Marvel’s Rivals already published information about the next event coming to the game, including its release date and small details.
The new free-to-play shooter, which debuted in December 2024, is still in its early stages as the newest newcomer to the hyper-competitive games service. The super powerful multiplayer game, which has been on the market for only a month, has captivated players and reached more than 20 million players on all platforms.
As part of ongoing game branding Competitors new content is constantly being added, whether it’s new heroes, purchasable skins or in-game events, to keep competitive multiplayer fresh.
Marvel Rivals First 2025 event confirmed
The following in-game event has been announced Marvel’s Rivalswhich creates an exciting introduction to the 2025 year of content.
NetEase Games’ new free-to-play shooter is brought together by a “crossover event”. Competitors with three Marvel mobile games: Marvel Snap, Marvel Puzzle Questand Marvel Future Fight.
According to a social media post Marvel’s Rivals‘ on official channels, the in-game event will be available starting January 3, 2025 without further details.
The message is adorned by the game’s Multiversal character, Galacta, an in-game announcer and daughter of Marvel Comics’ big bad Galactus.
The crossover is set to drive alongside the running one Marvel’s Rivals The winter event, which is scheduled to end on Thursday, January 9 (read more Marvel’s Rivals Winter event here).
An end date for the crossover event has not been revealed and is expected to begin live in-game at midnight on Tuesday, January 3rd. While there are no public details about the game’s first new 2025 content initiative, fans have been speculating as to what it might be. may contain.
Given its crossover nature with some of Marvel Games’ other games (all mobile games), many have assumed that this will include in-game challenges Competitors happens in other cooperative games.
Completing said challenges will likely yield in-game rewards Marvel’s Rivals himself, presumably including nameplates and maybe even skins for the game’s roster of 33 (and growing) heroes.
What’s next for Marvel Rivals?
The key to a successful persistent game has been constant, engaging content for players to engage with. Fortunately for the players Marvel’s Rivals has offered it early.
After just under a month on the market, the free-to-play shooter has debuted its first event (with a new Jeff the Land Shark theme) and offered players many exciting new skins to purchase (including several post-MCU themes).
If Competitors can continue at this pace, then its success will likely continue well into 2025 and beyond.
The next major milestone the game can point to is the introduction of a new hero. Competitors launched with 33 heroes and villains from across the Marvel Multiverse, and bringing in a new hero (or heroes) would be the perfect way to shake things up early in the game.
Several heroes have been leaked to the game (read more about the leaked ones Marvel’s Rivals characters here), so there’s definitely more to come, it’s just a matter of when the first new character debuts.
As Competitors ending its winter event and starting this smaller mobile gaming partnership, the next full-scale content drop probably won’t be too far away.
Fans should expect news of the next big content initiative for the free-to-play game sometime in mid-to-late January, likely in conjunction with its first proper season, which is rumored to launch around January 10th.
Marvel’s Rivals is now available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC.
