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Since its explosive debut in late 2024, Marvel Rivals has rapidly cemented its status as a powerhouse in the gaming landscape, merging the cherished Marvel universe with intense team-based hero shooters. The game’s launch was nothing short of explosive, attracting an impressive 10 million players within a mere 72 hours.
But with the recent launch of Season 1, Eternal Night Falls, Marvel Rivals has not just maintained its momentum but has taken it to new heights. This season brings an exciting array of new content, featuring heroes from the Fantastic Four, fresh maps like Midtown and Sanctum Sanctorum, and several nerfs and buffs, enabling players to rework character combinations and strategies.
The addition of these elements has breathed new life into the game, attracting fresh players, and just days after the Season 1 update, Marvel Rivals has achieved another remarkable milestone.
Marvel Rivals Season 1 spikes active player count to record high
Hitting an unprecedented peak active player count of over 644,269 concurrent players on Steam, as per SteamDB, Marvel Rivals has hit a significant high point in its popularity.
Not just that, according to the Chinese website Gamelook, projections for the game were leaked and a revenue indicated a robust $54.5 million expected from Steam, with an additional $27.2 million anticipated from PlayStation 5, and a modest $2.7 million from Xbox Series S|X.
With its presence on the Epic Games Store and its dedicated PC client, Game Look estimates that total earnings outside of China have reached approximately $100 million. The inclusion of projected earnings from the Chinese version of the game brings the total revenue to a staggering $136 million. If the game maintains its current momentum, it has the potential to evolve into a franchise that could rake in over $1 billion annually.
Players who have been loving Season 1 so far turned in praises for the game, where one said, “This the best game out there right now.” Another chimed in, “This game deserves 2 million active players.” A third user wrote, “Beautiful, 100% deserved. This is probably the only PVP game that has managed to hook me this hard in the last few years.”
Furthermore, Season 1 has also made headlines since NetEase Games removed mods from the game that allowed players earlier to change character skins into bizarre characters and pop culture icons.
Marvel Rivals
Platform(s):
macOS, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X
Genre(s):
Fighting, Shooter
