Marvel Rivals: Latest Updates and News

Marvel Rivals News

2025

January 14

⚫︎ Marvel Rivals has exciting news for its fans! With the triumphant launch of Season 1, the game is set to introduce a new hero every 6 weeks. Each season, lasting two months, will bring a total of two new heroes to the roster. Season 1 is unique, releasing two heroes in each half: Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman kicked off the season, followed by Human Torch and the Thing in the latter part.

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

January 13

⚫︎ In a bid to maintain game integrity, Marvel Rivals developers have prohibited the use of mods, particularly custom skins for online play. Despite this, the modding community has not backed down and continues to create and share custom skins, albeit through more complicated methods.

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 new heights, breaking its previous record with over 600,000 peak concurrent players.

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

January 6

⚫︎ In an effort to combat cheating, Marvel Rivals initiated a massive ban wave. Unfortunately, this also affected innocent players using non-Windows operating systems like Linux or Steam Deck. The developers were quick to rectify the situation, lifting the bans and issuing apologies to those affected.

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

January 6

⚫︎ Following the conclusion of Season 0, Marvel Rivals unveiled a trailer for Season 1, showcasing the arrival of the Fantastic Four and their mission to thwart two versions of Dr. Doom.

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

2024

December 17

⚫︎ As the holiday season approached, Marvel Rivals delighted its players with winter-themed costumes and special game modes. Characters like Jeff, Venom, Groot, and Rocket donned festive outfits to celebrate the occasion.

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

December 11

⚫︎ Marvel Rivals continued to soar in popularity, maintaining over 200,000 concurrent players, while its competitor, Overwatch 2, saw its player count on Steam plummet to under 17,000.

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

December 9

⚫︎ The gaming world was set ablaze with the simultaneous releases of Marvel Rivals and Path of Exile 2. Marvel Rivals hit a peak of over 480,000 concurrent players, while Path of Exile 2 surpassed it with more than 570,000.

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

December 6

⚫︎ Marvel Rivals announced an exciting collaboration with Fortnite, allowing players on the Epic Games Launcher to complete missions and earn the Rivaled Sailer Glider.

Read more: Marvel Rivals x Fortnite collaboration (MarvelRivals)

July 25

⚫︎ Marvel Rivals' beta phase quickly outshone its competitor, Concord, in player numbers. While Concord struggled with a peak of just over 2,000 players during its beta, Marvel Rivals soared to over 50,000 within two days.

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