Marvel Rivals will shift to a two-month season format; releasing a new hero every month

Marvel Rivals ' creative director, GuangGuang, has confirmed that starting from Season 3, NetEase Games will introduce a new hero every month . The announcement was made on Dev Vision Vol. 05, where GuanGuan commented on the importance of keeping the game fun to play and the players engaged by shortening the length of each season.

Marvel Rivals Season 2 is set to release on April 11, 2025. Emma Frost will release with the Season 2 launch, while Ultron becomes a playable hero in Marvel Rivals Season 2.5. This implies that a new hero would release every 1.5 months, which was confirmed in an earlier statement by NetEase Games. However, this plan has since been altered as announced in the Marvel Rivals Dev Vision Vol . 05.


Marvel Rivals will release a new hero every month



Elaborating on the Roadmap Ahead for the game, Marvel Rivals creative director GuangGuang said that the primary motive for the game is to “fulfill everyone's fantasies about Marvel superheroes”. With over 80,000 characters existing in the Marvel Multiverse, there is no shortage of new heroes that could be implemented into the game. As such, the developers plan to keep the excitement alive for the game by releasing a new hero every month instead of the earlier planning of a new hero every 1.5 months.


Marvel Rivals will shift to two-month season format

NetEase Games will be shortening the length of every season. Starting from Marvel Rivals Season 3 onwards, every season will last two months only. This will effectively keep the players anticipating upcoming content, and thus keeping the game trending at all times. This clever marketing strategy could put immense pressure on the development team as they now have to design a new character every month. But with NetEase Game’s track record, there’s no doubt they could pull it off.

Here’s what Marvel Rivals creative director GuangGuang said about the the game’s Roadmap ahead:

“After intensive internal discussions and thorough evaluations we've decided that starting from Season 3, the seasons will shift to a two-month format, with a new hero debuting each month. Additionally related systems will be adjusted accordingly and we will provide detailed insights before the launch of Season 3. With our goal of keeping the audience's excitement alive just like our opening months, the real adventure with Marvel Rivals is just beginning.”

NetEase Games has promised 10 years plus support for the game and with recent announcements they are only setting up the foundations for a long-running live service game. For more news on the upcoming Marvel Rivals Season 2, check out the links below:

• Marvel Rivals Season 2 Balance Changes (version 20250411) - All buffs and nerfs, new Team-Up abilities, removed abilities, and more

• Marvel Rivals season 2 Hellfire Gala release date, new features, and more
  
• All Hellfire Gala outfits in Marvel Rivals and how to get them