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]

‘PvP tactical RPG’ Champions Tactics Grimoria Chronicles is Ubisoft’s next foray into blockchain gaming

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Do you remember when Ubisoft tried to force NFTs into Ghost Recon: Breakpoint and it ended in a massive bellyflop? Do you also remember...

Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s Niantic does damage control as player spending weakens

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Last week was a rough week for Pokemon Go and Niantic. The company tried to sweep the release and reversal of viewable pokemon's distance...

ARK Survival Ascended confirms a delay to October, a lowered early access price, and one less map at launch

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You've likely heard the axiom "less is more," but in the case of the upcoming Unreal Engine-upgraded ARK: Survival Ascended, less is going to...

Aliens invade Fallout 76 for the Fourth of July

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Just like that one movie back in the day, aliens are invading Earth on America's Independence Day. And just like that one movie (I...

Hearthstone takes a deep-dive into the Titan card type arriving with its next expansion

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As we noted last week, Hearthstone introduced its new Titans expansion, which is headlined by the titular card type that will grant every class...

Conan Exiles launches a booster event as recompense for a bug that was eating buildings and placeables

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Conan Exiles' Age of War release apparently had a case of digital termites: The launch last week introduced a particularly nasty bug that saw...

Destiny 2 owns up to current stability problems and outlines a multi-month process for correcting them

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For many players of Destiny 2, the Year of Lightfall has felt more like the Year of Disconnect Errors, with the game's stability feeling...

Overwatch 2 recaps Flashpoint, talks balance, and teases next hero

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The Invasion update of Overwatch 2 continues to be the topic of conversation for the shooter's director Aaron Keller in his latest dev blog,...

Among Us is getting its own animated TV series sometime in the future

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There isn't a lot of story to be told in the greater scheme of the multiplayer deceive-em-up Among Us, but apparently there's enough meat...

Call of Duty: Warzone 1.0, Forza Horizon 1, and Forza Horizon 2 all receive their execution notices

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It's that sad time of year when the herd is rounded up and stragglers are culled and designated for the virtual slaughterhouse. And so...

Theorycraft Games’ Project Loki gets its first gameplay preview and plans a PC playtest this weekend

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For the past couple of years we've reported on Theorycraft Games, a studio first unveiled in 2021 made up of multiple devs whose collective...
Wishin' and hopin'

Warframe talks up July’s Echoes of Duviri patch and TennoCon 2023 reveals

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With two months to go before TennoCon 2023 arrives, Digital Extremes has shifted into high gear to make this a Warframe summer to remember....

Unity adds AI tools to its asset store while Electronic Arts reasons AI generation is a ‘co-pilot’ for artists

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The fresh blood in the games industry water continues to be AI generation tools for art assets and writing. This time we zero in...

PlanetSide 2 PC tests some new implants, patches in UI updates and bug fixes

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Last week saw PlanetSide 2 open up its PTS so players could kick the tires of seven new implants, all of which are being...

Steam’s Summer Sale 2023 is live through July 13 with deals on FFXIV, GW2, New World, ESO, and more

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Valve has revived the traditional Steam summer sale this afternoon, with gobs of good deals running well beyond the 4th of July. Perhaps the...

Niantic lays off 230 workers, affecting Pokemon Go, in cost-slashing reorganization

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The beleaguered Pokemon Go company Niantic has been under fire all year from unhappy players, and now, the company itself is undergoing a restructure...

Baldur’s Gate 3 launches PC early on August 3, delays PS5 version to September 6

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In a year stuffed full of delays, it'll be a welcome change to see a game launch early, and that's just what Baldur's Gate...

Massively on the Go: Pokemon Go’s July events have mostly leaked already

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It's already apparent that July is going to be rough for Pokemon Go and Niantic. We've already got another massive fan community/data producers soft-shutting...

Cozy survival multiplayer game Solarpunk pulled in $330K US on successful Kickstarter

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Solarpunk first popped into our pages a week and a half ago, when its Kickstarter made it onto our radar. It's a blend of...

Sea of Thieves banned tens of thousands of accounts for exploits and toxicity this spring

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Hey cheaters. Sea of Thieves cheaters, specifically. Your time to walk the plank has come. That's according to a blog from studio Rare, which has...

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