Key Takeaways
- Marvel Rivals’ creative director has outlined what we can expect from Season 0.
- Season 0 starts on launch day, and will run for a month.
- By the end of the month, the roster will be boosted to 33, meaning there are six new characters to be revealed.
More Marvel Rivals details have been revealed, outlining what we can expect from its first season at launch. Season 0, as it’s being referred to, will boost the roster up to 33, meaning that alongside the new additions that have already been revealed, there are six more that we don’t know about.
This was all revealed in a new video from Marvel Rivals creative director, Guangyun “Guangguang” Chen. Here, Guangguang suggests that all of the characters will be revealed before the game’s launch on December 6, as the Marvel Rivals social media account focuses on a new character each day.
Right now, the account is highlighting characters that we already knew about, like Hulk and Adam Warlock. With this in mind, we should hear about the final six very soon.
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Guangguang also reveals that Season 0 will be called Dooms’ Rise, and last for the first month after launch. By the end of the season, all 33 characters will be available, and there will be nine maps in the game.
Season 0 will be the shortest season, with future seasons lasting three months instead. As expected, new seasons will add new heroes, maps, and game modes.
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Beyond the launch season, Season 1 will kick off in early January 2025, adding even more heroes. Given that the launch season is already adding so many, it’s unclear how many more will join for Season 1, and Guangguang isn’t giving us any hints just yet.
We also get some brief details on how the game will be monetised, but there’s no surprise there. Each season will add a new battle pass, full of cosmetics. We’ll also be able to buy cosmetics in the store. Guangguang says there will be no pay-to-win elements.
Marvel Rivals will be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. It’s set to launch on December 6.
Marvel Rivals is a 6v6 third-person shooter with teams comprised of comic book heroes and villains. It features a range of destructible maps from across the Marvel universe, with new content added periodically.