Tag: Third-person-shooter

Marvel Rivals was reportedly almost cancelled because the CEO of NetEase didn’t want to pay Disney for the licenses

Marvel Rivals was reportedly…

Marvel Rivals is a big hit, but there was a time when its very existence was in doubt. That’s…
‘What a disappointment’: Arc Raiders players aren’t happy with the latest Trophy Display project, namely because there’s no trophy at the end of it

‘What a disappointment’: Arc…

The Trophy Display project is a small part of Arc Raiders‘ latest Headwinds update. It’s just another avenue for…
Two days after laying off US-based developers, NetEase says Marvel Rivals has surpassed 40 million players

Two days after laying…

Just days after confirming the layoff of employees at its Seattle studio, NetEase says its hit hero shooter Marvel…
Marvel Rivals has somehow made Storm even more terrifying, thanks to a new team-up with the Human Torch that creates massive fire tornadoes

Marvel Rivals has somehow…

As per the promise of Marvel Rivals getting a new hero every month, the second half of Season 1…
Marvel Rivals’ next patch will finally fix my beautiful boy Captain America

Marvel Rivals’ next patch…

Wam, bam, clonk, clonk, bonk. That’s the sound of a Captain America main barging straight past Magneto to smack…
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…
‘We need to get the funniest person we can possibly find’: Helldivers 2’s lead writer had seven days to cast John Helldiver, the face of the game’s beloved intro cinematic

‘We need to get…

Helldivers 2’s gleefully unsubtle satire of American jingoism begins mere moments after you launch the game, as the community-named…
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…