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18 Of The Very Finest Cosplay Kits From San Diego Comic Con 2026
Featuring fits from Marvel Rivals, The Last of Us and Nightreign
Best Team-Up for every Vanguard, Duelist, and Strategist in Marvel Rivals
Find the right Team-Up for your main.
A Cult Favorite Marvel Character's Dominance Officially Continues in New Release
Magik to lead new X-Men team after a banner year in games like Marvel Rivals and Marvel Tokon
Marvel Rivals: How to Play The Hood
A guide for how to play The Hood in Marvel Rivals, along with Counters, Best Compositions, and Tips.
Marvel Rivals hits the Ozempic, comes back 40 GB lighter
Incredible news, folks: Marvel Rivals has completely repackaged its assets. No, not those assets. Last Friday, the internet's most erogenous shooter announced that it was slimming down. As part of an "Optimized texture resource compression strategy across all platforms," Marvel Rivals now comes in...
Marvel Rivals hits the Ozempic, comes back 40 GB lighter
Svelte and superheroic.
Marvel Rivals: How To Play As The Hood (Abilities, Ultimate, Tips & Tricks)
Season 9.5 of Marvel Rivals introduces The Hood, a new Vanguard character who uses demonic powers and lethal firearms together to be the cornerstone of any team. Debilitating skills from The Hood can leave enemies vulnerable or disoriented, while others create valuable protection for the character...
Marvel Rivals: Season 9.5 Buffs & Nerfs Explained
The balance patch for Season 9.5 of Marvel Rivals has been revealed, but not every player is happy with the buffs and nerfs to their favorite characters. After the monumental gameplay overhaul of Season 9, which foundationally changed how Team-Ups work, changes in this update were inevitable. That...
Marvel Rivals Version 20260807 Patch Notes - Season 9.5 Arrives
Greetings, Rivals! Welcome to Season 9.5 of Marvel Rivals! Desire is the prologue to power, and the precipice of corruption. When desire dons the mantle of power, darkness silently creeps. This update begins on August 7th, 2026, at 09 : 00 : 00 (UTC), with estimated maintenance lasting 2 hours....
Marvel Rivals: Step into Season 9.5 // Dev Vision Vol. 20
Step into Season 9.5, Rivals! Dev Vision Vol. 20 is officially here! 💫 Join Guangguang as he takes a deep dive into the massive amount of content dropped in our latest updates. We're breaking down a new villain reveal, the upcoming roadmap features, and more! 💥 Season 9.5 will be available from...
Marvel Rivals Season 9.5 roadmap: The Hood, new skins, events, and more
Find everything about Marvel Rivals Season 9.5 roadmap here.
How to get Marvel Rivals Twitch Drops
Including all currently available rewards.
Marvel Rivals Could Be Adding Very Surprising New Game Mode
A recent datamine may have just revealed a new game mode heading to Marvel Rivals, and it's one that few fans would have expected to see in the hero shooter. According to some well-known leakers, Marvel Rivals could be adding a vehicle-based racing mode in the near future.
Marvel Rivals Could Be Adding Very Surprising New Game Mode
According to a new leak, Marvel Rivals could be adding a very surprising game mode in the near future.
All Team-Up abilities in Marvel Rivals
Group up, team-up, and rank up with these abilities.
All The Hood abilities, Team-Ups, and passives in Marvel Rivals
Learn the new Vanguard ahead of launch.
Marvel Rivals Season 9.5 patch notes add The Hood and storage compression
This update also adds a new event and some fresh cosmetics for the shop.
Marvel Rivals introduces the Hood with its Season 9.5 update August 7, releases new roadmap
If you’re a fan of Marvel comics, Marvel Rivals continually does a good job of serving you not just the characters that you’ve seen in dozens of adaptations by now but also the weird oddballs you wouldn’t expect. The Hood, for example, is the newest character joining in the Season 9.5 update, and...
NetEase Frees up to 40 GB for Marvel Rivals Players, but the Season 9.5 Patch Downloads Heavier First
NetEase announced major news for Marvel Rivals during their latest developer diary: Season 9.5 is out on August 7 on all platforms, adding The Hood, a new Vanguard hero, alongside a major texture compression overhaul that should significantly reduce the game’s install size once the update settles...
Marvel Rivals is gearing up for season 9.5 with major Vanguard adjustments alongside a teaser for its next hero, The Hood
Marvel Rivals' season 9.5 launches today, and it will be bringing with it magical supervillain and hooded cloak aficionado, The Hood, who'll be appearing on August 7. Ahead of that, let's dig into the patch notes... Read more.
Marvel Rivals is gearing up for season 9.5 with major Vanguard adjustments alongside a teaser for its next hero, The Hood
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Marvel Rivals’ new Vanguard is giving Chainsaw Man fans some serious PTSD
I am he who fires the bullets. The post Marvel Rivals’ new Vanguard is giving Chainsaw Man fans some serious PTSD appeared first on Destructoid.
Marvel Rivals shrinks game install size by up to 40GB
While most game publishers are still charging ahead with ballooning install sizes, some are actively trying to make things better. Recently, Arrowhead managed to shrink the install size for Helldivers 2 by over 50%. Now, a similar install size reduction is coming to Marvel Rivals. In a recent...
Marvel Rivals Season 9.5 update will shrink the game by up to 40GB thanks to a texture revamp from NetEase
File size is a real bugbear when it comes to live-service games, because they consistently balloon as updates and features stack. NetEase is working on remedying how much Marvel Rivals takes up on your hard drive, knocking 40GB off on PC in the latest update. This will come as part of the Season...
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