Marvel Rivals News
2025
January 14
⚫︎ Marvel Rivals has announced that with the successful launch of Season 1, the game will introduce a new hero every 6 weeks. Each season, spanning 2 months, will feature two new heroes for the community to enjoy. Season 1 is unique as it included two heroes per half, 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
January 13
⚫︎ Marvel Rivals developers have prohibited the use of mods, aiming to stop players from uploading custom skins for online play. However, the modding community has found ways to bypass this restriction, requiring "extra steps" to implement mods.
January 13
⚫︎ With the launch of Season 1, which introduced the Fantastic Four, Marvel Rivals achieved a new record, surpassing 600,000 peak concurrent players.
Read more: Marvel Rivals Reaches Player Count Milestone Again Following Rollout of Season 1
January 6
⚫︎ Marvel Rivals conducted a large-scale ban to remove cheaters from the game, but inadvertently banned innocent players using non-Windows operating systems like Linux or Steam Deck. The developers quickly reversed these bans and issued apologies to those affected.
Read more: Marvel Rivals Apologizes for Banning Non-Cheaters
January 6
⚫︎ Following the conclusion of Season 0 over the holiday period, Marvel Rivals released a trailer for Season 1, showcasing the new heroes, including the Fantastic Four, who are set to confront the game's antagonist, Dr. Doom.
Read more: Marvel Rivals Season 1 details and first trailer released
2024
December 17
⚫︎ As the holiday season approached, Marvel Rivals introduced special winter-themed costumes and game modes, featuring heroes like Jeff, Venom, Groot, and Rocket in festive outfits.
Read more: Marvel Rivals Winter Celebration Skins
December 11
⚫︎ Despite the soaring success of Marvel Rivals, its competitor in the hero-shooter genre, Overwatch 2, experienced a significant drop in its Steam player count, falling to below 17,000 players, while Marvel Rivals consistently surpassed 200,000 players.
Read more: Marvel Rivals Soars as Overwatch 2 Steam Player Count Falls
December 9
⚫︎ Marvel Rivals and Path of Exile 2, both released around the same time, took the gaming world by storm. Marvel Rivals hit a peak concurrent player count of over 480,000, while Path of Exile 2 reached over 570,000 players.
Read more: PoE2 and Marvel Rivals Set Gaming World Ablaze with Successful Weekend Launch
December 6
⚫︎ Marvel Rivals announced a collaboration with Fortnite, allowing players on the Epic Games Launcher to complete missions to earn the Rivaled Sailer Glider in-game.
Read more: Marvel Rivals x Fortnite collaboration
July 25
⚫︎ During its beta phase, Marvel Rivals quickly surpassed the player count of its rival, Concord, another live-service hero shooter. While Concord managed a peak of around 2,000 players during its beta, Marvel Rivals reached over 50,000 players within just two days.
Read more: Marvel Rivals’ Beta Surpasses Concord’s Player Count in Just Two Days
