NetEase And Marvel Games Combine To Announce ‘Marvel Rivals’
by Sage Ashford
After being heavily rumored over the last few days, NetEase and Marvel Games have officially confirmed their 6v6 PVP shooter, Marvel Rivals. The game will feature an ever-expanding collection of characters and locations from across the Marvel Universe. As for exactly why all these characters are fighting against each other, the Marvel Rivals home page features a bit more information:
“The merciless clash between tyrannical dictator Doctor Doom and his future counterpart from the year 2099 has forced countless universes to collide in the Timestream Entanglement, creating new worlds and crises unknown.
Now, Super Heroes and Villains from across the multiverse must fight together and against one another as disparate groups each seek to best both Dooms before one achieves domination of these realities. Familiar faces become newfound foes while former enemies become the greatest of allies in Marvel Rivals!”
So far, the roster already has some deep cut characters like Magik, Peni Parker, and Luna Snow available — so they’re clearly trying to tap into as much of the Marvel Universe as possible. Marvel’s been making a ton of single-player focused games for a while now, but aside from Marvel Snap there hasn’t been much for people who want to play with their friends. After the failure of Marvel’s Avengers, it’s easy to understand why. However, Marvel Rivals looks about as good as anyone can hope at this early stage. At least everyone isn’t inexplicably suddenly using guns.
Rumors suggest this game is coming to consoles as well as PC and mobile, but for now players can apply for the alpha playtest on PC.
