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]

What does anything even do.

Path of Exile discusses the fine art of templating item descriptions

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Odds are good that you spend very little of your day thinking about how an item's stats are templated in your game of choice....

Escape from Tarkov invites you to fight ‘without rules’ as a third-party scavenger

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While Escape from Tarkov is ostensibly a two-faction game, it turns out that there's a third option available to those who don't want to...

Survarium’s latest patch overhauls its armor system

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It's been a while since we checked in with the multi-mode Survarium beta, but the survival shooter whipped out a fresh update over the...
Not the same.

Cloud Pirates releases fully on April 19th with the Stronghold launch

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Why would you try to steal a cloud? What possible advantage could that confer? Even when you ignore the obvious logistical difficulties of getting...
Maybe you could just, like... give me your feathers?

Dauntless discusses the looting of enormous monsters

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You are not slaying giant monsters in Dauntless for your health. Sure, it's probably a great full-body workout, but there are ways to do...
Well all right, then.

The lights are back on for Akaneiro… for now

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Back in September, Akaneiro: Demon Hunters was more or less shuttered, which meant that your dreams of an ARPG in which you smash monsters...

Overwatch teases new content hinging on the King’s Row Uprising

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Blizzard has begin teasing its next... something... for Overwatch both on social media and in cryptic messages to press. Reddit's current theories include everything from...

Diablo III launches season 10 for both PC and console

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Diablo III's 10th season is officially live as of this weekend, capping off last week's 2.5.0 patch by welcoming console players to the seasonal...
First Dr. Evil joke gets it right in the face. No fooling.

ARK: Survival Evolved adds in underwater housing and laser-equipped mosasaurs

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Would you like to be under the sea in a technological garden in the shade? ARK: Survival Evolved has you covered with its latest...

The Stream Team: April Fools in ARK! With unicorns!

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Dinosaurs are taking over! April Fools! Oh wait, no, actually they really are taking over -- in ARK. And Massively OP's MJ is going...

The Stream Team: More Conan Exiles cave diving

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Caves are such a fun place in Conan Exiles... why else would Massively OP's MJ keep exploring new ones? Oh, that would be the...

Paragon’s Morigesh lands on April 4, hopes you like bugs

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Games-run MOBA Paragon's free-to-play open beta is introducing a brand-new playable character next week on April 4th. Her name is Morigesh, and she is...

Sea of Thieves plans dynamic swordfighting that spans environments

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Ready to buckle some swashes? The latest Sea of Thieves dev vlog is all about putting swords in the hands of player pirates. "We're trying...

Black Death’s V0.12 overhauls combat and housing, offers new trailer

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Indie survival sandbox The Black Death is due for a massive update any hour now. Last week, Small Impact Games told players that back in...

CCP Games says the number of VR units on the market is ‘amazing’

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I sure hope you're not tired of CCP Games talking about VR because CCP can't stop won't stop. The video game studio known best for...

Conan Exiles offers up to $500 for exploit reports, adds trebuchets

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Trebuchets have arrived in Conan Exiles in this week's update #23. "Players need to craft the Trebuchet, place it, and then aim it by pushing...
You look develop-y.

APB Reloaded soft-launches on PlayStation 4 today

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If your main reason for not playing APB Reloaded at this point is the fact that the game is not on the PlayStation 4,...

The Stream Team: Dipping into SMITE with an Isis and Anubis giveaway

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SMITE doesn't stop at celebrating its birthday on just one day -- or even one week! No, the party is still going, and Hi-Rez...

Dean Hall announces Stationeers, yet another new sci-fi sandbox

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Remember back when DayZ creator Dean Hall was building ambitious sci-fi full-scale sandbox MMO Ion, inspired by EVE Online and Space Station 13? Remember...
So who has money?

Destiny 2 launches on PC and console September 8, ‘and there will be a ton of loot’

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As teased and prodded and hinted at all week, Destiny 2 is official, and we've finally got a trailer to go with it. Expect...