Marvel Rivals racked up 10 million players in launch weekend alone

Image: NetEase Games A lot of people were playing Marvel Rivals at launch. Any noticeable similarities between Marvel Rivals and Overwatch clearly havent hurt the former shooter, however. NetEase will likely begin to nerf the games stronger characters in due time. The update arrives on December 10 at 12am PST, but there will be no maintenance period for it.

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 59 words · Julie Ward

Marvel Rivals releases playable Fantastic Four in Dracula-themed Season 1

Image: NetEase Games Marvels first family is joining Marvel Rivals in Season 1. Ignite the battle against Dracula with the Fantastic Four in Marvel Rivals!" A newdeveloper videohas also shed light on Season 1s full breadth of content. Season 1 will also launch with an expanded battle pass, following Season 0s mini battle pass. Presumably, well see Dracula and horror-themed cosmetic items in the battle pass. Marvel Rivals Season 1 launches on January 10, 2025....

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 75 words · Steve Willis

Marvel Rivals reveals new game mode Clone Rumble

Clone Rumble launches on 7 March, 2025. Marvel Rivalsis cranking up the mayhem with its newest game mode, Clone Rumble. The event kicks off on 7 March, 2025, and runs until 11 April, 2025. The trailer showcased the potential of this new game mode, beginning with Mr. Fantastic in a suit. The trailer also features five Groots taking over, covering the entire area with their roots. What is Clone Rumble? Clone Rumble forces all five members of one team to choose one hero....

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 95 words · Robert Marshall

Marvel Rivals reveals pick and win rates for your favourite heroes ahead of Season 1

Image: NetEase Games Jeff the Land Shark is popular, but he doesnt guarantee wins in-game. Black Widow comes in third-last with a 2.93% pick rate. Luna Snow is the most popular hero on console for example, with a 20.66% pick rate. Storm still finds herself at the bottom, with an even lower 0.69% pick rate. Hero win rates differ greatly from pick rates.

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 63 words · Ashley Silva

Marvel Rivals Season 1 update quitely disables in-game mods

Image: NetEase Games Kiss your cosmetic mods goodbye in Marvel Rivals. Now those days are seemingly over. For example, players could turn Iron Man into Vegeta, and give Mantis and Magik goth makeovers. Its not all about cosmetics, though. However, the developer hasnt cracked down on mod users from banning them just yet. Marvel Rivals Season 1 is now live, addingthe Fantastic Fourand several new maps to the game.

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 69 words · Kimberly Bautista

Marvel Rivals Season 1.5 shows off The Human Torch and The Thing, teases Blade

Marvel Rivals has outlined its big Season 1.5 update. The Human Torch is a Duelist character who throws fireballs at enemies while flying around the map. His ultimate has him yell his catchphrase - Its clobbering time! and slam down on the ground with enough might to throw enemies up into the air. The trailer for this map also hints at another upcoming playable character: Blade, the vampire-hunting Daywalker....

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 78 words · Luis Gardner

Marvel Rivals unveils Chinese New Year event with Rocket League-like mode

Marvel Rivals Spring Festival event adds several Chinese New Year-themed cosmetics. NetEase Games has unveiledMarvel Rivalsfirst-ever Chinese New Year-themed event. This week, the game is kicking off its Chinese New Year festivities with a Spring Festival event. The event will allow players to earn limited-time cosmetics simply by completing certain in-game tasks. In other words, Overwatch 2s Lucioball. Iron Fist and Black Widows costumes will likely be paid items in the in-game shop....

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 84 words · Thomas Petty

Marvel Rivals unveils gameplay footage for upcoming hero Psylocke

You know -the one involving two Doctor Dooms? Psylocke will join the roster of Marvel Rivals when it launches on December 6, 2024.

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 23 words · Clinton Holden

Marvel Rivals unveils winter event with new 4v4 mode and themed cosmetics

Image: NetEase Games Marvel Rivals has unveiled its very first winter event. The games Winter Celebration event kicks off on December 20 just five days before Christmas. Marvel Rivals upcoming Winter Celebration event is introducing a limited-time PvP mode called Jeffs Winter Splash Festival. By contrast, Rocket Raccoon and Magik get more practical winter outfits, replete with stylish jackets. Marvel Rivals Winter Celebration event launches this week on December 20, 2024....

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 71 words · David Logan

Marvel Rivals was reportedly almost cancelled because NetEase didn't want to pay Disney

NetEase Games almost swapped out Marvel superheroes with its own original characters. Game publisher NetEase Games new hero shooter Marvel Rivals has proven to be an immense success for the company. The report also revealed that the company had mulled over cancelling Marvel Rivals entirely prior to its release. Another report fromGame Fileclaims that the company is actively shopping around more of its non-Chinese studios. For its part, Marvel Rivals is still doing rather well for NetEase....

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 77 words · Jennifer Morales

Marvel Rivals will release new heroes every month and a half

Marvel Rivals is getting new heroes at a rapid pace. NetEase Games hero shooterMarvel Rivalsis about to expand its roster very quickly over the next year. In Season 1, the game added a whopping four new heroesvia the Fantastic Four. However, it looks like this already-packed roster is set to expand even more over the next few months. We’ll actually be breaking down each season into two halves. The length of one season is three months....

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 89 words · Allison Charles

Marvel Snap adds fast-forward and nerfs Galactus, reveals first Series Drop

Its a pretty big month for Marvel Snap players. Lets dig into todays patch first. Leader, Aero, Galactus and Nova are all getting their Power reduced by one. The card buffs are a little more interesting.

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 36 words · Jonathan Larsen

Marvel Snap goes offline in the U.S. following brief TikTok ban

Image: Nuverse The temporary ban of TikTok has led to Marvel Snaps unexpected shutdown. No one seemed to have seen this coming, including the games developer Second Dinner. This outage is a surprise to us and wasn’t planned. Marvel Snap isnt going anywhere. Second Dinner clearly hadnt seen this coming, and its no wonder too. With the game now gone, its all hands on deck to get things back up....

April 26, 2025 · 1 min · 106 words · Virginia Flores