- New heroes arrive in Marvel Rivals
- Developer NetEase Games wants to release one every six weeks or so
- This is in addition to other seasonal content like new maps
Developer NeatEase Games stated that Marvel Rivals will receive a new hero “every half of the season” – or approximately every six weeks.
Game director Guangyun Chen revealed the plans in a recent interview with Metro. He said “new seasonal stories, new maps, and new heroes” were on the way, with each new season split into “two halves.” In “each half of the season, we will introduce a new hero,” he continued.
The overall goal is to “continue to improve the experience” and “keep everyone in our community excited.” This means that there are an awful lot of new heroes on the way, indicating a very bright future for the live service hit.
Marvel Rivals launched as a free title on December 5, 2024. It had an impressive roster of 33 characters on day one, ranging from comic book classics like Captain America and Iron Man to more unusual choices such as Luna. Snow and Jeff the Land Shark.
That number has already grown to 35, thanks to the recent additions of Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman coinciding with the launch of Season 1. They will soon be followed by Human Torch and The Thing in the second half of the season, but social media is already in full speculation on who could be next.
The latest leaks and rumors suggest that Blade, Captain Marvel, Deadpool, and Doctor Doom are all on the cards, which would allow us to spend most of the year on this six-week schedule if the developer can keep up. Beyond that, it’s anyone’s guess, as the studio has shown it’s not afraid to dig deep into its Marvel source material to find choices.
If you are new to Marvel Rivals and want to try it, it is currently available on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S.
