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29 MARVEL RIVALS

FORMAT PS5, PS4 / ETA TBC / PUB NETEASE GAMES DEV NETEASE GAMES / PLAYERS 1-12

This superhero-hero shooter seems like a slam dunk on paper: a 6v6 team-based multiplayer game, with the Marvel licence ensuring a diverse cast of characters with different abilities? Sounds . Yet, as is the case with a lot of the upcoming live service fare at the moment, we leave our latest hands-on feeling equal parts excited and apprehensive for Rivals’ future.

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