{"id":217853,"date":"2024-03-28T03:08:46","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T03:08:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/28\/marvel-rivals-is-a-new-overwatch-like-team-shooter\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:19:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:19:47","slug":"marvel-rivals-is-a-new-overwatch-like-team-shooter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/28\/marvel-rivals-is-a-new-overwatch-like-team-shooter\/","title":{"rendered":"Marvel Rivals is a new Overwatch-like team shooter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Marvel Games and NetEase just announced a new <em>Overwatch<\/em>-like team shooter called <em>Marvel Rivals<\/em>. As the name suggests, playable characters will be pulled from throughout the Marvel Multiverse, including members of the Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy and the X-Men.<\/p>\n<p><em>Marvel Rivals<\/em> is a third-person 6v6 team-based shooter. It\u2019ll be free to play and it&#8217;s set inside of a \u201ccontinually evolving universe.\u201d In other words, expect plenty of seasonal updates that introduce new heroes, villains, maps and challenges.<\/p>\n<div class=\"caas-iframe-wrapper\" data-embed-anchor=\"1502ab0b-f0b4-5677-99d3-091ca7ff83f6\">\n<div class=\"caas-iframe youtube\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%\" data-type=\"youtube\">\n<blockquote data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RTnsfVGxdjM\"><p><noscript><iframe title=\"Marvel Rivals - &#039;Rivals\u2019 First Stand&#039; | Official Announcement Trailer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RTnsfVGxdjM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As for those heroes and villains, the developers promise a \u201cvast array\u201d of characters to choose from, but that roster will be limited to about a dozen upon the alpha launch in May. Early testers will be able to play as Spider-Man, Black Panther, Magneto, Magik and eight or nine more unannounced characters. The developers did mention that Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Hulk and Iron Man would be playable, but didn\u2019t confirm that they\u2019ll be available with the alpha. Screenshots show Dr. Strange, Storm and Scarlet Witch, among other heroes. It looks like the creators have access to the entire Marvel roster. That\u2019s quite literally <a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/marvel.fandom.com\/wiki\/Category:Characters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:more than 80,000 potential playable characters;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">more than 80,000 potential playable characters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Team-based shooters live or die by their maps. The devs didn\u2019t say how many maps would be available when the alpha build hits, but did tease Asgard and Tokyo of 2099. NetEase also suggested that these environments will be destructible, with certain heroes being able to \u201creshape the terrain\u201d with their powers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\" style=\"max-height: 541px\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-loader\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img caas-lazy has-preview\" alt=\"A screenshot showing a bunch of heroes.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/_nkVdCtEHni8fOJjDKsJow--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MQ--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2024-03\/b8a9e330-e860-11ee-aabf-c541b5e91d53\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A screenshot showing a bunch of heroes.\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/_nkVdCtEHni8fOJjDKsJow--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MQ--\/https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2024-03\/b8a9e330-e860-11ee-aabf-c541b5e91d53\" class=\"caas-img\"\/><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\"><span class=\"caption-credit\"> Marvel Games<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The story involves various Doctor Dooms, multiple timelines and colliding universes. It\u2019s the usual cosmic Marvel tomfoolery. At any rate, it\u2019s likely to be better than the <a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/tv\/secret_invasion\/s01\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Secret Invasion TV show;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Secret Invasion<\/em> TV show<\/a>. Again, the alpha will be available in May for PC players. There\u2019s no word on a console release.<\/p>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t the only big Marvel game announced this week. Former Naughty Dog and Visceral Games writer and creative director Amy Hennig is working on a <a data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/marvel-1943-rise-of-hydra-from-amy-hennigs-studio-arrives-in-2025-173514552.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:story-driven action game called;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">story-driven action game called<\/a> <em>Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra<\/em>. You&#8217;ll be able to play that next year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/marvel-rivals-is-a-new-overwatch-like-team-shooter-150021430.html?src=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Marvel Games and NetEase just announced a new Overwatch-like team shooter called Marvel Rivals. 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