Hawkeye Joins The Marvel Rivals Roster

Marvel Rivals Announces Hawkeye will join Launch Roster;
New Map for Wakanda and More Launch Details Revealed

Highly-Anticipated Team-Based PVP Shooter Launching on December 6 Will Have 33 Heroes, Also Unveils Season 0 Roadmap and Imperial Protocol Costumes

Guangzhou, China and Los Angeles, California, United States, November 21, 2024 – Today, Marvel Games and NetEase Games announced that fan-favorite Hawkeye will join the launch roster for Marvel Rivals. The new Super Hero Team-Based PVP Shooter lets players assemble an ever-evolving all-star squad of Super Heroes and Super Villains battling with unique powers across a dynamic lineup of destructible maps from across the Marvel Multiverse. The highly-anticipated game launches December 6 with all heroes unlocked and free to play at launch and beyond. In addition to Hawkeye, the development team revealed a new map for Wakanda, Birnin T’Challa, as well as new Imperial Protocol costumes, part one of a behind the scenes look at the game’s development, and launch details alongside the Season 0 roadmap.

Watch [Marvel Rivals | Hawkeye Character Reveal Trailer]

Clint Barton is one of the greatest marksmen alive. He may not have superpowers, but his natural ability to hit virtually any target earned him a place alongside Earth’s mightiest heroes. As Hawkeye, he’s been known to take down an entire enemy fleet with nothing more than a quiver full of arrows. Hawkeye’s unparalleled skills as a marksman have earned him a spot alongside earth’s mightiest heroes.

About Birnin T’Challa Wakanda Map

As a futuristic, interstellar city of the Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda, the highly developed Birnin T’challa has a unique urban landscape featuring high density vibranium skyscrapers combined with traditional African tribal architectural styles, presenting the bold, distinctive imagination of Afrofuturism. The totemism and religious beliefs of old never left Wakanda—statues of Bast, the Black Panther goddess, can be seen all throughout the city in a variety of forms, ranging from vibranium statues to holographic projections.

Watch [Marvel Rivals | Birnin T’challa Map Reveal Trailer]

About Season 0, Imperial Protocol Costumes and Behind the Scenes

The Marvel Rivals team has revealed the game’s roadmap and come December 6, players will be able to jump right into Season 0 “Dooms’ Rise”. Over the course of this month-long kick-off season, there will be a total of 33 heroes, 8 maps for Quick Match and Competitive modes, a Conquest map, and a brand-new Practice Range, “Dooms’ Rise” is the opening season of Marvel Rivals and it’s all about the chaos caused by Doctor Doom’s time experiments. Additionally, players can also watch Volume 1 of a video series on the development journey and plans for Marvel Rivals.

Watch [Marvel Rivals | Dev Vision Volume I]

At launch, there will be a battle pass packed with costumes and cosmetic items. Since Season 0 only lasts about a month, the Season 0 pass has half the content of a full Seasonal Battle Pass and is priced accordingly. The in-game store will be regularly updated and packed with costumes from classic comics, MCU-inspired designs, and costumes that directly reflect the game’s unique story and much more!.

Also set to be launched in conjunction with Season 0 are the “Imperial Protocol” series of costumes. These unique costumes are designed around the concept of “Afrofuturism”, which combines the ancient tribal elements of Africa with futuristic, intergalactic technology. In the story of Season 0, Black Panther has become the monarch of the Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda, and has a kingly outfit – “Imperial Protocol: Galactic Claw” – to match his status. Over the course of the story, he welcomes different heroes to his empire, such as Captain America and Mantis. Captain America will possess the “Imperial Protocol: Galactic Talon” armor and Mantis will have her own battle suit: “Imperial Protocol: Galactic Wings”, both of which combine their respective aesthetics with futuristic tech. The newly announced Hawkeye will be the fourth in this story set to receive an “Imperial Protocol” costume and will be revealed soon.

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About Marvel Rivals

In Marvel Rivals, players can look forward to choosing heroes split into three distinct roles based on their unique power inclinations: Vanguard, Duelist, and Strategist. They’ll be free to pick their preferred role and hero, teaming up with allies to create a versatile and dynamic lineup for battle. But that’s not all, as they’ll be able to reach a whole new level of team play collaboration with Team-Up Abilities, unleashing joint superpowers with their allies, tearing down the battlefield to win in exciting fights! Marvel Rivals is in development by a NetEase team composed of global talent that share a profound love for the Marvel universe and characters who previously worked on hit shooter franchises played by millions of players worldwide.

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