The first half of Marvel Rivals Season 2 introduced the White Queen, Emma Frost, to the game's ever-expanding lineup of heroes and villains. Now, it's the bad guys' turn as Ultron makes his debut as a playable character when Marvel Rivals Season 2.5 begins on May 30.
In the lore of Marvel Comics, Ultron is the creation of the original Ant-Man, Hank Pym, and one of the Avengers' greatest adversaries. For Marvel Rivals, Ultron is categorized as a Strategist, and he can battle alongside a small army of drones that obey his commands. Some of Ultron's fighting moves can be seen in the reveal trailer below.
Marvel Rivals' new map, Arakko, comes from the House of X-era in the X-Men comics when mutants transformed Mars into a new homeworld. Krakoa's other half, Arakko, settled on the red planet alongside a large population of mutants. However, Ultron has greatly changed Arakko in Marvel Rivals. According to the story update, Ultron has stolen the X-Men's Cerebro unit to become X-Tron, and transformed Arakko into "a cold, merciless mechanical world." To restore Arakko to its former glory, Marvel's heroes will have to unite once again.
NetEase Games is also making some adjustments to Marvel Rivals' team-up abilities by removing four abilities and adding six new ones. Additionally, Jeff the Land Shark is getting a Jeff-nado team-up ability. Marvel Rivals will also unveil proficiency avatars on the match hero select wheel, including mood and emojis personalization systems.
On June 6, Marvel Rivals will launch Ultron's Battle Matrix, a limited-time experimental mode. In the battle matrix, players will be able pick their own hero lineups and create unique builds that enhance their characters' abilities. Following those upgrades, players can battle it out against each other. NetEase notes that the dev team is using Ultron's Battle Matrix as a way to let players exercise more control over the characters and their abilities.
There are still Marvel Rivals codes that can give players free items in Season 2. NetEase has also signaled price hikes for the Marvel Rivals Battle Passes while citing tariffs as one of the reasons for the increase.
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In the lore of Marvel Comics, Ultron is the creation of the original Ant-Man, Hank Pym, and one of the Avengers' greatest adversaries. For Marvel Rivals, Ultron is categorized as a Strategist, and he can battle alongside a small army of drones that obey his commands. Some of Ultron's fighting moves can be seen in the reveal trailer below.
Marvel Rivals' new map, Arakko, comes from the House of X-era in the X-Men comics when mutants transformed Mars into a new homeworld. Krakoa's other half, Arakko, settled on the red planet alongside a large population of mutants. However, Ultron has greatly changed Arakko in Marvel Rivals. According to the story update, Ultron has stolen the X-Men's Cerebro unit to become X-Tron, and transformed Arakko into "a cold, merciless mechanical world." To restore Arakko to its former glory, Marvel's heroes will have to unite once again.
NetEase Games is also making some adjustments to Marvel Rivals' team-up abilities by removing four abilities and adding six new ones. Additionally, Jeff the Land Shark is getting a Jeff-nado team-up ability. Marvel Rivals will also unveil proficiency avatars on the match hero select wheel, including mood and emojis personalization systems.
On June 6, Marvel Rivals will launch Ultron's Battle Matrix, a limited-time experimental mode. In the battle matrix, players will be able pick their own hero lineups and create unique builds that enhance their characters' abilities. Following those upgrades, players can battle it out against each other. NetEase notes that the dev team is using Ultron's Battle Matrix as a way to let players exercise more control over the characters and their abilities.
There are still Marvel Rivals codes that can give players free items in Season 2. NetEase has also signaled price hikes for the Marvel Rivals Battle Passes while citing tariffs as one of the reasons for the increase.
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