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Marvel Rivals has several different factors in its favor.

The game is completely free-to-play, with cross-play across platforms.

Marvel Rivals key art featuring Venom, Storm, Magneto, Spider-Man, Scarlet Witch, and Peni Parker

Marvel Rivals launched in December 2024 after a series of beta tests.

It’s using an incredibly popular setting, capitalizing on interest in the Marvel universe.

Other games have started off strong but faltered through updates over time.

I don’t know what the answer is for the market at large.

Marvel Rivals battle between teams

Marvel Rivals pits teams of classic superheroes (and antiheroes) against each other.

Marvel Rivals is currently free-to-play on Xbox Series X|S, Windows PC, and PlayStation 5.

Marvel Rivals key art showing the Fantastic Four

The first season of Marvel Rivals is bringing the Fantastic Four.

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The Thing in Marvel Rivals at the start of a match

Marvel Rivals Rocket and Groot

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