Marvel Rivals celebrates a successful launch, with NetEase Games' Overwatch rival hitting over 10 million players in just 3 days
Dec. 9, 2024Step aside, Blizzard
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WithMarvel Rivalsout now and available to both console and PC players for free, developer NetEase Games is celebrating the success of its newOverwatch 2-esque shooter - and how it managed to snag the attention of over 10 million players after just three days.
Marvel Rivals only launched a few days ago, but the hero shooter is already making its mark as a smash hit. According to NetEase in an onlinepostfrom earlier today, the game has more than 10 million players already. “In just 72 hours,” announces the studio, “we’ve reached an incredible milestone of 10 million players worldwide! We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you. Let’s ignite the battle together!”
After all, along with Path of Exile, Marvel Rivals is pulling massive crowds on Steam withValve’s platform seeing a record39 million concurrent users. Unlike Overwatch, however, the game will stay on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, withno Nintendo Switch port planned. There’s also no mobile version in the works, whereas Blizzard is reportedlygoing the Call of Duty route itself with an upcoming mobile editionof Overwatch 2.
Not sure about the game yet? Read ourMarvel Rivals reviewto learn more about it.
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