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Marvel Rivals pick-up bundle explained




Pick-up bundles are a new form of mini battle pass in Marvel Rivals, giving you yet another challenge to chip away at each time you log in. Plus, they also give you great rewards, including some one-of-a-kind items. But don't worry, there's no FOMO here. Unlike in-game events and the battle pass, you won't miss out on pick-up bundles by waiting to buy...
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How to get costume coins in Marvel Rivals




Costume coins are a new currency added to Marvel Rivals, which lets you buy older skins for your favourite heroes for cheap. It's no secret that looking the part and collecting all the iconic costumes is one of the most fun aspects of Rivals, but it's also pretty pricey...
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Assuming we're not being goofed on, Marvel Rivals is making Venom jiggle his symbiussy next week in celebration of April Fools' day

Ok, so, it's March 28 as I write this, so I can't be in danger of falling victim to a news writer's worst nightmare aside from a hypothetical 2AM Geoff Keighley showcase that's running head to head with a Nintendo Direct, but NetEase still has me worried.

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Venom's gonna throw it back in Marvel Rivals and there's nothing any of us can do to stop him




Marvel Rivals has hit critical referential mass in a very Fortnitian (which is a word I just made up) way—see, being rooted in a long-standing comic franchise, and being a live service game, Marvel Rivals is incentivised to be self-referential with winks and nods to its own culture...
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Marvel Rivals performance bottlenecks are "a very big problem", agree NetEase, but don't worry, they're adding a box

Is there a Marvel supervillain themed around PC game memory requirements? Let's assume that there is, and that her name is Dr RAMsbottom. For too long has Dr RAMsbottom - aka the Bottlenecking Belle, aka Zero Sub Sixty - plagued the lives of Marvel Rivals players. For too long has she reduced our superheroic exploits to an unsightly stop-motion parade.


Be of good heart, ye Rivals, for the boffins at NetEase (the ones that weren't suddenly laid off in February) are devising some countermeasures. Specifically, they're thinking about adding a box you can tick to somehow cut back the game's memory usage "significantly" and improve your frame rate.

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