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Monday11th Mar 2024
News Mascot Brawler MultiVersus Returns 28th May on PS5, PS4 After a Year Away
Stay tooned for more info
Update: As promised, MultiVersus has been re-revealed following its unprecedented year offline. The title will launch on 28th May, and will ship with a raft of improvements, including an upgrade to Unreal Engine 5, all-new rollback netcode, and fresh stages and characters. We spotted Townsville from the Powerpuff Girls...
Wednesday6th Mar 2024
News Mascot Brawler MultiVersus Appears Poised to Make Its Big PS5, PS4 Comeback
Back for good?
MultiVersus was the biggest game in the world for about a week, before an iffy Battle Pass and tardy updates plunged its appeal, and prompted Player1stGames to unexpectedly pull the whole thing offline. The release was never meant to disappear entirely, of course, and the developer has been beavering away on some important updates...
Tuesday27th Feb 2024
News Clues from McDonald's, Voice Actors, More Suggest MultiVersus May Soon Resurface
Is news imminent?
MultiVersus released back in 2022 as a public beta test, and it immediately proved popular. It was available to play for free for almost a year, but developer Player First Games took the beta down, promising the game would return in a more complete state in 2024. Now, a series of evidence has begun popping up, suggesting some news...
Monday26th Jun 2023
News MultiVersus Now Totally Offline, Full Game Will Return in 2024
The beta is over
Warner Bros. Games had a crack at the Super Smash Bros. formula with MultiVersus, and while it was largely successful in many ways, the game has now gone back into development hiding. The platform fighter was playable in a long-lasting open beta, but this has now officially come to an end. Back in March, it was announced the game's...
Wednesday5th Apr 2023
News MultiVersus Has Now Been Removed from PS5, PS4 Stores
That's all, folks
MultiVersus will no longer be available to download for new players and has been temporarily removed from digital storefronts like the PlayStation Store. This move might come as a surprise for those just following along at home, given that it was a detail squirrelled away in last week's Open Beta Update. We knew that the...
Wednesday29th Mar 2023
News MultiVersus Fans Annoyed They Paid for a PS5, PS4 Game That's Going Offline for Months
You can still access the training room, though
Developer Player First Games has announced MultiVersus will be going offline until 2024, and some players are less than thrilled with the news. Players will lose access to MultiVersus' online component, which has been in open beta for the past eight months. The end of the open beta period is scheduled...
Monday27th Mar 2023
News MultiVersus Going Offline in June, Full Launch Planned for Early 2024
Open beta coming to an end
MultiVersus is a strange case; it's been available to play for about eight months, but technically, only in an open beta capacity. This prolonged phase of the game's development has allowed developer Player First Games to gather a vast amount of information and feedback, and it'll soon be implementing all that data ahead...
Thursday16th Feb 2023
News MultiVersus Daily Peak Player Count Down 99% Since Launch
From more than 150,000 to around 700
MultiVersus was something of a phenomenon when it burst onto the scene in August of last year, quickly racking up more than 10 million players before it was even out of open beta. Obviously, games that have a buzz about them can generally attract an audience at launch (especially if they're free to play), but...
Thursday15th Dec 2022
News Black Adam Variant Lets You Play as The Rock in MultiVersus on PS5, PS4
Game of Thrones map also added
Black Adam was added to free-to-play fighter MultiVersus a little while ago, coinciding with the release of the movie. The version in the game is an original design based mainly on the comics, but if you'd rather a more Hollywood look, you're in luck. A new skin variant for the character has been added, letting you don...
Wednesday16th Nov 2022
News Free-to-Play Phenom MultiVersus Adds Marvin the Martian, More
Season 2 is underway from today
The white-hot buzz surrounding Super Smash Bros-style platform fighter MultiVersus has cooled quite a lot since its launch during the summer, but it’s still a fun free-to-play brawler that’s worth the storage space on either your PS5 or PS4. It’s been a long time coming, but Season 2 is underway starting today...
