What’s the release date for Marvel Rivals Season 1 Eternal Night Falls? Marvel Rivals, NetEase’s hero shooter based on the legendary comic book universe, has finally been opened to the public on PC and current-gen consoles. With a meaty launch roster of playable characters and a Season 0 battle pass that’s teasing the potential of the games’ upcoming cosmetics, it seems that this might be one of the most successful live service launches of 2024.
Seasons in Marvel Rivals will work like those of other shooters. Brand-new playable content like characters, maps, and modes will arrive regularly at no extra cost, alongside battle passes offering new cosmetics (and not just skins). While some items will be free for everyone, and there’s a currency earned through regular play, the shiniest cosmetics will be limited to the premium passes. Still, keep an eye out for special events!
More importantly, battle passes won’t expire when each season ends; this means they can be completed whenever you want and without external pressure (unless you want that one skin). This bold decision has paid off for games like Halo: The Master Chief Collection, but it isn’t widespread. Thankfully, NetEase and Marvel Games’ hero shooters seem focused on fixing many current live service woes that some gamers have grown to hate.
Marvel Rivals Season 1 Eternal Night Falls Release Date
Marvel Rivals’ first proper season, which arrives after Season 0: Dooms’ Rise, isn’t expected to drop until January 2025. Is there a more specific release window/date?
- Marvel Rivals Season 1 Eternal Night Falls will begin on 10th January, 2025.
During a recent ‘Dev Vision’ video uploaded to the game’s official YouTube channel, creative director Guangguang teased that Season 1 could begin in January 2025, right after Season 0’s end on January 10. This was later confirmed as starting on 10th January, 2025.
“Darkness engulfs New York as the Timestream Entanglement leaves Doctor Strange trapped in the Entangled Astral Plane, scattering the Darkhold pages. Dracula and Doctor Doom disrupt the moon’s orbit, plunging the city into eternal night and unleashing an army of vampiric creatures”
“With the world on the brink, the Fantastic Four join forces with iconic Marvel heroes, standing together in the epic battle to break the mystical darkness with science. Ignite the battle against Dracula with the Fantastic Four in Marvel Rivals!”
Marvel Rivals Season 1 details
Marvel Rivals’ regular seasons are said to last around 13 weeks, so that means we’ll be seeing roughly four seasons per year. As we’ve already seen, the new skins will be based on comic book appearances and MCU designs, with all-original skins also feeling right due to the game’s multiversal approach to seasonal storytelling.
Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch, and The Thing will all be added as playable characters in Season 1.
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