Good artists copy, great artists steal. That may in part explain the massive success of Marvel Rivals, very much an Overwatch clone.

Many Overwatch 2 players are unhappy after a recent Marvel Rivals announcement confirming new heroes joining its roster in Season 1.

Many Marvel Rivals heroes share similar abilities and playstyles to familiar Overwatch heroes, which can make finding your main that much easier.

The exceptions are those with aggressive, Windows-based anti-cheating tools baked in, something that hit back hard against players eager to dive into a new superhero shooter. Marvel Rivals, an Overwatch -ish free-to-play hero shooter released in early December 2024,

Marvel Rivals community manager announced this morning that it has accidentally flagged a whole load of innocent players as cheaters and, as a result, banned their accounts all because of a mix-up in operating systems.

Marvel Rivals developer NetEase has issued an apology to disgruntled players who it unfairly banned for cheating. In a post on Discord, NetEase admitted it had mistakenly flagged as cheaters some who were playing in compatibility layer programs,

NetEase apologizes for accidentally banning Marvel Rivals players deemed as cheaters. Players were wrongly banned for using compatibility player programs, sparking backlash. Developers admit to the mistake,

Marvel Rivals is in a very comfortable spot right now. A hero shooter with literal heroes (and villains) and an almost endless source of new content. That, along with the fact that it has almost no competition,