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]

Take a good, long look at Escape from Tarkov gameplay

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One-minute trailers can give you a tiny taste of a game, but they can never truly give a feel for the game or show...

E3 2016: Taking a look at Bitcoin-inspired MOTCG Deckbound

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Multiplayer online TCG Deckbound is one of those rare gems that shines its brightest at an event like E3 rather than most of the other big conventions....

The Stream Team: A walk in ARK’s new redwoods

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The new redwood biome was finally released in ARK: Survival Evolved, and MassivelyOP's MJ is excited to check it out. It's a pretty dangerous...
Wow, look; nothing.

Betawatch: Shroud of the Avatar prepares launch without launching (June 24, 2016)

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It's important to note that Shroud of the Avatar is not actually going to launch on July 28th. It's just not going to wipe...

The Stream Team: A first look at Master X Master’s alpha weekend

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MassivelyOP's MJ is all about peeking in and checking out new games, and what's newer than the first alpha weekend of NCsoft's upcoming Master...

Fragmented’s NPCs are gunning for you

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Heads-up for any out there who thought that Fragmented's enemy mobs were timid push-overs: Those days are over. A new build for The Repopulation survival spin-off...

Gigantic plans June 30 stress test under PWE’s stewardship

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Gigantic hasn't had the best year, what with two rounds of layoffs, the loss of a community manager, and a major delay. The gorgeous...

Overwatch is tearing it up in Korea

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We know that Overwatch has been more than the talk of the town, as the game almost effortlessly shot past 10 million units sold...

Livelock launches for PC and console on August 2nd at $19.99 price point

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Perfect World's Livelock has a release date: August 2nd. The studio announced today that its top-down MMO shooter will land on PC, Xbox One, and...

RUST’s player-made hobo simulator is as hardcore as they come

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For some, one of the factors that keeps players returning to multiplayer sandboxes is the ability to mod the game and make up their...

Orks, maps, and more coming soon to WAR40K: Eternal Crusade

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The Orks are almost here. Warhammer 40,000: Eternal Crusade is moving forward in development to a phase where -- as Nathan Richardsson, Senior Producer...
Everything's fine.

Overwatch’s Jeff Kaplan explains the functionality of matchmaking

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Matchmaking is a big consideration for Overwatch's competitive play. Sure, it's upsetting when a Quick Play match is filled with people choosing Bastion whilst...

Funcom delays Conan Exiles’ planned September early access to January 2017

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Funcom has decided to delay the launch of Conan Exiles into next year. You might be thinking, wait, didn't Funcom only just announce a September...

A preview of Path of Exile’s Prophecy changes

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Path of Exile's Prophecy League is in full swing, and devs have utilized player feedback to put together this week's 2.3.1 update. The Prophecy-specific...

Go fishing in ARK: Survival Evolved this summer, prepare for new biomes now

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What's a summer without lounging back and enjoying some nice relaxing fishing? Come July, you won't even have to log out of ARK: Survival...

Khaimera is live in today’s Paragon patch; watch the teaser video

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Epic Games has today released yet another hero for its upcoming MOBA Paragon. Khaimera is described by Epic as a "high-risk, hi-reward" melee jungler...

Vigor Roads’ Kickstarter ends unsuccessfully, Project Genom plans crafting

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As we covered in our last Make My MMO, the Kickstarter for NeuronHaze's post-apoc MMO Vigor Roads ended unsuccessfully over the weekend. The studio accepted the...
And here we go again.

Korean Overwatch player is cleared of cheating allegations

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Have you ever met someone in a random Overwatch match and been absolutely certain that they must be cheating, that no one is that...

E3 2016: Master X Master might be the most MMO-like MOBA around

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Despite Eliot's positive experience with Master X Master at PAX East back in April, I went into my demo at this year's E3 expecting very...

EVE Valkyrie unleashes Carrier Assault update, new map, and new singleplayer missions

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CCP has pushed out EVE Valkyrie's very first big content patch today. Called Carrier Assault, the update introduces a new game mode by the...