Marvel Rivals mixes the hero shooter style with the worldβs most well-known and notorious comedian ebook heroes and villains. Gamers can take management of the likes of Captain America, Spider-Man, Moon Knight, and extra to tackle a multiversal risk on this third-person Overwatch-like.
Right hereβs when Marvel Rivals releases, together with a breakdown based mostly in your time zone, and what you might want to find out about it earlier than launch.
Marvel Rivals launch time on PC, PS5, and Xbox
Marvel Rivals will launch at 7 p.m. EST on Thursday, Dec. 5 in keeping with a countdown clock on its web site. Right hereβs when that’s in your time zone:
The launch shall be international at midnight UTC on Dec. 6, and the sport will hit the Epic Video games Retailer, PlayStation 5, Steam, and Xbox Collection X on the identical time.
What to anticipate from Marvel Rivals
Marvel Rivals is a third-person shooter and multiplayer recreation. Youβll matchmake right into a recreation with a crew of six, and every participant will then choose a hero from the Marvel Comics Universe. Just one particular person can play as a person hero per crew, so you’ll be able toβt play a recreation stuffed with Spider-Mans (a minimum of not at launch).
Heroes match into certainly one of three roles:
When your crew and heroes load in, youβll be tasked with one of some totally different goal modes, like capturing a degree throughout a couple of totally different maps or escorting a chariot. Within the fast match queue, every crew solely performs one facet, and the victor is set on if the offensive or defensive facet is victorious. However within the aggressive queue, matches include a number of rounds of an goal, and the winner is set based mostly on who wins essentially the most rounds.
In the event youβre acquainted with Blizzardβs Overwatch and different hero shooters, Marvel Rivals ought to really feel pretty related. However the acquainted Marvel heroes (all of which have fairly distinctive visible designs) and third particular person perspective give the sport a recent really feel, so that youβre not assured to like or hate it based mostly in your emotions on different video games within the style.
Marvel Rivals can be based mostly on a seasonal mannequin. At launch, season 0, βDoomβs Rise,β will final a couple of month. Season 1 begins in early January 2025, will run for 3 months, and can add new maps, heroes, and talents.