Marvel Rivals will crossover with other media. NetEase confirmed this in a recent earnings call, expressing a desire to grow the Marvel Rivals playerbase even further.
In the call, as reported on by Yahoo Finance, a NetEase representative confirms that there will be crossover events in Marvel Rivals, something we've seen no sign of so far. We have no idea which IPs will crossover with Marvel Rivals first, or even when the events will happen, but we now know that NetEase is looking beyond the Marvel source material.
This was spotted in an earnings call, shared by Marvel Rivals Intel on social media. Here, NetEase was asked about its growth strategies for Marvel Rivals, and the answer gives us an idea of where the live service is heading.
"NetEase plans to continue investing in development and marketing, with a long-term operational strategy," NetEase responds. "The team has plans for eSports and will announce these plans to enhance the gaming ecosystem. There will also be crossover events and promotions with other media to expand the user base."
Despite this groundbreaking success, NetEase laid off all of its US-based Marvel Rivals devs.
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