the console F2P open beta launch

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Hi-Rez MOBA/shooter Paladins officially launches into its free-to-play open beta on console today, meaning gamers on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 can finally join their...

SMITE honors terminally ill player with community avatar

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A popular SMITE player and streamer battling cancer has shared the news that it's terminal, and the impending loss is affecting the community deeply....

The Stream Team: Hankering for hydrogen in Osiris: New Dawn

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When you want to build (not to mention breathe!) In Osiris: New Dawn, you have to head out into the wilds to gather yourself...
No combo winter for you.

Magic: the Gathering Online got the latest broken combo banned in just two days

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You may not play Magic: the Gathering Online, but if you play any sort of free-to-play online card game, you owe some of your...
The world needs heroes willing to put up with SO MUCH crap.

Overwatch players get one extra day of Uprising

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While Overwatch's most recent event, Uprising, was scheduled to conclude yesterday, it got a brief, second lease on life with a one-day extension. So...
Well, all right.

LEGO Conan Exiles isn’t a game, but it is a trailer

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The whole "LEGO everything" bit is pretty played out at this point. We've got several dozen platforming 3D games that have "LEGO" in the...
Darn it.

Hearthstone gives away free packs to celebrate 70M players

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It's a momentous week for Hearthstone, which announced that it has now seen 70 million players log into the game across all of its...
That's one handsome beggar-man.

Path of Exile previews updated NPC models and adds new cosmetics to its store

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Since Path of Exile's next major update is really heavy on story, it's the perfect time for the team behind the game to work...

H1Z1: King of the Kill gets new content, Just Survive gets bug fixes and concept art

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Fresh off its TV e-sports debut, H1Z1's King of the Kill branch is on the verge of an update that's expected to optimize its...

The Stream Team: Preparing for ARK’s active volcano

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Another big change is coming to ARK: a live volcano! Devs have recently added special markers to show what will be changing. Unfortunately for...

Hover sparks a cel-shaded parkour revolution

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That meanie oppressive future government! Always keeping the people under its foot and draining every penny from the masses for its insatiable neon budget!...

World of Tanks overhauls its matchmaking system

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Calling Patch 9.18 "one of the most significant ever" for World of Tanks, Wargaming overhauled the game's matchmaking system this week as part of...

PSA: The Culling is free to try this weekend

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Brutal deathmatch arena game The Culling has temporarily reduced the financial barrier to entry, allowing anyone to try it out for free this weekend. From...

Overwatch hits 30M players, makes Chinese free-to-play test plans

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Blizzard has just announced that Overwatch has just counted 30 million players. That's buyers, mind you, as the game is buy-to-play. However, a limited free-to-play Overwatch is...

The Stream Team: Ranger danger in Osiris New Dawn

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Osiris: New Dawn just launched its new patch, and Massively OP's MJ is diving into a brand-new world to play the new Ranger class....

The stream Team: Take a gander at the new Games of Glory

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If you've been waiting for a new top-down action team shooter set in a sci-fi universe, then Games of Glory may be for you!...

ARK: Survival Evolved brings underwater doom to consoles

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Remember the big ol' underwater-themed ARK: Survival Evolved earlier this month that sent PC players into a tizzy over the big bird nerf? (Not the...

Hellion invites you to decorate while you’re scrambling to survive in space

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Carving out a niche of your own in the deep of space is part of the full Hellion experience. In a new dev diary,...

ECO explores climate change with the power of video games

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If you're averse to politics, science, and education, you might want to give ECO wide berth. Otherwise, Strange Loop Games CEO John Krajewski hopes that...

The Survivalist: Is gaming’s early access the new launch?

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Previously, while discussing ARK: Survival Evolved’s big bird nerf, I touched on the subject of the early access model. My focus then was on...