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]

The Stream Team: ARK’s night is dark and full of dinos (to eat)

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Are you afraid of things that go bump in the night? You should be in ARK -- especially if that bump also bites! Unless,...

The Stream Team: Conan Exiles’ killer crocs and ferocious fowl

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Considering anything in Conan Exiles to be harmless can be a fatal mistake, as Massively OP's MJ recently learned. What she thought was a...

EVE Valkyrie’s upcoming patch introduces fresh mechanics and maps via Wormholes

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EVE Valkyrie is getting an enormous patch next week on February 15th. Dubbed Wormholes, it's got wormholes. Story over. Just kidding. Wormholes are familiar...

Cloud Pirates hits early access and adds convoy mode

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Hear ye, hear ye! Pirates are terrorizing the skies with the aid and comfort of ruthless players! So-called "early access" has ushered in an...
Nast

Conan Exiles is bringing official servers back online, releases dev kit for modders

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Conan Exile's struggle to stay on top of the high demand for the survival sandbox and its troubles with shards continues, as Funcom announced...

The Stream Team: Checking out SMITE Tactics’ Chinese pantheon plus giveaway

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Massively OP's MJ got to peek into SMITE Tactics a bit during Hi-Rez Expo 2017, but she didn't really have time to dive in...

Activision-Blizzard Q4 2016: Record quarter for Blizzard thanks to World of Warcraft and Overwatch

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Activision-Blizzard's quarterly financial reports have gotten boring since the companies decided to stop reporting World of Warcraft subscribers in 2015, am I right? But in...
Everything comes around again.

A broken payload fuels Overwatch speculation about Doomfist

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IS TERRY CREWS VOICING A NEW CHARACTER NAMED DOOMFIST IN OVERWATCH? WE DON'T KNOW! WE AREN'T THE CASTING DIRECTORS! BUT WE DO KNOW THAT...

Paladins brings out the street-smart Maeve

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So apparently Paladins' thing is that it's going to be the online multiplayer title that fires patches and new characters at us from some sort...

Take Two’s latest quarterly financial report shows GTA Online kicking ass

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Take-Two's fiscal third quarter 2017 report is good news for folks watching both Grand Theft Auto Online and the upcoming Red Dead Redemption 2...
This guy is decked out in armor. THAT is a talent, even.

PSA: Eternal Crusade is available via Humble Bundle for $10

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It's possible that you were very excited for Eternal Crusade, but the launch impressions turned you off of the game's asking price. That happens,...
Well... huh.

World of Tanks had a superbowl commercial, and it’s… something else

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So there was a World of Tanks commercial during the Superbowl. That's a thing that actually happened. And you can watch it just below,...
Heroes do actually die, but...

Overwatch hypes its upcoming server browser

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If you're an Overwatch player who enjoys creating and jumping into custom games, then you are probably salivating over the news that Blizzard is...

CCP’s VR shooter Gunjack 2 patches in weeklies, competitive challenges

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Gunjack moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. Ah, there it goes. You...

First Impressions: Struggling to survive in Conan Exiles

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I am no stranger to covering survival sandboxes for Massively OP. I wrestled with dinosaurs before ARK: Survival Evolved was a thing. I got kidnapped...
AW LETS BREAK IT DOWN (repeat)

Heroes of the Storm shows off Lucio and new mounts/skins

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At the rate Heroes of the Storm is currently going, we'll soon wind up with every Overwatch cast member in the game. Lucio is...
And this is why that's not a blobby mess!

Conan Exiles has already sold 320K copies, ‘all costs recouped’

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Funcom has just announced what appears to be excellent news for investors and gamers alike: Conan Exiles has sold 320,000 copies worldwide -- that's...
Everyone expects

Overwatch team lobbies against using a mouse and keyboard on its console versions

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If everyone can't have it, no one should. That's the stance that Blizzard is taking when it comes to using a mouse and keyboard...

Hearthstone: Lost Secrets of Un’Goro expansion possibly leaked

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The next expansion or adventure for Hearthstone might have been spotted, thanks to eagle-eyed fans who apparently spend their free time combing through resumes...

Conan Exiles hits 50K concurrent players, switches hosting to GameServers

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Last week, Funcom announced that it was parting ways with PingPerfect as the dedicated host for both official and player-run Conan Exiles servers, and...