Marvel Rivals News

Marvel Rivals News Roundup

2025

January 14: Marvel Rivals' Season 1 launch was a resounding success, prompting the announcement of a new hero release every six weeks. Each two-month season will feature two new heroes. Season 1 uniquely released two heroes per month, starting with Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman, followed by Human Torch and The Thing.

Read more: Marvels Rivals will add a new hero every 6 weeks (VideoGamesChronicle)

January 13: Developers cracked down on the use of mods allowing custom skins in online play. Despite this, the modding community persevered, finding workarounds to continue creating and using custom content.

Read more: Despite Marvel Rivals' mod ban, fans of the hero shooter are dropping more custom skins than ever: “Modding Marvel Rivals lives on” (GamesRadar)

January 13: The launch of Season 1, featuring the Fantastic Four, propelled Marvel Rivals to a new peak player count exceeding 600,000.

Read more: Marvel Rivals Reaches Player Count Milestone Again Following Rollout of Season 1 (Game8)

January 6: A widespread ban wave targeted cheaters, inadvertently affecting some innocent players using non-Windows operating systems. The developers swiftly reversed the bans and issued apologies.

Read more: Marvel Rivals Apologizes for Banning Non-Cheaters (Game8)

January 6: Following the Season 0 holiday break, Marvel Rivals unveiled a Season 1 trailer showcasing the Fantastic Four battling both versions of Dr. Doom.

Read more: Marvel Rivals Season 1 details and first trailer released (VideoGamesChronicle)

2024

December 17: Holiday festivities included special winter-themed costumes and game modes for heroes like Jeff, Venom, Groot, and Rocket.

Read more: Marvel Rivals Winter Celebration Skins (MarvelRivals Twitter/X)

December 11: While Marvel Rivals thrived, Overwatch 2 experienced a significant drop in Steam player count, falling below 17,000 compared to Marvel Rivals' consistent 200,000+ player base.

Read more: Marvel Rivals Soars as Overwatch 2 Steam Player Count Falls (Game8)

December 9: The near-simultaneous releases of Marvel Rivals and Path of Exile 2 created a surge in player counts across both games. Marvel Rivals hit over 480,000 peak concurrent players, while Path of Exile 2 surpassed 570,000.

Read more: PoE2 and Marvel Rivals Sets Gaming World Ablaze with Successful Weekend Launch (Game8)

December 6: A collaboration with Fortnite was announced, allowing Epic Games Launcher players to unlock the Rivaled Sailer Glider.

Read more: Marvel Rivals x Fortnite collaboration (MarvelRivals)

July 25: Marvel Rivals' beta launch significantly outperformed its competitor, Concord, achieving 50,000+ peak players within two days, compared to Concord's 2,000+.

Read more: Marvel Rivals’ Beta Surpasses Concord’s Player Count in Just Two Days (Game8)

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