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Latest Marvel Rivals gameplay trailer reveals Spider-Man as a web-slinging duelist

Friendly neighborhood Spider-Man arrives.

Marvel Rivals’ latest trailer introduced Spider-Man from the upcoming free-to-play hero shooter game. The gameplay trailer showed off how Spider-Man can run on walls while also having the web-swinging abilities to provide agile gameplay movement, which might turn out to be particularly useful to evade incoming projectiles in Marvel Rivals.

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For combat, Spider-Man will have web-based attacks as well as melee attacks for battles up cl🌌ose. You can also use the web to bring an enemy close to you to inflict damage. The trailer also revealed three outfits for Spider-Man including the classic Spider-Man suit for Peter Parker, the Spider Punk outfit, and the Bag-Man outfit.

Yuri Lowenthal, who voiced Spider-Man in Insomniac’s Spider-Man games, is voicing Spidey again in Marvel Rivals. Lowenthal also voiced Spider-Man for Marvel’s Midnight Suns, the turn-based RPG game.

Marvel Rivals closed beta

Players will be able to take Spidey al🤪ong withܫ other playable characters up for a spin when the closed beta starts on July 23. This beta will be held for PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PS5 players. Developer NetEase also announced recently that an exclusive Scarlet Spider skin will be available at launch for PS5 players.

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PC players who wish to take part in the closed beta would have to go to the game page on on July 20 at 3 p.m. PT and choose “Request Access” under the “Join Marvel Rivals Playtest” section in order to sign up. This closed beta will be held in North America, Europe, and Asia.

Playable characters

Here are all the characters playable during the Marvel Rivals closed beta:

  • Adam Warlock
  • Black Panther
  • Doctor Strange
  • Groot
  • Hela
  • Hulk
  • Iron Man
  • Loki
  • Luna Snow
  • Magik
  • Magneto
  • Mantis
  • Namor
  • Peni Parker
  • Punisher
  • Rocket Raccoon
  • Star-Lord
  • Storm
  • Scarlet Witch
  • Spider-Man
  • Venom

Marvel Rivals closed�� beta will end on August 5, ✨2024.


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