Marvel Rivals announces first season release date with the addition of The Fantastic Four
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LIVE-SERVICE games flopped in 2024, but there were a few that rose above to gain fan popularity. Helldivers 2 was the first major success, despite launching in February alongside a number of other big budget titles like Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.
![[Marvel Rivals already features 33 classic Marvel characters]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Key_Art-Venom_the_Lethal_Protector_Joins_Marvel_Rivals.jpg)
The biggest live-service release from later in the year was Marvel Rivals, a hero shooter featuring heroes and villains from the Marvel universe. Marvel Rivals launched with 33 heroes, including popular characters like Spider-Man, Iron-Man, and Doctor Strange.
![[It features both heroes and villians from the Marvel universe]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Marvel-rivals.png?strip=all&w=960)
However, new heroes are about to enter the game just in time for the launch of the first season. Marvel Rivals has announced that The Fantastic Four will be joining the game adding up to five new characters. Reed Richards (Mr Fantastic), Sue Storm (Invisible Woman), Johnny Storm (Human Torch), and Ben Grimm (The Thing), will join the game shortly.
![[The teaser suggests that The Fantastic Four will be added for the upcoming season]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Marvels-rivals.png?strip=all&w=960)
The Fantastic Four’s robot companion Herbie is also pictured in concept art and could be a hero in its own right. The announcement claims we'll find out more about the first season and the inclusion of The Fantastic Four in an upcoming trailer. Marvel Rivals’ first season trailer will drop on Monday, January 6, 2025, at 8am PT / 11am ET / 4pm GMT.
What will appear in the trailer has not yet been revealed but we expect to find out exactly which members of The Fantastic Four will be available and how you can grab them. We also expect to find out details of in-game events that will take place in the first season.
