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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

"Nothing is out of the question for now."

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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

The casual side just has more appeal.

PC Gamer

Possibility Space owners sue NetEase for $900 million over allegations it spread 'false and defamatory rumors' of fraud at the studio that ultimately forced it to close

Possibility Space was closed in 2024 under mysterious circumstances, and the rest of Jeff and Annie Strain's Prytania Media followed not long after.

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Marvel Rivals' growing roster of heroes scares me, but the game's director seems sure that all is under control: 'Everything is progressing smoothly'

It's only up from here.

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All Marvel Rivals characters: current roster and upcoming heroes

From iconic MCU heroes to obscure misfits, this is one stacked roster.

PC Gamer

New Marvel Rivals balance patch only tweaks "a handful of heroes" to maintain the "rich diversity" of the shooter's current strategies, but it also includes a much-needed buff for Human Torch

The patch goes live tomorrow

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I spoke to Blizzard Entertainment President Johanna Faries on her first year in the job, and how Blizzard games like Warcraft and Overwatch are reaching for greater heights

Johanna Faries charted a course from the NFL, to Call of Duty, now to Blizzard. With her first year behind her, I wanted to get a glimpse at Blizzard's future.

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All FragPunk codes and how to redeem them

Redeem these codes to bag some free loot before they expire.

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'Marvel Rivals' Chaotic New Mode Is Exactly What the Game Needs

Marvel Rivals is introducing a new limited-time mode that's more ridiculous than anything the game has done yet, and it looks perfect.

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Marvel Rivals publisher indefinitely delays its other hero shooter on Xbox and PS5 2 days before its free-to-play launch

FragPunk is still set to come out on PC tomorrow, however

GamesRadar

"Both Marvel Rivals and Overwatch are excellent superhero shooters" says the Chinese publisher behind both games as they make the move to China: "The market is large enough to accommodate both games"

Do too many shooters spoil the broth?

GamesRadar

6 months after the Visions of Mana team was closed down the day after releasing its JRPG remake, one of its leads has started a new studio: "Management needs to protect creators"

Studio Sasanqua offers a new path forward

GamesRadar

'The market is large enough to accommodate both games': NetEase is confident it can make space for Marvel Rivals and Overwatch 2

There's plenty to go around.

PC Gamer

Marvel Rivals is considering 'crossover events and promotions with other media' but all players want is more comicbook and movie skins

There's already a lot of source material to get through.

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'Marvel Rivals' Leak Hints at the Possible Arrival of Deadpool, Hit-Monkey, and MODOK

There are three new characters heading to Marvel Rivals should the most recent leak be accurate.

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Marvel Rivals seems to have fixed its big Vanguard problem, but it may have opened the door to a new issue

Look to the skies, as Marvel Rivals is giving flying Duelists all the tools they need to dominate

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Marvel Rivals CEO won't hesitate to pull the plug on more games and studios: "Support for a project may be increased or withdrawn entirely"

NetEase boss Ding Lei says he'll "aggressively and decisively discontinue" games that underperform

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Star Wars Eclipse studio lead assures fans that Quantic Dream developers "remain unaffected" by NetEase layoffs, and "are continuing to develop our projects at full pace"

"Our thoughts are with everyone impacted"

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Yes, Marvel Rivals went down for a while

NetEase says the lights are back on after an hour-long outage.

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Bossa says 'disruption' in the game industry 'is not a phase, it's a fundamental transformation' of how games will be made in the future as it lays off more employees

Bossa is now focusing on the development and launch of its co-op survival game Lost Skies.

GamesRadar

The Witcher 3 director's upcoming vampire RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker is "fully funded" and still on track, assures studio lead amid "rumored situation at NetEase"

"NetEase is Rebel Wolves' minority shareholder"

PC Gamer

Marvel Rivals was reportedly almost cancelled because the CEO of NetEase didn't want to pay Disney for the licenses

And who can blame him, really?

GamesRadar

Marvel Rivals bans popular third-party plugin: "We deem this program as cheating," but "fear not" if you've been using it

Blitz has been banned, and NetEase "strongly" urges you to avoid any third-party plugins

GamesRadar

NetEase denies report that its CEO tried to cut Marvel from Marvel Rivals because he didn't want to pay Disney for the license

NetEase also says its decision to cut ties with multiple global studios is not a "wide scale layoff"

PC Gamer

Two days after laying off US-based developers, NetEase says Marvel Rivals has surpassed 40 million players

Marvel Rivals continues to do big numbers, which probably comes as cold comfort to former employees of NetEase's Seattle studio.

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