Marvel Rivals: Latest News & Updates

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 served as a special case, 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, from online play. However, the modding community found ways to circumvent 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 surpassed 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 some non-cheating players using non-Windows operating systems like Linux or Steam Deck. The bans were quickly reversed, and apologies were 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 new heroes and the Fantastic Four's battle 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 heroes like Jeff, Venom, Groot, and Rocket.

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

December 11

• While Marvel Rivals enjoyed great success, Overwatch 2 saw its Steam player count plummet to under 17,000, contrasting with Marvel Rivals' consistent player base exceeding 200,000.

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-high player counts for both games. Marvel Rivals peaked at over 480,000 concurrent players, while Path of Exile 2 exceeded 570,000.

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

December 6

• Marvel Rivals announced a Fortnite collaboration offering players the Rivaled Sailer Glider through an Epic Games Launcher mission.

Read more: Marvel Rivals x Fortnite collaboration (MarvelRivals)

July 25

• Before its official release, Marvel Rivals' beta significantly outperformed its competitor, Concord, in player numbers. Marvel Rivals quickly reached over 50,000 concurrent players within two days, while Concord remained below 2,000 throughout its beta.

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