Overview
- Season 1 launches today with the Conquest update, kicking off the Reign of Talon arc alongside a UI overhaul, new hero sub-roles, and a faction-based Conquest meta-event.
- Five heroes debut at once: tank Domina; damage dealers Emre and Anran; and supports Mizuki and the permanently flying Jetpack Cat (Fika).
- SteamDB-tracked concurrents surged to a new all-time high after the patch, with outlets reporting over 158,000 players, up from prelaunch peaks near 64,000–69,881.
- Public Steam metrics exclude Battle.net and console players, and coverage notes Marvel Rivals still leads recent Steam peak counts overall.
- Blizzard dropped the “2” from the title and set a 2026 cadence with more hero releases, a refreshed competitive year, Stadium updates, and a limited Overwatch x Hello Kitty & Friends collaboration.