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Elden Ring Nightreign Impressions, Marvel Rivals Layoff Reactions, And More Of The Week's Top Commentary
22.2.2025
We’ve been playing quite a bit of Obsidian’s great new first-person RPGAvowed lately, and we have thoughts about the companions who fight by your side during your journey. Also, we share our impressions on Elden Ring Nightreign after spending time with its recent network test, and look at how...
Marvel Rivals Hit With Layoffs, MrBeast Says Life Is 'Easier When You're Broke,' And More Of The Week's Top News
22.2.2025
This week saw many of the people behind smash hit Marvel Rivals, including the game’s director, get laid off by developer NetEase in a move the company says was made “for organizational reasons and to optimize development efficiency for the game.” Meanwhile Humane, the company behind a $700 AI...
Marvel Rivals Says Popular Third-Party PC Plugin Is 'Cheating Software' And Bans It
21.2.2025
Today, Marvel Rivals launched its big mid-season update, adding two new characters, a fresh map, and some balance tweaks. But the developer behind the online character shooter also warned PC players to stop using a popular piece of software, as it believes it is “cheating.” Read more
Marvel Rivals Was Reportedly Almost Canceled Over Licensing Fees In Last-Minute Pivot That Cost Millions
21.2.2025
Marvel Rivals has been a huge hit for NetEase. The Chinese publisher recently reported the free-to-play hero shooter had over 40 million players. But the Overwatch clone was almost canceled over the licensing fees the company would owe to Disney for using its popular comic book characters.Read more
The Human Torch Isn't Even Out Yet And He's Already Scaring Marvel Rivals Players
20.2.2025
The Human Torch is joining the Marvel Rivals roster tomorrow, February 21, and before the fire-flinging hero has even joined the scrap, fans are already scared. Part of Marvel Rivals’ appeal is that its heroes are powerful, destructive, and unconcerned with the petty matters of balance...
Marvel Rivals’ Latest Patch Is Coming For Support Players’ Throats
19.2.2025
As promised, Marvel Rivals’ mid-season update is going after the triple-Strategist meta. The latest set of balance changes have plenty of buffs and nerfs for all three of its roles, but the bulk of the support hero changes are dialing back power instead of increasing it. Meanwhile,...
The Internet Reacts To Shocking Marvel Rivals Layoffs
19.2.2025
On February 18, NetEase laid off Marvel Rivals development team members, including game director Thaddeus Sasser, just two months after its incredibly successful launch. The hero shooter has been such a runaway success that the news blindsided people across the video game industry. According to...
Marvel Rivals Is Finally Making Some Big Balance Changes In Its Mid-Season Patch
18.2.2025
NetEase has been pretty tame with its Marvel Rivals balance updates thus far. It gave troublesome heroes like Hela a slap on the wrist and has released patches entirely dedicated to bug fixes. However, it sounds like the next patch, which will add the Human Torch and the Thing to the roster, will...
Marvel Rivals Director And Others Laid Off Just Months After The Hero Shooter Took Over The Charts
18.2.2025
Marvel Rivals’ game director and others from the development team behind the hit hero shooter have been laid off. The dismissals have caught many by surprise as NetEase’s comic book blockbuster continues to dominate the charts on Steam and consoles months after its well-received launch.Read more
Learn How To Wield Spider-Man’s Power With Great Responsibility In Marvel Rivals
18.2.2025
Marvel Rivals, with its wide variety of heroes familiar to comic book readers and movie-goers alike, features some deeper cuts. But it should be no surprise that the roster launched with the forever-popular friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. If you struggled with the recent buggy PC release...
Getting Started Strong In Avowed, Mastering The Hulk In Marvel Rivals, And More Of The Week's Top Tips
16.2.2025
This week’s tips include an assortment of spoiler-free pointers for starting off on the right foot in Avowed, guidance on making the most of Hulk and other heroes in Marvel Rivals, and info about how to unlock your Ascendancy class in Path of Exile 2. Click on and reap the benefits of all this...
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 5 Games We’ve Got A Hot Date With
14.2.2025
Happy Valentine’s Day! Hope you’ve got a hot date lined up. If not, well, uh, we can’t exactly help you with that. We can, however, play matchmaker when it comes to helping you pick out a game to spend some quality time with.Read more
How To Make Chaos Bend To Your Will With Marvel Rivals' Scarlet Witch
13.2.2025
Wanda Maximoff, the Scarlet Witch, is one of the most powerful beings in the Marvel Universe, and she can wreak havoc on your enemies in Rivals once you have mastered her arcane skill set.Read more
Heal Your Marvel Rivals Team With Luna Snow’s Ice Abilities And Upbeat K-Pop
12.2.2025
Each role has a purpose in Marvel Rivals. But many would agree that the Support-based Strategists are the most vital. No team will last long without someone to heal them and grant other buffs. So who to choose? Well, if you want to use one of the best support heroes in the game, you can’t go wrong...
How To Smash Enemies To Bits With The Hulk In Marvel Rivals
11.2.2025
Vanguards are Marvel Rivals’ version of Tanks, the characters that distract the enemy and soak the damage so your softer, more high-damage-dealing characters can focus on what they do best. Every Vanguard hero that falls under this classification is a high-HP character that can sufficiently block...
Marvel Rivals May Have Just Set A Record For Responding To Angry Fans As It Abandons Controversial Reset
11.2.2025
I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a game developer retreat so quickly after announcing a very unpopular change to its very successful live-service multiplayer game. Last night, NetEase announced Marvel Rivals players would have their competitive rank nerfed mid-season. Barely a few hours later,...
Master The Forces Of Nature With Marvel Rivals' Groot
10.2.2025
Groot is everyone’s favorite living-tree superhero, and is tied with Spider-Man for my daughter’s favorite Marvel character. Given his popularity, and his strengths as a Tank, it’s no surprise that you want to learn how to play this sprouting sentry like the budding hero you are. Let’s break down...
Pointers For Marvel Rivals And Path of Exile 2, What To Play Before AC Shadows Arrives, And More Of The Week's Top Tips
9.2.2025
Whether you want to tackle Path of Exile 2 solo, make the most of Mr. Fantastic’s stretchy powers in Marvel Rivals, or just get Final Fantasy VII Rebirth looking and running its best on your Steam Deck, we’ve got the tips for you.Read more
Become The Ultimate Marvel Rivals Ninja Warrior With Psylocke
7.2.2025
The Duelist is Marvel Rivals’ go-to damage class, a group of characters that makes up over half the roster. But while there is plenty of variety when it comes to the different heroes and how they play, few look as badass as the psychic ninja mutant known as Psylocke.Read more
How To Stretch The Limits Of Mr. Fantastic In Marvel Rivals
6.2.2025
While he is a little late to Marvel Rivals, the namesake of Marvel’s first family has joined the multiplayer hero shooter. Despite taking on the role of a Duelist, Rivals’ version of DPS, the character also contains elements of the Vanguard Class, making him an elastic and versatile choice. Read...