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Marvel Rivals Turns One as Season 6 Adds Deadpool in Largest Update Yet

The milestone sets up a 2026 professional league with a formal regional structure.

Overview

  • Season 6: Night at the Museum went live on January 16, introducing a new battleground and debuting Deadpool as a playable hero.
  • The community has scaled to about 40 million players within months of launch and more than 4.1 million members on Discord.
  • Marvel Rivals currently offers 45 playable heroes and follows a monthly cadence for new character releases that reshapes team strategies.
  • The free-to-play shooter supports cross-play on PC via Steam, Epic Games Store and the official launcher, as well as PlayStation 4/5 and Xbox Series X|S.
  • Following a 2025 Ignite Series that awarded over $3 million, NetEase plans a 2026 Marvel Rivals Professional League with four regions, promotion–relegation and revenue-sharing partner teams.