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]

Get free premium time in World of Warships’s big balance update

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World of Warships' recently launched update 0.5.5 is a game changer, both in content and in optimizations. By reducing the number of files players'...
Under the city.

The Division’s cheating plague may be a result of its bad network model, consultant argues

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The Division just can't catch a break. Glenn Fiedler, a former lead network programmer for Sony and Respawn and current games tech consultant, says that...
I thought she was a puppy.

SMITE’s Spring Fling charity stream raises money to help sick e-sports caster

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SMITE developer Hi-Rez Studios embarks on its second Annual Spring Fling charity livestream today, and this year's event is dedicated to fundraising for a...

Chaos Theory: The Secret World survival game

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I've been thinking. (A dangerous pastime, I know!) And I think I have come up with a solution to a number of the things...

The Stream Team: Path of Exile’s third act is a charm

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Act III contains Path of Exile's last three Ascendancy trials, and MassivelyOP's MJ has finally found each one. Now she must face them and emerge...
Tagtacular.

Master x Master details the game’s tag system

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No matter how many different characters you have unlocked in a given MOBA, you're usually stuck bringing just one of them into battle with...

Survival sandbox Fragmented launches in early access

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Out of the wreckage that was The Repopulation's 2015 has arisen a champion to help sustain interest in the project and serve as a...

Hearthstone’s Whispers of the Old Gods means never having to say you’re ‘sorry’

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Hearthstone's Whispers of the Old Gods expansion launches today. First teased via Brooklyn mural last month, the update includes new game formats, friendly challenge meny...
The first dozen of cuts are all equally deep, really.

PAX East 2016: Hands-on with NCsoft’s Master x Master

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Master x Master might very well be the MOBA that I learn to love in spite of any and all preconceptions. I am not, categorically,...

Take a look inside Paragon’s $59.99 Essentials Edition

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Paragon's insane take on the MOBA field is set to go wide when the game hits open beta this summer. The specific date for...
Style.

Diablo III shows off the rewards for the newly arrived Season 6

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It's time to get up and start earning rewards for Diablo III's Season 6! "Now now," you whine. "I have to go to work...

The Stream Team: A first look at Fragmented

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If you were following The Repopulation, you might be interested in checking out the survival sandbox spinoff that Above & Beyond has introduced. MassivelyOP's MJ...

World of Tanks to become a Dark Horse comic

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What happens when you combine a horse and a tank? A comic book! Wargaming has partnered with Dark Horse to produce a comic series...

Grim Dawn to unveil modding tools this week

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For some players, enjoying the original game itself is only the first step on a larger journey that leads to modifications galore. Grim Dawn...

The Repopulation distributes Fragmented and lifts NDA

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Good news, everybody! Fragmented, the spin-off from The Repopulation, should now be in the hot little hands of all owners of those who ponied...

ARK: Survival Evolved will soon incorporate player-made mod content

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Big news for ARK: Survival Evolved today on multiple fronts. For starters, the game now claims more than a million Xbox One copies sold...
Robot unrock.

PAX East 2016: Hands-on with Perfect World’s Livelock

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People who know me know that if there's just one thing in this world that I'm passionate about, it's probably robots. Robots are a...

The MOP Up: Richard Garriott’s new book (April 24, 2016)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

Magika: Wizard Wars is shutting down in July

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Come this summer, there will be one less MOBA vying for your attention. Paradox announced this past week that it will be shutting down...
Wholesome and simple.

PAX East 2016: Warframe reveals fairy warframe concept, sports mode

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At PAX East this weekend, Ditigal Extremes revealed a ton of incoming Warframe content, including a gorgeous new fairy warframe concept ("with razor butterflies" and...