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'A developer who actually listens': Marvel Rivals' devs fix accidental Peni Parker nerf just 9 short hours after saying they would




One of the most recent bugs to appear in Marvel Rivals is a small issue involving Peni Parker and her Arachno-Mines, fortunately, the devs spotted the issue and began working on a fix straight away...
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An MCU-esque "Marvel Gaming Universe" was once a thing we could have gotten, had Disney's execs decided it was worth putting cash into

While Marvel Rivals is doing pretty damn well (shitty layoffs aside) with the whole lots of Marvel heroes coming together (not in that way) thing, there was once another way we could have seen the comics giant's costumed crew crossover - via an MCU-eque "Marvel Gaming Universe". For better or worse though, that idea never became a reality.

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Marvel Rivals' devs like throwing in curveballs 'to make the roster more interesting,' meaning we'll probably get more characters like Squirrel Girl and Jeff the Land Shark




Marvel Rivals' roster is currently 37 heroes, all from various Marvel comics. There are a healthy mix of icons like Thor, Punisher, and Black Widow, as well as a more niche heroes who've never gotten the MCU treatment like Magik, Squirrel Girl, and Jeff the Land Shark. While NetEase plans to keep on adding fan favourites, it also enjoys adding an unknown name to the mix...
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'We balance for fun, first and foremost': Marvel Games' executive producer discusses Marvel Rivals' priorities and why competitive balancing comes second




Marvel Rivals has already established itself as one of the go-to hero shooters, but unlike most other options, there's less of an onus placed on competitive balancing—instead, NetEase is more focused on making the game as fun as possible...
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Marvel Rivals Season 2 will add more Team-Up skills, plus the usual new heroes

What's going on in the world of Marvel Rivals, the NetEase hero shooter that is forecast to get two new heroes every three month season, and thus stands to double its starting roster of 33 heroes providing it stays afloat for at least four years? The word on the street is that they're adding new Team-Up skills in Season 2, beginning 11th April - and when I say "the word on the street", I mean it's been officially confirmed by game director Guangyun Chen. I apologise, I will try not to sound like a cool reporter again.

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