Competitive games have a tendency to become stale. MOBAs like LoL get considerable meta shifts every few months, although that comes with its own set of problems. Adding new characters works too, but brings with it another host of issues. Marvel Rivals opted for the Season Bonus system, which isn't a good direction to fol

Along with the main cast, many characters are teased through Easter eggs on the map or through mentions during conversation. Some of these are likely future characters - leaks or not, we were already expecting Captain America - while others could just be future plans that will take a while to hap

As you venture through Tokyo 2099, you'll also find a store with the very creative name of Ninja Store. That, in particular, doesn't look very interesting (though the area of the map looks cool in itself), but what brings some attention to it is a reference to The Hand on the s

As you were probably already expecting, Marvel Rivals team guide Rivals has quite a few Easter eggs and references from the big Marvel universe, as it presents us with new versions of many iconic characters as well as famous places from the comics mixed with original ideas in its m

Perhaps the most obligatory addition to this game’s map pool, New York has served as the combat zone for countless battles across the Marvel universe . Pushing a payload through the streets of the city – with Stark Tower serving as a potential final checkpoint for the attackers to reach – could act as a great objective for a game m

Overwatch isn't a perfect game, but it laid the foundation Marvel Rivals was built on. One of the most crucial pillars NetEase missed, though, was the time to kill on squishies. In OW2, if a high-damage hero catches a healer off guard, they're dead. That can be a Genji combo, or even a Reinhardt drive

At first glance, you may wonder why this quote is here, as it's not a beautiful line like some of our other picks. Well, this quote is mainly here due to the reference to Bruce's father, a very important topic about the character that isn't well known to non-comic read

The glaring detail that was missing was the accept button. If you reached Gold or above in the Closed Beta Test, you'll have seen that queues could get pretty long. The accept button is the easiest solution to most early game AFKers, as it prevents people from joining a game unless they're at their PC or console saying "I'm ready to go". It should be a simple addit

Marvel Rivals is exciting. The game looks great, is fun to play, and is an excellent addition to the hero-shooter genre. With 23 characters available to play, Marvel Rivals had more heroes playable during its CBT than Overwatch on release, which only had

Concord will forever be regarded as one of gaming's biggest-ever failures. A reported toxic work environment saw the game fail to attract any kind of audience , leading to it closing down after two weeks and its director leaving Firewalk Studi

While Black Panther has several ranged options, most of his attacks are at close quarters , so using the right combos while dashing head-first into combat is important to apply his offense to opponents. Before diving in, trigger Vibranium Marks to make it easier for you to flee. Some of the best combos are listed below that you should practice in the Practice Ra

When some of the Guardians of the Galaxy are together - or if Venom is close - they may end up mentioning a recent adventure of theirs on the planet Klyntar, and whatever happened there seems to have been a close call for the Guardi

Role queue solves this issue, but brings with it too much trouble to be worth it. Duelist queues will be endless, and people will be forced onto an even split between the three roles, instead of being able to experiment. We don't know what the solution here is, but there should be some incentives in place to avoid the pitfalls that we saw Overwatch fall i

It should not be used sparingly, as otherwise you may not be able to replenish your speed when you most need it, causing your demise. To get the most out of this Ultimate, reserve it to use alongside your and your teammate's abilities, making you one of the strongest characters in the _Marvel Rivals _ univer

With TF2's massive issues, Overwatch 2 has had little to no competition for years, so NetEase's take on hero-shooters is a positive for the genre, even if you'd rather stick to Blizzard's take on it. Marvel Rivals could be better though, so we would like to highlight eight aspects of it that can be impro

With Doctor Doom serving as the catalyst for this game’s events, his home of Latveria will surely make an appearance at one point or another. Sieging Castle Von Doom would likely be the map’s objective, but the reason for this is largely dependent on which direction the game chooses to take its l

"The ideology behind our design is to make it fun for people, for the players," Chen added, citing the Marvel brand as something that "allows us to have unique gameplay and really stands us out from the shooting game perspecti