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]

Gosh, it's almost like the problems are real.

Overwatch League allegedly has a $20 million price tag to enter

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Remember how Blizzard started to focus MLG in on Overwatch as an e-sports venue at the same time well-known teams started fleeing the scene?...
Nope!

Runescape Idle Adventures is shutting down on May 15

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Remember Runescape: Idle Adventures? Probably not, which is probably a good part of the reason why the game is rather quietly shuttering its doors...

2006 MMOTBS Pox Nora lands on PlayStation 4 this month with solid cross-platform support

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Long before Hearthstone, HEX, and the avalanche of other games trying to cash in on the legitimized online lottery that is TCGs, there was...

Conan Exiles goes nuts with home decoration and defense

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If interior decoration gets your motor running, then Conan Exiles is about to become your favorite haunt. The survival sandbox just unloaded a slew...
Alive again!

Diablo III’s Necromancer beta is back from the dead

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The Necromancer beta for Diablo III was around for a short time, then swiftly died off and went quiet as Blizzard tinkered with various...
It's barbaric, but hey, it's home.

Dauntless introduces players to the cramped, cold, unhospitable home base of Ramsgate

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Ramsgate is not the sort of city you would choose as a vacation destination. It's cramped. It's built in a terrible spot. It's right...

Absolver demonstrates its flexible combat system, plans August 29 debut

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"Combat is your art. And mastering the medium is essential to becoming an Absolver." Multiplayer action RPG Absolver is putting great stock in its flexbile...
A guardian angel with a rifle.

Overwatch players rack up 145.5M Uprising matches

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Now that Overwatch has wrapped up its two-month Uprising campaign, how did it fare? Quite well, as probably anyone could have told you. The...

Cloud Pirates discusses e-sports, monetization, PvE, and update plans for 2017

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We haven't heard much out of My.com's MOBA Cloud Pirates other than contests since it soft launched in April, but today the studio is...
Steal something that isn't yours. Why not? It isn't yours.

Grand Theft Auto Online doubles the rewards for Heists

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There's a lot of stuff you can do in Grand Theft Auto Online, a lot of sources of money that don't actually intersect with...
Ink?

Rend’s reputation system is your shield against same-side griefers

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As a faction PvP sandbox, Rend is going to attract certain types of players... and one of those types is certain to be the...

Squad-based Sick City plans closed alpha for June

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Roccat may be best-known for its gaming peripherals, including headsets, keyboards, and mice. But now the German company is making the game that could be...
Well, it's what I wanted.

Blizzard focuses MLG on Overwatch as e-sports teams flee the game

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Remember back when Blizzard bought Major League Gaming? This week, the studio announced it's putting MLG to use as the conduit for its Overwatch...

Steam Hammer brings survival steampunk to early access this Friday

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For those craving more Telsa coils and calculation engines than swords and spells, there's the brand-new Steam Hammer that's coming to Steam early access...

Atlas Reactor’s season three appends Meridian to the roster

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Season 3 has dropped in Trion's Atlas Reactor today, introducing the brand-new Hyperforge map and a brand-new support hero, Meridian. "He blurs the line between...

Heroes of the Storm starts testing Overwatch’s D.Va

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At this point, Heroes of the Storm really should stop pretending and just rename itself Heroes of Overwatch. Blizzard's underperforming MOBA is certainly capitalizing hard on...

Conan Exiles’ Joel Bylos talks about butt sliders and blunders

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If you're looking for candid and enthusiastic answers to burning questions to all things Conan Exiles, you can do no better than hit up...

Ruin of the Reckless is a ‘punishing’ multiplayer dungeon crawler

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Fast, furious, and oh-so-deadly: This is the approach that Ruin of the Reckless enjoys and is not ashamed to deliver to players. Launched late last...

ARK: Survival Evolved rolls out bees, sharks with frickin laser beams, and an auction house mod

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Why I took this post, I have no idea: I'm firmly in the "NOT THE BEES" camp over here, and yet bees are exactly...

Transgender gamers face crass rejection by CS:GO tournament organizers [Updated]

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This article has been updated as apparently it was all part of an elaborate, horrific, and completely unfunny fraud/hoax perpetrated on the e-sports and...