Tag: Third-person-shooter

The Black Widow situation is dire in Marvel Rivals

The Black Widow situation…

There are underperforming heroes in Marvel Rivals, and then there’s Black Widow. According to NetEase’s official Hero Hot List…
5 characters I’m pretty sure will never make it into Marvel Rivals, ever

5 characters I’m pretty…

Marvel Rivals is a bit of a genius trick, really. The concept of making a hero shooter, well, about…
The Human Torch, the Thing, and a rank reset are coming to Marvel Rivals next week

The Human Torch, the…

NetEase has announced that the remaining members of the Fantastic Four—the Human Torch and the Thing—as well as a…
Former WoW designer tips hat to Marvel Rival’s shifting meta as an antidote to MMOs with stale class design ‘you have to change the meta continually’

Former WoW designer tips…

MMOs—at least, the big boys that have endured from the massively multiplayer golden age—can sometimes be considered a smidge…
Marvel Rivals leak suggests a PvE mode involving a boss fight against a giant squid is on the way

Marvel Rivals leak suggests…

Marvel Rivals has reached that tier of popularity where it has multiple dedicated leakers on social media, working together…
Sweet liberty, the Illuminate are moving an entire wormhole across Helldivers 2’s galaxy map to slam dunk it into Super Earth like a basketball

Sweet liberty, the Illuminate…

Oh, sweet liberty above—so, you know that big space hole that Helldivers 2 players accidentally tore open back in…
Marvel Rivals devs conducted ‘exhaustive research’ to come up with the game’s roster of heroes and abilities so it could live up to ‘exceptionally high player expectations’

Marvel Rivals devs conducted…

I used to go to every single midnight showing of an MCU film, but after Avengers: Endgame, that dedication…
Marvel Rivals’ destructible environment was apparently the ‘first major technical challenge’ the devs had to overcome

Marvel Rivals’ destructible environment…

One of Marvel Rivals’ most distinctive features (apart from all the superheroes running around) is the destructible terrain. If…
Doctor Strange’s portals were ‘particularly challenging’ to add into Marvel Rivals, as they created ‘unprecedented performance demand’ for Unreal Engine 5

Doctor Strange’s portals were…

I never cease to be amazed by portals in video games. Even though the tech is nearly two decades…
I’ve navigated Marvel Rivals’ chaotic ranked play and dragged myself out of Plat hell, which means it’s time to start preparing to do it all over again next season

I’ve navigated Marvel Rivals’…

At the beginning of every season in Marvel Rivals, each player will get a rank reset and will be…