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]

Atlas Reactor enters the e-sports scene

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Did you honestly think that strategy MOBA Atlas Reactor was going to sit on the sidelines of the whole e-sports scene and not dive...
And here we go again.

Overwatch hosts a free play weekend starting November 18

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All the talk about new playstyles and new heroes in Overwatch doesn't mean much if you never play the game. Are you tempted to...

SMITE’s Thoth comes home to roost

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If you have ever had the fantasy of playing as a bird-god who went about judging the souls of others, well, have we got...
No, no, we're more like sass-sassins.

League of Legends preseason patch highlights and improves assassins

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Another season has come to a close for League of Legends, and that means a preseason patch that can turn everything on its ear....
Everyone expects

Blizzard discusses the failings of the Sombra ARG for Overwatch

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The ARG surrounding Sombra's reveal in Overwatch was a bit dicey, even if you overlook stuff like players hacking other player accounts out of...

Paladins touts a playerbase of 4 million

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Hi-Rez is not above tooting its own horn, especially when it has a huge number to celebrate. Today the studio announced that Paladins has...

Multiplayer online sandbox Planet Explorers launches on Steam

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Don't call it an MMORPG, but Planet Explorers might just scratch your sandbox itch. Formally releasing out of early access on Steam today, the...
Blaugh.

Square-Enix partners with MZ for a Final Fantasy XV mobile multiplayer spinoff

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Final Fantasy XV is finally getting released this month after years in development hell, and then everyone will see how years of development have...
No, be a dude.

Top-ranked League of Legends player is banned from event based on toxic behavior

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The usual trajectory in professional sports seems to be that no matter how noxious you are as a person, it's all ignored if you...
THIS IS ALL YOU GET

Leaderboard: How much do you expect to pay for the Diablo III Necro pack?

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Diablo's 25th anniversary announcements at BlizzCon have been welcomed by some players and blasted by others. While a significant portion of the content --...

The Stream Team: Hunting ARK’s dangerous DodoRex

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Last week, Massively OP's MJ showed off ARK's Fear Evolved mega monsters, the DodoWyvern and the DodoRex. Today, she is on the hunt for...
GOTH GOTH GOTH GOTH

BlizzCon 2016: Diablo’s 20th anniversary panel liveblog

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Has it really been two decades since Diablo first showed up on the computer gaming scene? Apparently so because why else would BlizzCon 2016...

BlizzCon 2016: Play Heroes of the Storm for Overwatch loot

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Part of Blizzard's cross-promotional pitch at this year's BlizzCon has been dubbed "The Nexus Challenge," and let's be honest: It is a plain attempt...
Extremely.

Gigantic offers a video spotlight on Tyto the Swift

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There are only two kinds of people who would really try to have "the Swift" after their name: really quick people and really slow...

Paladins welcomes Sha Lin the archer for Open Beta 37

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Open Beta 37 is imminent for Paladins, introducing a brand-new champion to the roster of playable characters. This would be Sha Lin, an "old-style...
That which is not dead is Diablo III.

BlizzCon 2016: Diablo III’s Necromancer class and classic Diablo experience

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If you missed the BlizzCon liveblog (or fell asleep before the ending), you missed the best part and the biggest cheers: Blizzard announced big...
Darn it.

BlizzCon 2016: Hearthstone announces Gadgetzan expansion pack

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If you've ever been to Gadgetzan in World of Warcraft, you might not have walked away with an impression that you had just visited...

BlizzCon 2016: You’ll never see Overwatch’s Sombra coming

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It's time to get past the faux-surprise over Sombra's official announcement at BlizzCon to start getting prepped for her arrival. The newest Overwatch hero will take...

The Endless Forest devs seek funds for a remake

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Back in 2006, one of the strangest MMORPG-slash-screensavers ever made was released and then promptly ignored by the mainstream. The Endless Forest, "a whimsical multiplayer...

Wasteland 3 concludes wildly successful crowdfunding campaign

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It is a very good week for InXile Entertainment indeed: The indie studio raked in $3.12 million toward Wasteland 3, concluding a very successful...