Game director Guangyun Chen revealed the plans in a recent interview with Metro. He said that “fresh seasonal stories, new maps, and new heroes” are on the way, with each new season broken into “two halves”. In “each half of the season, we will introduce a new hero,” he continued.

There are currently 35 heroes in Marvel Rivals, split between the roles of Vanguard (tanks), duellists (DPS) and

The free-to-play Marvel Rivals launched in early December with its full lineup available to all players, and it quickly found success. Season 1 began on 10th January 2025, adding Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman to the playable roster, as well as a new map, events, and more.

Marvel Rivals is unsurprisingly massive, with the game hitting a staggering 20 million players before even being out a month, and things are only getting more f

NetEase Games is telling Marvel Rivals players that a new hero will launch every month and a half as additional seasons roll out.

Live service hit Marvels Rivals will introduce a new hero every six weeks, the game’s director has confirmed. Guangyun Chen discussed how frequently NetEase is planning to add fresh characters to the game in an interview coinciding with Season 1’s launch last week.

The first Dracula-themed season of Marvel Rivals has kicked off and will see the Fantastic Four added to the game. Two members of Marvel's first family, Mister Fantastic and Susan "The Invisible Woman" Storm, are already available, and the Human Torch and The Thing will join them at a later date.

Game director Guangyun Chen says "we just eventually want to continue to enhance the experience, and, you know, keep everyone excited in our community"

NetEase's creative director, Guangyun Chen, shared that every season of Marvel Rivals will have fresh stories, maps, and heroes.

NetEase Games creative director Guangyun Chen has revealed 'Marvel Rivals' will get a new playable character "each half of the season" - which will be roughly every six weeks.