online multiplayer
Bellwright’s Villages 2.0 update adds new town prosperity mechanics and applies quality-of-life updates
Last month, the co-op survivalbox Bellwright talked up new village prosperity mechanics that were coming in its next update. That update has since gone...
Path of Exile 2 confirms pre-download of its early access PC client is coming December 5
If you're the kind of Path of Exile 2 fan who is staring at the clock, fruitlessly willing it to tick down faster in...
Tencent’s upcoming multiplayer survival title Light of Motiram earns criticism for its Horizon-like appearance
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Sony's Horizon series of games should probably be blushing brightly and curling up into a...
Elite Dangerous players brace for the worst as the last Thargoid Titan makes its way to Earth
The past two years have seen a long and drawn-out fight between the players of Elite: Dangerous and the alien force of the Thargoids,...
Dauntless’ big Awakening revamp arrives December 5 along with a confirmed Steam release
It's been teased, detailed, talked about, and planned for summer while wholly missing that mark. It's the Awakening update for the multiplayer critter hunting...
The Stream Team: Manning a multiplayer spaceship in the full release of Void Crew
Void Crew, the multiplayer sci-fi game where players man different positions of a spaceship - think Guns of Icarus in space - has officially...
The Stream Team: Backseat Streaming takes in some high-level Helldivers 2 action
It's time for a sci-fi action bonanza tonight on Backseat Streaming! MOP's MJ and Chris are pulling into the OPTV Drive-In to watch some...
SMITE 2 adds Poseidon, Thor, and Cupid and makes general changes in its latest closed alpha patch
Whether you want to make opponents thunderstruck, lovestruck, or... waterstruck? Splashed? Moistened? Either way, the latest patch for SMITE 2 has added three new...
Seekers of Skyveil adds new extraction requirements and map-wide bounty events as it resets progress
Elodie Games' PvPvE extraction RPG Seekers of Skyveil has been moving through several closed playtests on random Fridays in October and November, but the...
The Stream Team: Putting a new Shadow Cat through its paces in MechWarrior 5 Clans
Last time MOP's Chris and his friend hopped into some multiplayer MechWarrior 5: Clans, he got into the chassis of one of his most...
MechWarrior Online releases a new paid mech, MechWarrior 5 Clans launches the Trials of War DLC
Last week saw another quirk-filled patch for MechWarrior Online go live, but that's not because it was full of bugs; it's because it was...
League of Legends outlines updates to seasons coming in 2025 and unveils a swiftplay feature
If you're a seasons kind of player in League of Legends, then the next year is going to be bringing a whole lot of...
Squad-based battle royale Supervive’s open beta earns positive reviews and over 47K players on Steam
Considering overall trends in the sub-genre, you'd be forgiven for thinking that the isometric squad-based battle royale shooter Supervive would be moving into a...
MythWalker is a new multiplayer ‘geolocation fantasy RPG’ available for mobile devices
Have you ever wanted to go on mobile RPG adventures as a valiant corgi knight? It's a hero class that very likely hasn't been...
Palworld delays its early access release on Mac until February 2025
If you were hoping to get some Palworld game time on your Mac, Pocketpair has some unfortunate news for you: The game's release for...
Sea of Thieves’ community weekend event promises treats and tricks starting November 23
Now that the stormy seas of Season 14's launch are behind it, Sea of Thieves can get back to the proper business of celebrating...
Elite Dangerous makes changes to powerplay earnings and highlights the top five powers in-game
Many of Elite: Dangerous' players have been digging in to the newly updated powerplay mechancs, and now that a few weeks have passed by,...
The Stream Team: Returning to Palia for the Season of Splendor – and pond plushies
MOP's Chris is once again coming back to the cozy multiplayer life RPG that is Palia for one thing and one thing only: pond...
Nightingale’s latest update is live with new weapons and brand-new boss rush content
You heard the devs talk about it. You likely read the patch notes. You may have even played it yourself. It's Nightingale's newest content...
The Stream Team: Gearing up for another round against the Pi-Rat King in Cat Quest III
Last time MOP's Chris and his friend streamed Cat Quest III, the pair were headed into a face-off against the villainous Pi-Rat King, but...
