{"id":663423,"date":"2026-04-02T16:43:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T16:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/bugs-bunny-nerf-multiversus"},"modified":"2026-04-02T16:43:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T16:43:40","slug":"bugs-bunny-nerf-coming-to-multiversus-but-game-director-asserts-character-will-always-be-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/bugs-bunny-nerf-coming-to-multiversus-but-game-director-asserts-character-will-always-be-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Bugs Bunny nerf coming to MultiVersus, but game director asserts character will &#8220;always be fun&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/bugs-bunny-nerf-coming-to-multiversus-but-game-director-asserts-character-will-always-be-fun.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Looks like we&#8217;ve got ourselves a rabbit hater&#8221; says Bugs Bunny when you spike him off the bottom of the map and take one life off the opposite team in <strong>MultiVersus<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>And it looks like you could level the same critisism at developer Player First Games. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Tony_Huynh\/status\/1552517058918682624\">Over on Twitter<\/a>, Player First Games&rsquo; co-founder and MultiVersus&rsquo; game director Tony Huynh has confirmed that some nerfs for the iconic cartoon rabbit are in the works &ndash; and they&#8217;ll hit the game after EVO 2022. <\/p>\n<p>So <strong>when is the Bugs Bunny nerf coming to MultiVersus<\/strong>? EVO kicks off on August 5, and runs until August 7. You can expect the nerf to drop after that date.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/bugs-bunny-nerf-multiversus\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/bugs-bunny-nerf-multiversus\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Looks like we&#8217;ve got ourselves a rabbit hater&#8221; says Bugs Bunny when you spike him off the bottom of the map and take one life off the opposite team in MultiVersus. And it looks like you could level the same critisism at developer Player First Games. Over on Twitter, Player First Games&rsquo; co-founder and MultiVersus&rsquo; game director Tony Huynh has confirmed that some nerfs for the iconic cartoon rabbit are in the works &ndash; and they&#8217;ll hit the game after EVO 2022. So when is the Bugs Bunny nerf coming to MultiVersus? EVO kicks off on August 5, and runs until August 7. You can expect the nerf to drop after that date. 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