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Marvel Rivals Season 3.5 will launch next week, adding a brand new Hero into the mix, and refreshing Competitive Mode ranks and rewards. We've now had the full reveal on what's set to change, including details on Blade, the new Team Ups, and all incoming buffs and nerfs.

What's new in Marvel Rivals?

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Marvel Rivals will be launching into Season 3.5 later this week, and NetEase has shared the full roadmap for the new update. Looks like we'll be getting a new event alongside the launch of Season 3.5, and can look forward to skins for Peni Parker, Scarlet Witch, and Iron Man in the future. For full info on what's set to be added on August 8, visit our Marvel Rivals patch notes guide.

In my Marvel Rivals review, I praised the game's huge suite of Heroes, and the surprising amount of depth found when trying out each one. With Season 3.5, there's set to be another Hero added, as well as an overhaul to the roadmap. Since its launch, Marvel Rivals has changed quite a bit, adding smart changes to Competitive Mode while giving players something to work toward. It's consistent updates like this that make Marvel Rivals a worthy inclusion in our best PC Games of 2025 list.

Here's everything you need to know about the next season of Marvel Rivals, including when the current one ends, and what to expect from the new Heroes that are being added. As release day draws nearer, I'll update this page with all of the latest news and info.

When is the next season of Marvel Rivals?

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Marvel Rivals Season 3.5 will launch following downtime that's planned for August 8, 2025. This is according to recent info given by NetEase alongside the full reveal of Season 3.5.

When does the current season of Marvel Rivals end?

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Marvel Rivals Season 3 will end on August 8 at 5AM EDT / 2AM PDT / 10AM BST, for a few hours of downtime before the launch of the new season. Keep an eye on the official Marvel Rivals website for any changes.

Marvel Rivals Season 3.5 new Team Up changes

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Marvel Rivals Season 3.5 brings in a bunch of new Team Ups, while removing existing ones. The first new one adds Luna Snow and Adam Warlock, unlocking powerful synergistic healing. Here's what changed:

• Duality Dance: Luna Snow, Adam Warlock (NEW)
• Vibrant Vitality: Mantis, Groot, Loki (NEW)
• Ever-Burning Bond: Human Torch, Spider-Man (Balance Changes)
• Atlas Bond: Luna Snow, Iron Fist (Removed)
• Guardian Revival: Adam Warlock, Star Lord, Mantis (Removed)
• Chilling Assault: Luna Snow, Hawkeye, Iron Fist (Iron Fist added)
• Lunar Force: Cloak & Dagger, Moon Knight, Blade (Blade added)
• Ragnarok Rebirth: Hela, Loki, Thor (Loki adjusted)
• Rocket Network: Peni Parker, Rocket Raccoon, Star Lord (Star Lord added)

Marvel Rivals latest Hero balancing changes

In the Developer Vision video you can view above, some general balance updates applied to Marvel Rivals alongside the latest seasonal update are explained in full. We've collected the key points in the list below:

• Hero balancing (buffs): Star Lord, Iron Fist, Spider-Man, Dr Strange, Groot, Thor, Adam Warlock,
• Hero Balancing (nerfs): Black Panther, Wolverine, Magneto, Mantis, Cloak & Dagger
• New Hero schedule: One per month from Season 3 onwards
• New mode: Resource Rumble
• Maps: Throne of Knull
• Competitive Mode: New ranked rewards, increased penalties for quitting, point compensation
• Misc: Voice-Chat monitoring, text chat filtering, shader compilation changes

Marvel Rivals Blade

Blade is the main Hero being added for Marvel Rivals Season 3.5. He's a Duelist that wields a shotgun and a sword. He can use the sword to block incoming damage, and has an arcing leap ability to close the distance. His Ultimate ability deals massive damage over a large area with the sword.

Marvel Rivals next season FAQWho was the last Hero to be added to Marvel Rivals?

Phoenix was the last Hero to be added to Marvel Rivals. She's a ranged Duelist that deals great burst damage with flaming attacks. She has a dash to escape diving enemies, and her Ultimate is great for clearing the battlefield of support items like spider-mines, Loki clones, and Rocket revive hubs.

Who are the next characters coming to Marvel Rivals?

The next Hero that'll be added to Marvel Rivals is Blade. Beyond that we don't know who's set to arrive in Season 4, though we only have a month to wait now.

What season is Marvel Rivals in?

Marvel Rivals is currently in Season 3. This started on July 11, and should run through to August 8. We'll then be in Season 3.5.

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When I first started as an engineer in the semiconductor industry, we worked on pretty boring electronics. Laptops, portable phones, gaming computers – not the most exciting stuff by today’s standards. Then some smart engineer on the U.S. West Coast took a portable mobile phone and a portable computer, stuffed them into each other and called it a smartphone. It’s basically a data display device. And we were super proud of our smartphones.

