Marvel Rivals News
2025
January 14
- Marvel Rivals announced a new hero will be added every 6 weeks following the successful launch of Season 1. Each two-month season will feature two new heroes. Season 1 is an exception, releasing two heroes in each half: Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman initially, followed by Human Torch and the Thing.
Read more: Marvels Rivals will add a new hero every 6 weeks (VideoGamesChronicle)
January 13
- Marvel Rivals developers initially banned mods, including custom skins for online play. However, the modding community has found ways around the ban.
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
- With the launch of Season 1 (featuring the Fantastic Four), Marvel Rivals exceeded 600,000 peak concurrent players.
Read more: Marvel Rivals Reaches Player Count Milestone Again Following Rollout of Season 1 (Game8)
January 6
- A large-scale ban wave by Marvel Rivals developers inadvertently punished players using non-Windows operating systems like Linux or Steam Deck. Bans were quickly reversed, and apologies issued.
Read more: Marvel Rivals Apologizes for Banning Non-Cheaters (Game8)
January 6
- Following Season 0, Marvel Rivals released a Season 1 trailer showcasing the Fantastic Four battling two versions of Dr. Doom.
Read more: Marvel Rivals Season 1 details and first trailer released (VideoGamesChronicle)
2024
December 17
- Marvel Rivals celebrated the holidays with 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 saw continued success (consistently over 200,000 players), Overwatch 2’s Steam player count dropped to under 17,000.
Read more: Marvel Rivals Soars as Overwatch 2 Steam Player Count Fall (Game8)
December 9
- The near-simultaneous releases of Marvel Rivals and Path of Exile 2 resulted in record-breaking player counts for both games. Marvel Rivals peaked at over 480,000 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
- Marvel Rivals announced a collaboration with Fortnite, allowing players on the Epic Games Launcher to earn the Rivaled Sailer Glider.
Read more: Marvel Rivals x Fortnite collaboration (MarvelRivals)
July 25
- Marvel Rivals' beta significantly outperformed its competitor, Concord, in player numbers. Within two days, Marvel Rivals reached over 50,000 peak players, while Concord remained below 2,000.
Read more: Marvel Rivals’ Beta Surpasses Concord’s Player Count in Just Two Days (Game8)
