Marvel Rivals News Roundup
2025
January 14: Season 1's successful launch has paved the way for a new hero every six weeks in Marvel Rivals. Each two-month season will feature two new playable characters. Season 1 uniquely released two heroes per 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: Developers cracked down on Marvel Rivals mods, prohibiting custom skins in online matches. Despite this, the modding community found workarounds, continuing to release 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, introducing the Fantastic Four, propelled Marvel Rivals to a peak player count exceeding 600,000.
[Read more: Marvel Rivals Reaches Player Count Milestone Again Following Rollout of Season 1 (Game8)]
January 6: A large-scale ban wave targeting cheaters inadvertently penalized 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 Season 0's holiday break, Marvel Rivals unveiled a Season 1 trailer showcasing the new heroes. The Fantastic Four are pitted against 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 characters 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. Marvel Rivals consistently maintained over 200,000 players, while Overwatch 2 fell below 17,000.
[Read more: Marvel Rivals Soars as Overwatch 2 Steam Player Count Falls (Game8)]
December 9: The simultaneous releases of Marvel Rivals and Path of Exile 2 created a surge in player numbers for both games. Marvel Rivals reached a peak of 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: A Marvel Rivals and Fortnite collaboration was announced, offering players the Rivaled Sailer Glider through a mission on the Epic Games Launcher.
[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)]
