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Marvel Rivals

Platform(s): PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X
Genre: Online Multiplayer
Publisher: NetEase
Release Date: Dec. 6, 2024

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'Marvel Rivals' Unveils New Hydra Map, Hydra Charteris Base, and Outlines Further Launch Details - Trailer

by Rainier on Nov. 26, 2024 @ 12:29 a.m. PST

Set within an expansive and ever-evolving Marvel Universe, Marvel Rivals is a free-to-play, Super Hero team-based PVP shooter.

Marvel Rivals is a cooperative, Super Hero team-based PVP shooter that lets players assemble an ever-evolving all-star squad of Super Heroes and Super Villains while battling with unique super powers across a dynamic lineup of destructible maps from across the Marvel Multiverse. 

Marvel Rivals features a storyline crafted by the NetEase writing team where the merciless clash between the 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 still unknown.

Now, Super Heroes and Super Villains from across the multiverse must fight together and against one another as disparate groups seek to defeat 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!

You’re not just higher-dimensional beings controlling game characters, nor are you elite players pressing buttons at high APM — you ARE the heroes. We wanted to take these Super Heroes and push them like never before! Use Magneto to cast Metal Bulwark to protect your teammates from projectile damage. Choose Hela and call upon forces of Nastrond to annihilate your enemies. Choose Venom to tap into the power of the symbiote and devour your enemies or pick Adam Warlock and unleash the potential of quantum magic, establishing a soul bond with your teammates to charge ahead or resurrect your entire team. Better yet, leverage the power of flight by choosing Iron Man, Storm, and other flying heroes to suppress enemies using aerial combat techniques.

Heroes are split into three distinct roles based on their unique power inclinations: Vanguard, Duelist, and Strategist. You’re free to pick your preferred role and hero, teaming up with allies to create a versatile and dynamic lineup for battle.

Marvel Games and NetEase Games unveiled a new Hydra map, Hydra Cherteris Base, for Marvel Rivals.

In addition to the Hydra Charteris Base, Volume 2 of the Marvel Rivals Dev Vision series is now available, giving a behind the scenes look at the game’s development along with additional launch details.

The Timestream Entanglement has scrambled the timelines at the poles, resulting in a volcano with vast amounts of Chronovium at the Antarctica Charteris Base. There, Hydra seeks to force open a space-time rift to summon the Hive and its hordes, which it plans to unleash on the world. Informed of the plan by Hawkeye and the Winter Soldier, Super Heroes gather to stop this extradimensional evil, one way or another.

In Volume 2 of the Marvel Rivals Dev Vision series, the team gives a behind the scenes look at the game’s development along with additional preparation for launch details. The team has been actively enhancing core operations, fine-tuning combat responsiveness, improving anti-cheat measures and adjusting character actions. Over the course of the month-long Season 0 "Dooms' Rise”, there will be four new Quick Match Competitive mode maps, one Conquest mode map, and a new Practice Range to improve skills.Details on the maps are:

  • The Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda, featuring Birnin T’Challa and the Hall of Djalia, the Domination and Convergence modes respectively, each offering a glimpse into a grand and mysterious futuristic nation set in the Chronoverse of unstable space-time.
  • Hydra Charteris Base: Hell's Heaven, where a Domination mode takes players into the volcanic heart of Antarctica, challenging you to shut down Hydra's interdimensional power.
  • Klyntar: Symbiotic Surface, with a Convergence mode that immerses players in the origins of the symbiote, where darkness and chaos reign supreme.
  • New Conquest map, Tokyo 2099: Warped Ninomaru, where damaged debris will get sucked up into the portal directly above Tokyo 2099, creating a visually stunning environment.

In Marvel Rivals, the bonds and friendships that once lived only in the lore are brought to life on the battlefield through Team-Up Abilities, further enriching and changing your combat strategy. Magneto can receive a touch of Scarlet Witch’s chaos magic and use his giant steel sword to slash at enemies with a chaos energy wave. Hulk can enhance Iron Man’s Nano Armor, enabling it to emit incredibly powerful gamma energy infused in his Unibeam. Of course, the classic scene where Rocket Raccoon rides on Groot’s shoulders and fires wildly at the enemy can also be recreated in the game. When up against overwhelming enemies, even Venom and the Spider-Totems can set aside their differences to morph into a united Venomized force, piercing through the battlefield with dark, lethal spikes!

Step into the boots of your favorite Super Hero and dive headfirst into a tapestry of adventures! Carve your saga in the epics of Asgard, now transformed by the World Tree into Yggsgard, by vying for control of Jarnbjorn, or seizing control of Odin’s Royal Palace and Throne Room. Leave your mark in the cyber database of Tokyo 2099 by protecting an impetuous, young Spider-Hero, or steadfastly upholding the Great Web. Vanquish foes with your actions and craft your own legends across the Marvel Multiverse!

Every battle players participate in will bring new opportunities to wreak havoc on the battlefield using your Super Hero powers. Marvel Rivals lets you tear down walls to open shortcuts across the map or destroy a building’s foundation to collapse it on your foes. Embrace your strength as you destroy a bridge with Hulk or obliterate a building with Storm’s atmokinesis!

Prepare to play as your favorite Super Heroes and Villains from the Marvel Universe as you battle it out in heroic events and iconic locations! Reach a new level of team play collaboration from Team-Up Abilities, unleash joint super powers as you fulfill your role, tear down the battlefield, and strive to win in the exciting fights that await you in Marvel Rivals!

Key Features:

  • A Deep and Varied Marvel Roster: Choose from a vast array of fan-favorite and cult-classic Marvel Super Heroes and Super Villains from across the Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, X-Men, and many more from across the Marvel Multiverse. With the Alpha Test in May, players will have access to more than a dozen playable Super Heroes and Super Villains, including iconic characters such as Black Panther, Spider-Man, Magneto, and Magik.
  • Fast and Fun 6v6 Action with Ever-Changing Game Dynamics: With intricate environments, fast-paced gameplay, and ever-changing battlefields, there's never a dull moment in Marvel Rivals! Battle as Super Heroes and Super Villains with incredible abilities and combine your powers to bring unexpected fun to the battlefield in a matter of seconds.
  • Dynamic Hero Synergy: Coordinate unique combinations between characters to ignite surprising Team-Up Skills! Unleash the synergy of combined superpowers and invent new tactics that can turn the tide of combat. Ride on Groot’s back as Rocket Raccoon to take on your enemies as a dangerous duo, unleash Gamma energy as Hulk to charge Iron Man’s armor for massive damage, and so much more!
  • Creative Environment Destruction: Tear your way through iconic Marvel worlds across destructible environments! From Asgard to the Tokyo of 2099, use superpowers to alter these environments, reshape the terrain, and craft a strategic advantage on the battlefield. Take cover to dodge attacks or use makeshift weapons to strike down enemies. Players will find countless ways to utilize the environment to claim victory!
  • Continually Evolving Universe and Robust Post-Launch Updates: The Marvel Multiverse brings infinite possibilities! Each seasonal drop will introduce new Super Heroes to the battlefield along with challenging and diverse maps! Unlock new content to implement across various gameplay strategies while experiencing thrilling action and endless possibilities in these adventurous team battles!

Marvel Rivals is coming to PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Steam / Epic Games Store) on December 6, 2024.


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