Tuesday1st Nov 2022
News Black Adam Makes His Explosive MultiVersus Gameplay Debut
All hail the Thunder King
Black Adam is the answer to the age-old DC universe question: Who, of all its many antagonists, could go blow-for-blow with Superman? Now you can reenact the struggles of this titanic twosome, as Black Adam is now available to play in MultiVersus. In case you have been living under a rock (heh) and didn't know, there is a...
Tuesday25th Oct 2022
News Shazam! Black Adam Storms MultiVersus This Week in Major Update
Arcade mode also inbound
As was teased back in August, Black Adam is the latest character joining MultiVersus. The game isn't short of DC superheroes, but what's one more? Coinciding with the Dwayne Johnson movie, the anti-hero will be appearing in the game following the next major update. That's scheduled for later this week, so it'll all be...
Thursday13th Oct 2022
News Stripe Takes His Revenge in Latest MultiVersus Gameplay Trailer
Time to finish this
Yesterday we brought you news of MultiVersus' latest big update and the reveal of that terror of our childhood years, Stripe, the primary antagonist of the first Gremlins movie. Today, we got a new trailer, showing off the diminutive demon in action. Stripe uses various implements of bodily harm to deal damage and fulfil his...
Wednesday12th Oct 2022
News MultiVersus Major Update Adds New Character Stripe, Halloween Event, More
Gremlins baddie joins the fight
Today sees the arrival of the latest big update to MultiVersus. The free-to-play fighter is still going strong, and developer Player First Games is ready to throw yet another playable character into the arena. Stripe, antagonist of the movie Gremlins, will be introduced with this new update. The unhinged creature...
Wednesday28th Sep 2022
Rumour The Joker, Voiced by Mark Hamill Himself, Could Be Coming to Multiversus
Turn that frown upside down
Multiversus is shaping up to be the gift that keeps on giving, especially for us angsty '90s kids, with the recent release of Gremlin's Gizmo, and the rumours of Beetlejuice entering the fray. The latest nostalgia hit allegedly coming to the excellent free-to-play title is none other than the Clown Prince of Crime...
Tuesday27th Sep 2022
News Rick Joins the Roster, Character Mastery Will Take Longer in Big MultiVersus Update
Wubba lubba dub-dub
Today marks the arrival of a big game update to MultiVersus, the free-to-play platform fighter that's still technically in beta. The headline addition this time is a brand new playable character, with Rick Sanchez of Rick and Morty fame joining the roster. He got his own teaser trailer, which you can watch above. Rick is a Mage...
Thursday8th Sep 2022
News MultiVersus Update Adds Gizmo, Overhauls Hit Detection, Rebalances Characters
Available now
MultiVersus has just received a big game update. The headline addition is Gizmo, the loveable face of the movie Gremlins, as the latest playable fighter. Once you've updated the game to the latest version, the mogwai will be included in the roster. We'll be adding the Support class creature to our MultiVersus guide as soon as we can...
Monday29th Aug 2022
News Oh Lawd He Comin: Big Chungus Potentially Appearing in MultiVersus
Trademarked for use in video games and more
Big Chungus, a popular Internet meme from a few years ago, could be coming back in a major way. Warner Bros. has recently applied for a trademark for the character, referring to its use in myriad contexts — including video games. With MultiVersus embracing characters from all corners of the media...
Wednesday24th Aug 2022
News Morty Is Now Available to Play in MultiVersus on PS5, PS4
It's Mortin' time
After a couple of delays, Morty has finally made his arrival in MultiVersus. You can play as the hapless teenager in the game right now, provided you can stump up 3,000 Gold, 700 Gleamium, or a Character Ticket. For those who might not know, the character is one half of the grandfather/grandson team in the popular TV show Rick and...
Tuesday16th Aug 2022
News Sounds Like Beetlejuice and Wicked Witch of the West Are Coming to MultiVersus
Someone said his name a third time
MultiVersus Season 1 has officially begun, bringing with it a balancing patch, and the tease that Black Adam and Stripe from Gremlins would be joining the fight. Well, that's not all, folks, as it appears we could see the inclusion of Beetlejuice, and the Wicked Witch of the West as well, although when is anybody's...