And when these data display devices were combined with big storage and big compute in the cloud, well that’s what enabled an on-demand world. A world that allows us to order whatever we want with only a couple of clicks.

Now, after decades of technology advancements, we are moving from an on-demand world, to one that anticipates our needs and automates to address them. In this world an ever-growing number of connected systems – cars, smart homes, factory floor sensors, healthcare devices – process data right where it’s captured.

At the intelligent edge, manual devices transform into autonomous and responsible robots. These robots will be powered by engineering innovations, new design processes, and advances in sensors and AI.

What can we expect in this new world? Think about this for a minute. Over the next few decades, our homes will be able to predict maintenance needs, keep our families safe, and even order food for the fridge. Sound more like dream than reality? I am telling you - it is not. And it’s more than just our homes. Driving will be entirely automated too, and cars themselves will be convenience spaces where you can relax or work while you ride.

This intelligent world is closer than you think. But how will we get there?

Creating our digital twins

One of the most important steps toward autonomous and responsible robots has been underway for decades: the creation of digital twins. These are virtual models of physical objects, located within the cloud. For an individual, that might be the state of your health, wealth, and your physical presence. It also applies to homes, businesses, hospitals, and even cars.

But simply digitizing the physical world will only take us so far. We need to enable this digital world to reach out to its physical counterpart. In doing so, these digital twins will be able to connect with each other, optimize and learn from each other. Then, and this is the critical part, they apply that knowledge in the real world. Only once we achieve this, can autonomous robots truly become a reality.

From manual machines to autonomous robots

We need to enable machines to sense, think, connect, and act in our physical world. And what is most important, we need to make sure they always do so responsibly – with safety and security at the core of everything they do. Because you will never hand over control to a robot that you do not trust.

Largely, building acting machines has been achieved over the past 140 years. These machines have just always required a human to provide input or oversight. More recently, connectivity challenges have been solved in the 1990s and early 2000s. Now our real challenges lie in enabling machines to sense and think.

The automotive industry is a clear example of where we’ve fallen short here so far. Around 2016, everyone thought that self-driving cars were around the corner. Theoretically, we had the technology to make them work. Yet fully autonomous driving still remains out of reach. So, what went wrong?

The gap between the autonomous driving future that was predicted, and today’s reality comes from a fundamental misunderstanding of AI systems. We thought that simply having an AI system that’s trained on how we drive would be enough.

It’s like expecting to be able to hand the keys to your teenager and letting them drive simply because they’d been in the car with you for years. In the real world, people need to train and pass deterministic tests before they are given a driver’s license. That layer of trust, safety, and security is what was missing.

Enabling the brain shift

To get the safety and security part right, today’s AI (the brain of the robot) requires a new approach. And where better to look for inspiration than the human brain itself.

Our brains are largely broken into three areas: the cerebrum facilitates perception, the cerebellum coordinates action and vital functions, and the brain stem regulates real time functions and powers reflexes. For humans, all of these are crucial. But for robots, it depends on their use.

Back to the autonomous car example, the highest priority is function and safety. For this, we need reflexes and coordination in conjunction with sensors. For a self-driving car, that translates at a base level to functional and safe power management and a real-time neural information transportation system.

Or in other words, reliable Power Management Integrated Circuits (PMIC) and processors that can handle all the information that comes in from a vast array of sensors.

Beyond that, you need modular software building blocks. This is because it’s software that defines how autonomous vehicles function. Having pre-built blocks of software also means that production can be adapted even at scale.

If you’ve got building blocks for compute, networking, power management, and more, you can minimize the time spent on basic functionality. With that, you can invest more effort into bringing products to market or solving difficult challenges.

While self-driving cars are the most familiar example today, this brain shift taking place is laying the groundwork for other intelligent machines in the future.

Building on intelligent foundations

Re-engineering the robot brain is important, but it’s not only thing needed for a world that anticipates and automates. We also need ongoing improvements to sensors, along with a common language to enable interoperability across these robots. These are all areas where we are making rapid progress: with high-resolution radar, ultra-wideband signals, and the Matter standard to name just a few innovations.

A better world built around autonomous and proactive robots might feel like a concept from science fiction. But if you look at the advances making our vehicles, our homes and our factories smarter and safer today, it’s clear we’re laying the right foundations.

We have kicked the door open towards a world that anticipates and automates – now industry players, academia, researchers, engineers, and policy makers have the chance to bring this “robot awakening” to reality – and create a truly intelligent and trusted future.

We list the best Robotic Process Automation (RPA) software.

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As ceasefire talks stall Israel's government weighs a full occupation of Gaza, Texas Republicans threaten to arrest Democratic lawmakers unless they return to the State House, why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose.

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