online multiplayer
WarCraft III Reforged’s temporary 2.0 version update on an internal PTR sparks rumors of a revival
Four years ago, Blizzard gave the world Warcraft III: Reforged. It was... not good: Our own Eliot referred to it in his first impressions...
Skull and Bones adds spooky new ship fights in its latest Halloween-themed event
If you're trying to merge piratical adventure with Halloween, one of the best (and arguably most used) ways to do it is to add...
Monster Hunter Wilds unveils new region and new monsters ahead of open beta October 31
This week saw Capcom debut another showcase video for the multiplayer RPG Monster Hunter Wilds, which not only highlighted a new area and three...
Trine studio Frozenbyte is still working on 2021 sci-fi sandbox Starbase
The public testing of features for sci-fi building sandbox Starbase that first started in July and picked back up in September has continued to...
MMO Business Roundup: Lockboxes, SAG-AFTRA, child safety, and another ABK union rally
Welcome back to another roundup of MMO and MMO-adjacent industry news! It's a bit of good news and bad news this time around, so...
My Time at Evershine’s Kickstarter ends successfully with nearly $3M raised from gamers
The appetite for the multiplayer RPG My Time at Evershine was already pretty apparent when its Kickstarter campaign met its goal within 30 minutes,...
Dreamhaven-pubbed co-op roguelite Lynked Banner of the Spark enters early access
Are you ready to take on adorable-sounding enemies known as Combots, befriend similarly adorable-sounding Unibots, and play with friends together in a colorful-looking co-op...
Fntastic pulls the plug on Escape Factory crowdfunding, shifts instead to another prop hunt game
If we're all very honest, the crowdfunding drive for The Day Before developer Fntastic's obstacle course platformer Escape Factory was very likely never going...
Palia opens up the plushie trading system and adds new decor with today’s Fall’s Flourishes update
Do you remember when there was a school-wide trading market for collectibles? Baseball cards, Micro Machines, Garbage Pail Kids cards; they were totally a...
DayZ brings a frosty new map with related new dangers in its Frostline DLC
Life in DayZ can arguably be pretty rough, but it could also always be much worse. For example, players could find themselves in a...
33 Immortals delays early access into 2025 to address player feedback and stability problems
Earlier this year we started reporting on the not-so-massive 33 Immortals, a multiplayer co-op roguelike game that put 33 players together (natch) to try...
Helldivers 2 completes sweeping buffs and commits to more comms as jump-jetting Automatons menace players
Last month brought some big changes to the co-op shooter Helldivers 2, as Arrowhead Studios deployed a huge buff-granting update that brought the "power"...
Sea of Thieves Season 14 releases with an ‘incredibly disappointing’ number of bugs
Sea of Thieves players were likely looking forward to getting sneaky and tricksy with the launch of Season 14: Making Mischief and its suite...
Nightingale discusses building updates, Halloween event, and the impending arrival of Nightingale City
Nightingale has once again brought Inflexion CEO Aaryn Flynn and head of audio Neil Thompson together for the survivalbox's second dev talk video where...
Hi-Rez’s Realm Royale Reforged and Divine Knockout will be sunsetting in February
The top of October spelled some worrisome portents for Hi-Rez studios as the company announced layoffs as well as team reductions for the original...
Conan Exiles adds new companions and improved thrall behaviors in today’s Age of Heroes update
Today marks the beginning of the Age of Heroes in Conan Exiles, as the latest update looks to bring new life to some of...
MapleStory Worlds makes its soft launch as it tries to entice creators with monetary incentive programs
Korean fans of MapleStory have already had their hands on Nexon's MapleStory Worlds since April, but now it's time for players in the Americas...
The Stream Team: Strapping in to the command couch of MechWarrior 5 Clans with a friend
MOP's Chris and his best friend absolutely love some big stompy robots, so naturally they've been more than eager to hop in to the...
MultiVersus’ ongoing third season releases its latest playable character: Nubia Queen of the Amazons
While the current season of content for MultiVersus highlighted the Powerpuff Girls at launch last month, this month it's time to hail to the...
Conan Exiles recaps the story beats of Age of War chapter four as the Age of Heroes looms
Conan Exiles is now just two days away from its NPC-revamping Age of Heroes update, but that also means some of the general story...
