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Marvel Rivals’ Support Heroes, Ranked From Worst To Best
13.1.2025
Support characters are the backbone of any team-based game. While some might believe you can just out-damage an enemy team to victory, if they have someone healing their team and providing utility beyond making numbers go up or down, they’re more than likely going to outplay you. That’s certainly...
Marvel Rivals Mods Are Back For Fans Willing To Risk It All To Play As Vegeta Or 19 Inches Of Venom
13.1.2025
Marvel Rivals fans were having a field day with mods earlier this month. But last week NetEase shut the party down in a season one update. Now, a workaround has surfaced to bring back everything from wholesome Chainsaw Man mod for Jeff the Land Shark to very NSFW 19-inches of Venom overhaul,...
A Can't-Miss Amazon Blu-ray Sale, Eight Great PS VR 2 Games, And More Tips And Recs
12.1.2025
This week, our tips and recommendations hodgepodge will point you toward a 4K Blu-ray sale at Amazon that you don’t want to miss, help you get the most out of your PlayStation Portal, and suggest which of Marvel Rivals’ Vanguards will most effectively give you the edge over the competition. Click...
Kotaku Weekend Guide: 5 Great Games We Can’t Wait To Dive Into
10.1.2025
We’re two weekends into January. How’s everyone’s 2025 going? Have you kept up with your New Year’s resolutions? I’m ten days without soda, but less than 30 minutes without an existential crisis about the state of the world. So it’s been a “mixed bag,” as they say. But another one of my resolutions...
Marvel Rivals’ Tanks, Ranked From Worst To Best
10.1.2025
A hero shooter’s tank is often harder to define compared to the more obvious damage dealers and support characters. Tanks are typically expected to be defensive bullet sponges that pull aggro from their squishier teammates. But the role splits into two: some are main tank protectors, others...
Is Your Frame Rate Lagging Behind In Marvel Rivals? Try These PC Graphics Settings
10.1.2025
Looking for the best settings to maximize performance and frame rate in Marvel Rivals? The new hero shooter makes crossplay refreshingly simple, but optimizing your settings is a bit more of a complex task. Getting the best performance that you can out of the game on PC will take a little more...
Harness Venom's Incredible Symbiote Powers In Marvel Rivals
10.1.2025
Looking to wicked the evil ways of the symbiote with Venom, the best dive tank in Marvel Rivals? With so many players jumping into what is arguably the hottest hero shooter right now, it can be hard to rise above the rest of the pack in Marvel’s new hero shooter. However, learning this character...
The Best Thing In Marvel Rivals’ New Season Isn’t The Fantastic Four, It’s This Dog
9.1.2025
Marvel Rivals’ new season begins tomorrow, January 10, and there’s plenty to be excited about. Four new heroes are joining the roster, three maps are entering the rotation, and there’s a new battle pass of cosmetics. All that is well and good, but the most important addition to the game isn’t a...
Marvel Rivals Fans Think Season 1’s New Map Teases Another Member Of The X-Men
9.1.2025
Marvel Rivals’ Fantastic Four-centric season officially begins tomorrow, January 10. However, some streamers and content creators have early access to the new heroes and maps, so breakdowns of Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman’s kits, as well as footage of the upcoming New York-based maps,...
Marvel Rivals’ First Balance Patch Gives Hela A Slap On The Wrist
8.1.2025
Part of the beauty of Marvel Rivals, NetEase’s hero shooter starring characters from the comic book company’s biggest properties, has been that it doesn’t feel like a super-polished, esports-aspiring competitive game, instead opting for dumb fun and overpowered kits. It’s refreshing after seeing...
5 Superhero Games To Play If Marvel Rivals Ain't Your Thing
7.1.2025
As someone who used to play a lot, and i mean A LOT of Overwatch before Blizzard nuked it and turned it into the shambolic mess that is Overwatch 2, Marvel Rivals has been a very welcoming experience so far, the perfect rebound relationship for someone who’s been hurt before, a loving embrace that...
Everything Coming In Marvel Rivals’ Fantastic Four-Focused Season
6.1.2025
Marvel Rivals is entering its second season, confusingly named Season 1 because the first one was Season 0, and it’s bringing four new heroes to the game all at once. The Fantastic Four are joining the roster on January 10, seemingly alongside a new map, a balance patch, and a battle pass....
These Are The Two Best Vanguard Heroes In Marvel Rivals
6.1.2025
Marvel Rivals features three types of heroes: Vanguards, Duelists, and Strategists. Arguably, the Vanguard can change the tide of battle the most. Traditionally known as tanks, the role of these heroes is to soak up damage to let the rest of their team invade the objective and make their way...
These Are Marvel Rivals' Best Team-Up Abilities In Season Zero
6.1.2025
Team-Up Abilities are one of Marvel Rival’s most interesting mechanics is its Team-Up Abilities. Superheroes and villains working together to bring out unique buffs or exclusive moves is a fantastic idea that’s a lot of fun to play with. Although they’re not needed to win matches, each ability adds...
Kotaku’s Weekend Guide: 5 Awesome Games We’re Settling Into 2025 With
3.1.2025
If you’re reading this right now, you did it: you made it through 2024. Time will tell if 2025 ends up being even messier and more chaotic for games and everything surrounding them but in the meantime, a short respite! Here are some great games (and game-spectating experiences with the return...
The Best Video Game Characters Of 2024
31.12.2024
Every year we play a ton of great games that we celebrate in December, and those games can be great for all sorts of reasons: amazing level design, incredible atmosphere, outstanding combat or exploration, you name it. But more often than not, it’s the heroes and villains of a great game that stick...
A Major Marvel Rivals Bug Has Some Fans Calling The Game ‘Pay To Win’
30.12.2024
The term “pay to win” is typically attributed to competitive games with microtransactions that give players an edge in battle. An example would be an item you can buy that makes your character more powerful than that of someone who didn’t cough up real money. However, some Marvel Rivals fans...
Marvel Rivals: How To Earn Units To Buy New Costumes
27.12.2024
Finding out how to get Units in Marvel Rivals is a surprisingly difficult task. The game doesn’t outright tell you how to earn them anywhere. And, when you do earn them, it’s hard to tell where they’re coming from. However, this galactic currency will be very important in-game.Read more
Beat Marvel Rivals’ Toxicity With The Power Of Silence
26.12.2024
Teamwork in Marvel Rivals is essential. Coordinating with your teammates to devise a strategy for the perfect Ace kill is a great way to play, and both voice and text chat make that easier. Of course, sometimes you don’t want to listen to the occasional toxic jerk or someone unaware their...
Marvels Rivals Is The Hero Shooter We Didn’t Know We Needed
22.12.2024
One of 2024’s biggest success stories has been Marvel Rivals, a third-person PVP shooter starring Marvel heroes and baddies. The game has already picked up over 20 million players and shows no signs of stopping. Which is cool but also very surprising!Read more