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]

Naval Action heads into early access on January 21st

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Right now the Age of Sail title Naval Action is prepping the release of its early access version on January 21st. This means that if you haven't...

Nintendo’s shooter Splatoon gets its final piece of weapon DLC

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When Nintendo launched its quirky online shooter Splatoon on the WII U last year, the game had only a handful of maps, weapons and cosmetic clothing options. In order...

World of Tanks launches on PlayStation 4

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There's just no stopping the Wargaming blitzkrieg, is there? The PlayStation 4 is the latest platform to be host to World of Tanks, which...

Pixelart OARPG Dragon of Legends launches on Kickstarter

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Smed's not the only one launching a pixelart OARPG on Kickstarter today: Thrive Games has just revealed Dragon of Legends. Dragon of Legends is an...
Pre-burned.

Interview: Fantasy author Patrick Rothfuss is working on Smed’s OARPG, Hero’s Song

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Among the dream team John Smedley assembled for Hero's Song -- studio Pixelmage's new 2-D open-world ARPG -- is Patrick Rothfuss, an acclaimed fantasy author who rocketed to stardom...

Exclusive Interview: John Smedley reveals Hero’s Song, his new open-world OARPG

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Today, we finally learn what John Smedley has been working on since he resigned from his decades-long role at Daybreak. The industry veteran has founded indie...

Giveaway: Clash of Avatars open beta bundle keys

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A few weeks ago, we mentioned that Clash of Avatars, a cutesy anime browser MMORPG, had entered alpha, and today, it's heading into open beta....

Heroes of the Storm announces Spring Global Championship

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The past few years have seen MOBAs take over the competitive gaming landscape, with just a handful of games managing to attract millions of...

World of Warships embarks on community event ‘Project R’

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Who would like a new destroyer? Wargaming just launched a five-week community event for World of Warships to bring the Kamikaze R destroyer back...
More than you know.

You’re stuck in Manhattan for The Division’s launch

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What's the best borough of New York City? If you said Queens, Brooklyn, or the Bronx (no one ever says Staten Island), you're going...

The Stream Team: Playing Evie in Paladins

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It has been much too long since MassivelyOP's MJ caused a little mayhem in Paladins, the slightly whimsical objective-based team FPS. And with more game...
The most something game.

ARK: Survival Evolved plans to bring online more than 100 new Xbox One servers

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Excessive popularity isn't always a good thing for an online game. ARK: Survival Evolved has been struggling with handling an overabundance of Xbox One...

Diablo III’s 2.4 patch debilitates console versions

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Diablo III's much-anticipated 2.4 update is causing as much harm as it is good for both Xbox and PlayStation communities. Console players have reported...
Well, I mean... all right.

Ghost in the Shell Online adds a new operative, a new map, and new guns

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There's a new operative in town for Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - First Assault Online (or just Ghost in the Shell...

The Stream Team: The hunt for ARK’s pooper scoopers

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Two new dinosaurs have descended upon ARK: Survival Evolved, and you know what that means: It means MassivelyOP's MJ must have them! Her first...

The Division’s beta starts on January 28th

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Rumors swirled earlier this week that The Division would start its beta testing this month; lo and behold, the rumors are true. Players can...

ESPN officially launches an e-sports division, picks up e-sports journalists

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When Activision-Blizzard acquired Major League Gaming earlier this month, CEO Bobby Kotick revealed his plans to create a kind of "ESPN of e-sports." It turns out that ESPN has had its...
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ECO’s third alpha balances skill points and ecosystems

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The second major update to ECO's alpha testing has arrived, and it brings along the game's skill point system. It's an early version of...

The Crew’s first big post-Wild Run patch arrives this month

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Two months into its Wild Run expansion, racing MMO The Crew is plotting another big patch. Ubisoft says that January 25th will introduce a new Speed...

League of Legends releases free EDM album

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Believe it or not, League of Legends is a source for really incredible music (as we've noted this week), and just last year Riot...