Marvel Rivals, the superhero team-based PvP shooter, has been announced for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. No release date has been announced but a Closed Beta Test will be held in July 2024.
During today's PlayStation Direct stream, developer NetEase also shared a new trailer that revealed two more playable characters: Venom and Adam Warlock. Both were on the list of 20 characters leaked in the Marvel Rivals data mine from the recent Closed Alpha Test. With their reveal, the current roster of playable heroes and villains now stands at 21:
- Spider-Man
- Hulk
- Iron Man
- Doctor Strange
- Black Panther
- Loki
- Star-Lord
- Rocket Raccoon
- Groot
- Mantis
- Namor
- Peni Parker
- Magik
- Luna Snow
- Storm
- Magneto
- The Punisher
- Scarlet Witch
- Hela
- Venom
- Adam Warlock
The trailer also gives us a look at team-up abilities, a new twist on iconic Marvel elements. Team-up abilities allow two members of the same team to combine their abilities for a strong attack. As teased by NetEase:
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!
The trailer concludes with a sneak peek costume: Scarlet Spider, a PlayStation 5 exclusive outfit.
Marvel Rivals is an online team-based PvP shooter that has drawn comparisons to Blizzard's Overwatch. The game features fast-paced, 6v6 team-based combat across maps based on iconic locations with dynamic environmental destruction.
It was previously only announced for PC, but there was speculation it would come to consoles as well. Today's announcement was only for the PlayStation 5, but a press release that followed also confirmed Xbox Series X|S as well.
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