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• New heroes are coming to Marvel Rivals
• Developer NetEase Games wants to release one roughly every six weeks
• This is in addition to other seasonal content like new maps

Developer NeatEase Games has stated that Marvel Rivals will receive a new hero “each half of the season” - or approximately every six weeks.

Game director Guangyun Chen revealed the plans in a recent interview with Metro. He said that “fresh seasonal stories, new maps, and new heroes” are on the way, with each new season broken into “two halves”. In “each half of the season, we will introduce a new hero,” he continued.

The overall goal is to “continue to enhance the experience” and “keep everyone excited in our community.” This means that there are an awful lot of new heroes on the way, indicating a very promising future for the live service hit.

Marvel Rivals launched as a free-to-play title on December 5, 2024. It had an impressive roster of 33 characters on day one, ranging all the way from comic book staples like Captain America and Iron Man in addition to more unusual picks such as Luna Snow and Jeff the Land Shark.

This number has already increased to 35, thanks to the recent additions of Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman to coincide with the launch of Season 1. They will soon be followed by Human Torch and The Thing in the latter half of the season, but social media is already abuzz with speculation as to who could be next.

The latest leaks and rumors suggest that Blade, Captain Marvel, Deadpool, and Doctor Doom are all on the cards, which would see us through most of the year on this six week schedule if the developer manages to keep up the pace. Beyond that, it's anyone's guess as the studio has shown that it's not afraid to dig deep into its Marvel source material for picks.

If you’re new to Marvel Rivals and want to give it a try, it’s currently available on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S.

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• Tekken 8 Version 1.11 is here; the final update before Season 2 begins
• It nerfs guest character Clive Rosfield
• Quality-of-life updates for quick play and customization have been added

The latest Tekken 8 update has arrived, bringing one last batch of changes and improvements before the game's Season 2 content kicks off in Spring 2025.

The patch notes for Version 1.11 can be viewed in full over at the official Tekken 8 website, but the big talking point has to be the changes applied to the game's newest DLC character: Final Fantasy 16's Clive Rosfield.

The patch notes state that these "changes were made to Clive focusing on suppressing the performance of certain overpowered moves." This includes one of his powerful Heat Engagers and a handful of moves that the patch notes state were "difficult to punish" due to their very quick recovery after use. Changes have been made to make these moves slightly more unsafe when they miss or whiff.

Honestly, this could be a blessing in disguise for Clive mains. Like most other Tekken 8 characters, Clive has a veritable laundry list of great moves that up to this point have been overshadowed by a handful of priority attacks. Now, Clive players should feel encouraged to explore his tool kit in full, which should lead to more varied and creative playstyles for the character.

Thankfully, the patch isn't solely dedicated to nerfing Clive. Version 1.11 has also added a litany of quality-of-life improvements to the game. For non-ranked Quick Match and Tekken Ball, players can now infinitely rematch one another instead of being booted back to standby after the usual best-of-three.

Bandai Namco has also provided a solution for those of you who've run out of customization slots for your favorite characters. Well, sort of. A new 'Shared' customization tab has been introduced, allowing up to 20 more customizations that are shared across the entire roster. It's a shame this hasn't been applied to the entire cast, but if you primarily play as a small handful of characters, this is still a positive change overall.

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Netflix has revealed the trailer for its latest reality show, and while the whole thing sounds (and, at first, looks) like a satire, it appears to be honest-to-goodness show that I might not be able to resist.

Celebrity Bear Hunt involves a group of celebrities heading into the Costa Rican jungle to be trained in various survival methods by famous survival maniac Bear Grylls. The celebrities will compete in "epic challenges", and those who lose the challenges won't just be kicked off the show – they'll be sent out into the jungle and hunted down by Grylls, with the goal being to escape his clutches.

It's hosted by UK TV staple Holly Willoughby, and features a group of celebrities probably more familiar as a group to our UK readers. The list is:

• Boris Becker (former tennis player)
• Danny Cipriani (former rugby player)
• Joe Thomas (actor)
• Kola Bokinni (actor)
• Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen (TV host)
• Leomie Anderson (model)
• Lottie Moss (model)
• Mel Brown (musician)
• Shirley Ballas (TV host)
• Steph McGovern (TV host)
• Zuhair Hassan (musician)

The trailer involves plenty of promise of celebrities find themselves and having personal and emotional breakthroughs, but I'm really much more interesting in all the footage of people being swept up in giant nets.

I love a good 'people outsmarting each other', so it's really the hunting side of this show that's drawing me in; seeing what techniques Bear Grylls uses to track people, and what they'll do to avoid him. Apparently, the hunting will happen in an area called 'The Bear Pit', so I have this feeling that it might have a whole The Hunger Games vibe too in the end. I suppose I'll find out on February 5th, when we'll see if it's good enough to rank among the best Netflix shows.

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