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: A frigid foray into ARK’s ice cave

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Which is worse? ARK’s new swamp cave or the ice cave? MassivelyOP's MJ and the crew found death fairly quickly in the poisonous air...

The Culling’s first big patch introduces playable female toons

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Launched into early access back in March, The Culling is a short-scale battle royale survival game that's already pumping out patches. Ahead of PAX,...

World of Tanks Blitz decreases the cost of ‘irreplacable’ boosts

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World of Tanks Blitz, the mobile offshoot of the popular multiplayer tank battler, has received flak lately for its introduction of "provisions," strong in-game...
Back to the same.

Diablo III’s sixth season kicks off next week, but seasons aren’t coming to console

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Diablo III's sixth season is bearing down on us -- are you prepared? The fun kicks off on Friday, April 29th, at 8 p.m....
I will admit that I expected the end already.

Gigantic hosts one last weekend stress test event

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The Gigantic closed beta is closing soon, but not without one last big closed beta event. The team is looking for as many people...

EVE Fanfest 2016: EVE Valkyrie launching a carrier assault later this spring

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The virtual reality EVE Valkyrie is striving to prove that it's not just a passing fad. The starship dogfighting game announced that it's prepping...

Overwatch posts McCree comic book, talks about its birth from Titan’s death

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It's going to be hard to escape Overwatch's presence this spring as Blizzard's multiplayer shooter revs up for release at the end of May....

H1Z1 is building an improved eight-square-kilometer map

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Don't get too comfortable with the current zone layout in either version of H1Z1. A new map, code-named "Z2," is currently in development and...

Help stress test Fragmented tonight

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Fragmented is plotting a stress test tonight in prep for its early access launch next week. Above & Beyond says that participation in its Repopulation-spinoff...

The Elder Scrolls Legends TCG is finally making its closed beta move

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Remember Elder Scrolls Legends, the online TCG that Bethsoft teased at last year's E3? The one that was supposed to launch in 2015? The...

EVE Fanfest 2016: Project Nova rises from DUST 514’s ashes

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On May 14th 2013, CCP Games optimistically launched its first attempt to penetrate the console & shooter markets with DUST 514. The game had...
I Am Jack's Total Lack of Surprise

PAX East 2016: LawBreakers’ alpha gameplay trailer features Ice-T

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If the voiceover on this "premium digital game" LawBreakers trailer sounds familiar, that's because it's Ice-T, whom Nexon has dubbed the "OG lawbreaker." I...

EVE Fanfest 2016: Full cross-platform play is planned for EVE: Valkyrie

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EVE: Valkyrie will eventually be playable fully cross-platform, according to a presentation given today during EVE Fanfest 2016. The game has already launched on the...

The Stream Team: Experiencing The Black Death

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With a title like The Black Death, you just know the game is going to be about survival. The real question is, can MassivelyOP's MJ...
I did not get a handle on my fixation with robots.

MechWarrior Online rolls out the next stage of its faction gameplay

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If you've played the tabletop games that MechWarrior Online is based upon, you know that factions and allegiances are a big part of those...
There has to be money here somewhere.

League of Legends rolls out magical changes in the mid-season

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The mages of League of Legends have never stopped being relevant to the game, but over time they have suffered from a lack of...

SMITE caster departs Hi-Rez after live rant on formerly suicidal donor

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Let's imagine that you're a studio-funded caster for a major MOBA. A fan joins your stream, donates $5, and tells you that he was...
Mars mars mars mars.

PAX East 2016: Mars survival game ROKH delivers demo, preps Kickstarter

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The next week may be crucial to the future of ROKH, a persistent survival sandbox that happens to be set on Mars. Darewise Entertainment...

Blizzard begins distributing Overwatch’s digital goodies

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If you haven't noticed, Blizzard sure does love to cross-promote its games through special edition extras. Encouraging players to explore the entire Blizzard ecosystem...

PAX East 2016: Let It Die is a crazy, gruesome survival action game

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If you haven't noticed, we're currently in the middle of another game development trend, this time centered around making survival action games. Can't go...