Marvel Rivals players take to social media to express enthusiasm about the newest Strategist added to NetEase Games' popular hero shooter.

Give the hype surrounding the game, it seemed somewhat likely that Marvel Rivals would beat its launch concurrent playercount. It did, and then some.

Marvel Rivals season 1 will start soon after its scheduled server maintenance which begins at 11 pm PST on January 9. With that in mind, here are the release times for Marvel Rivals season 1:

Marvel Rivals’ Season 1 launch has beaten the game’s already massive player count record with no sign of slowing down.

The Marvel Rivals season 1 battle pass, formally referred to as the Darkhold in-game, offers 10 new skins and a variety of other cosmetic goodies for both free-to-play players and those who pick up the paid “luxury” battle pass (or its upgrade). But is the Marvel Rivals season 1 battle pass worth its $10 price tag?

We already knew that Marvel Rivals has proven incredibly popular since its launch last month - 10 million players joined online at launch - but now it's smashed another milestone, topping 600K concurrent players this weekend on Steam.

Susan Storm can do it all

Marvel Rivals brings together a solid bunch of characters who are capable of dealing powerful attacks, especially at long range. Hela falls into this category and can be extremely tough to counter if you can’t predict her moves.