Tag: free-to-play games

NetEase founder almost canceled Marvel Rivals because he didn’t want to pay for Marvel rights

Industry Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
NetEase founder and CEO William Ding didn't jive with Marvel Rivals, pushing to cancel it and make something with original characters instead.

US Marvel Rivals dev team laid off

Industry Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
The US development team working on Marvel Rivals has seemingly been laid off with little to no explanation. Frankly,...

Marvel Rivals dev doesn’t have “any kind of a PvE plan”

News Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
Marvel Rivals developer NetEase Games has stated that it isn't looking at adding PvE at this time.

New Marvel Rivals mode could be PvE

News Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
NetEase Games might be looking at introducing PvE to its megahit hero shooter, Marvel Rivals.

Marvel Snap caught in TikTok ban crossfire

Industry Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
Second Dinner and Nuverse's Marvel Snap is another victim of the United States' ban on TikTok.

Marvel Rivals secures new peak player count

News Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
Marvel Rivals secured a new peak player count and, for a time, beating out even Counter-Strike 2 as the most popular game on Steam.

Marvel Rivals introduce bots if you lose too many matches in a row

News Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
NetEase is facing questions as to whether players who lose two matches in a row are really battling against people in Quickplay.

Marvel Rivals dev is not talking Switch or mobile port

Mobile News Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
The upcoming free-to-play hero shooter tied to the Marvel IP, Marvel Rivals, is not currently planned to release on...

Blizzard testing the waters of returning 6v6 in Overwatch 2

News Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
Blizzard is testing the waters to reintroduce 6v6 modes to Overwatch 2, returning the original meta to some degree.

Datamine reveals Barbie and Harry Potter content in MultiVersus

News Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
A datamine has uncovered that Player First Games' MultiVersus may introduce Barbie and Harry Potter content.

Player First Games is now under Warner Bros. Games

Industry Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
MultiVersus developer Player First Games has naturally been acquired by Warner Bros. Games after years of working on the Smash-like brawler.

MultiVersus Season 2 introduces Samurai Jack and Beetlejuice, new mode

News Gabriel Stanford-Reisinger -
The upcoming MultiVersus Season 2 is poised to introduce both Samurai Jack and Beetlejuice as part of the growing roster and a Ranked Mode.