‘Marvel Rivals’ announces ‘Spider-Man 2’ crossover

16 January, 2025

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is coming to Marvel Rivals

Marvel Rivals has announced a surprise crossover with Marvel’s Spider-Man 2.

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 was developed by Insomniac games and was released towards the end of 2023. The action-adventure game saw Peter Parker and Miles Morales team up to take on Kraven The Hunter after he turned New York City into a hunting ground for people with superpowers.

The game was a critical success and still has a 8.8 Metacritic score. Following the release, there were rumours about a sequel and a Venom-inspired spin-off but nothing has been confirmed yet, with Insomniac currently working on a Wolverine game.

However fans will be able to play as the hero of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 in Marvel Rivals from January 30, thanks to a new skin that will be available to purchase from the in-game shop. No details about price have been confirmed yet.

“The Advanced Suit 2.0 arrives to celebrate the PC launch of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2!,” reads the announcement. “The Advanced Suit 2.0 blends Otto Octavius’s science with Peter Parker’s genius. Crafted for the toughest battles, it symbolises Spider-Man’s true grit as a hero. ‘Balance is a process. Not a destination’.”

 

This is Marvel Rivals’ first collaboration since the game launched back in December. However the bumper season one update did introduce The Fantastic Four’s Mr Fantastic and The Invisible Woman to the hero-shooter, with teammates The Thing and The Human Torch set to join them in February.

Earlier this week, developers confirmed that one new hero would be added to Marvel Rivals every six weeks.  “Every season we’ll be rolling out fresh seasonal stories, new maps, and new heroes. We’ll actually be breaking down each season into two halves. The length of one season is three months. And for each half of the season, we will introduce a new hero,” said game director Guangyun Chen.

“Our choice of heroes will be guided by the overall gameplay experience or theme that we want to create for each season,” he added. “We just eventually want to continue to enhance the experience and keep everyone excited in our community.”

In other news, Animal Crossing has announced a new collaboration with Sea Life aquariums for later this year.

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