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]

Book of Travels continues to apply bug fixes and general gameplay updates

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The patching, polishing, and bug fixing continues for tiny multiplayer online title Book of Travels. The game's two latest patches continue developer Might &...

The Stream Team: Wildly swinging all of the medieval weaponry in Chivalry II

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It's time for another Sure, Why Not Sunday stream, and MOP's Chris has something definitely different this time around. Today, he'll be entering the...

The Stream Team: Cruising through creative castles to celebrate Conan Exiles’ anniversary

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Conan Exiles turned five years old this week, if you count from its official launch. What better way for Massively OP's MJ to celebrate...
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Square-Enix FY2022: Revenues decline as company remains ‘aggressive’ on blockchain

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We continue with the near-endless march of financial reports out of gaming companies in May, and this one is another biggie, as Square-Enix has...

Diablo IV’s ‘server slam’ weekend test goes live under the shadow of pay-to-win player grumbling

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Come on and jam, and join the server slam! This weekend marks the beginning of the Diablo IV "server slam" stress test weekend, and...
Wow, awesome. So great.

Riot names A. Dylan Jadeja as its new CEO, taking over the company by by the end of 2023

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Out with the old, in with the... actually not really all that much newer. That's the process that can be ascribed to the change...

The Stream Team: Combing through player-crafted courses in Fall Guys

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A new season of Fall Guys is upon us and it brings something new to the table: creative mode! That means it's time once...

Little Orbit’s ‘Web 2.5’ platform that lets players sell digital creations is just another blockchain pitch

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Last August, Little Orbit, the studio that's known to MMO players as the stewards for APB: Reloaded and Fallen Earth, talked up its blockchain...

Some Assembly Required: Red Dead roleplay servers succeed where Red Dead Online failed

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One of my all-time favorite single-player game experiences was Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption 2. The underserved Western genre is beautifully realized in this open-world...
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UK government body issues order that blocks Microsoft and Activision-Blizzard from ‘acquiring an interest’ in each other

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Despite the multi-billion dollar deal between Activision-Blizzard and Microsoft slowly making forward movement in multiple smaller markets and potentially one very large market, the...

Blizzard devs lament talent bleed and Diablo IV support capacity following return-to-office mandate

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Last month, we reported on a producer for World of Warcraft who expressed his frustration about seeing developers leave Blizzard, saying the team has...
Strike a pose and all that.

Wayfinder officially delays its closed beta, again, now to May 24

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Yesterday, we covered a second delay to Wayfinder's global closed beta. Today, we're covering a third, as Airship Syndicate has formally bumped the test...

Diablo IV’s first season will go live in July with a 90-tier battle pass

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Worried that you might blow through all of Diablo IV's offerings in the first week of launch and be left sitting on your dismembered...

Tower of Fantasy previews its new item augmentation system arriving in tomorrow’s Sound of the Sea update

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Are you prepared for even more equipment boosting than there already is in Tower of Fantasy? Whether you answered in the affirmative or negative,...

Dual Universe outlines plans for joystick support, PvP changes, and PvE missions in Update 1.4

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A few weeks ago we were wondering what had happened to Dual Universe, the PvP-focused sci-fi sandbox that appeared to have fallen silent on...

Electronic Arts ends 2023 fiscal year with $7.4B in revenue, talks up investment in ‘games as a platform’

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The numbers are in for Electronic Arts' fourth quarter and its overall 2023 fiscal year, and by all accounts, the behemoth is still behemoth-sized....

The EU is apparently set to approve Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard buyout after all

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When the UK's Competition and Markets Authority put the brakes on Microsoft's acquisition of Activision-Blizzard at the end of April, we saw multiple pundits...

The Stream Team: Going for gold in the Guardian Games of Destiny 2

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MOP's Chris is back in Destiny 2 once more, only this time he's going for gold! Or at least silver or bronze. It's the...

Overwatch 2 launches interstellar-themed Starwatch Galactic Rescue event with threadbare PvE elements

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The world of Overwatch 2 is already couched in sci-fi, but that doesn't mean it can't go deeper. Like, for example, taking several of...

V Rising shares a newer and slightly longer Secrets of Gloomrot gameplay trailer

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Was a minute and nine seconds too short of a preview from V Rising's Secrets of Gloomrot update? How about one minute and 48...

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