Monday15th Aug 2022
News MultiVersus Buffs Battle Pass Progression, Makes Big Balance Changes
It's all kicking off
One of our biggest criticisms of MultiVersus during its pre-season Battle Pass was just how glacial progression felt. While it was relatively easy to max out all 15 tiers, it never felt especially satisfying to us – especially when compared to titles like Fortnite, which have tons of quests to complete and opportunities to...
News DC's Black Adam, Gremlins' Stripe Coming to MultiVersus in Season 1 on PS5, PS4
Gizmo, caca
We already know that Morty will join popular platform fighter MultiVersus’ roster from 23rd August, but as teased overnight, two further additions will arrive during Season 1. Judging by leaked promotional artwork, these new challengers will include DC Comics antihero Black Adam and Gremlins villain Stripe. Bit of a baddie vibe, then!...
News New Characters to Be Teased on MultiVersus Login Screen During Season 1
Fingers crossed for Frodo
MultiVersus is something of a phenomenon right now, racking up a monstrous player count before it has even officially launched (Season 1 is set to begin today, 15th August). Just to throw some additional fuel on the proverbial fire, MultiVersus Game Director Tony Huynh took to Twitter to tease some new characters that ar
Friday12th Aug 2022
News MultiVersus Season 1 Finally Kicks Off Next Week, Morty Arriving Later
Prepare yourselves
MultiVersus has been in its open beta phase for a good while now, and developer Player First Games promised Season 1 would be coming soon. After a delay, fans now have a release date to look forward to, and it's very close indeed. The first major seasonal update will arrive on 15th August 2022, which is in just a few days: As...
Wednesday10th Aug 2022
News MultiVersus Has Reached More Than 10 Million Players Before It's Fully Launched
Open beta booming
The free-to-play platform fighter MultiVersus is doing insanely well for itself right now, and it's not even technically finished. WB Games and Player First Games have had the game in open beta for several weeks now, and while the 1.0 launch is yet to come, it's still amassed a huge number of players. According to stat tracking...
Monday8th Aug 2022
Rumour MultiVersus Might Let You Share Battle Pass Progress with a Pal
Leaked images reveal potential linking system
The popular free-to-play fighting game, MultiVersus, is preparing for the delayed launch of Season 1, which is looking like a doozy. It's set to add new modes, characters, and cosmetics to WB Games' crossover brawler, with Rick and Morty of Rick and Morty both joining the roster in the near future...
Sunday7th Aug 2022
News MultiVersus Season 1 Snapshot Promises Arcade Mode, Ranked Multiplayer, More
Still no date though
MultiVersus is doing very well for itself in its pre-season open beta, but what fans are really waiting for is Season 1. This first major update to the free-to-play platform fighter will mark its true launch, and we already know that Rick and Morty are joining the roster as part of that. During Evo 2022, developer Player First...
Friday5th Aug 2022
News MultiVersus Won't Be Affected by Batgirl and Warner Bros Drama
HBUh-oh
There have been questions about whether the ongoing Warner Bros drama – which seems practically apocalyptic to the ever-agitated television and movie crowd – would have an impact on free-to-play phenom MultiVersus. For those who haven’t been following the news – and we don’t blame you if you haven’t – the multimedia giant, now...
News MultiVersus' Delayed Battle Pass Will Have 50 Tiers of Content to Unlock
Toasty
MultiVersus will remain in pre-season for a little longer, as Player First Games has delayed the fighting game phenom’s first season indefinitely. But when it eventually does arrive, you can look forward to a brand-new Battle Pass featuring 50 tiers of content. That’s over three times the size of the current Battle Pass, so there’s tons...
Thursday4th Aug 2022
News MultiVersus Season 1 and Morty Delayed to a Later Date
The open beta continues
It's fair to say MultiVersus has been a big success for WB Games and developer Player First Games. The free-to-play platform fighter is in open beta right now, but even so, its popularity is undeniable — and it helps that it's genuinely great fun. The game's first proper Season was due to start on 9th August, but the team...
