NetEase is reportedly pulling funding for Yakuza creator’s studio

The hype for Gang of Dragon, the debut game from Nagoshi Studio, may already be getting derailed. According to a Bloomberg report, Chinese tech giant NetEase is going to stop financing Nagoshi Studio starting in May. Bloomberg confirmed the news with the studio’s employees and a NetEase spokesperson. The report explained that NetEase decided to … Read more

S6 Livestream Incentive Event – Winners Announcement _Marvel Rivals

We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the Marvel Rivals S6 Livestream Incentive Event!   Thank you to everyone who participated in this event. Your dedication fuels the world of Marvel Rivals, and we can’t wait to see your next live adventure!   Please refer to the image below for the list of winners.   … Read more

Inside one gamer’s bleak “war” against throwers in Marvel Rivals and the “collateral damage” fans are petitioning NetEase to stop

A new site created by an aggrieved Marvel Rivals player allows anyone to place a “bounty” on other gamers in the popular online multiplayer game. If you’ve played an online, team-based multiplayer game like Marvel Rivals, chances are you’ve come across a thrower. A thrower is someone who purposefully plays badly so that their team … Read more

Marvel Rivals Version 20260116 Patch Notes: Season 6 Begins! _Marvel Rivals

HEY NERDS! Deadpool here, hijacking the patch notes because, let’s face it, nobody reads these unless you need to know if your main got nerfed. Then you whine that there are no balance updates here, and some random internet person tells you what you really want is the Balance Post, not the Patch Notes. I … Read more

Marvel Rivals Reveals Two New Characters For Its Next Season

Image: NetEase / Marvel / Kotaku On April 3, NetEase revealed the next season of Marvel Rivals. The popular game’s second season starts April 11 and will add Emma Frost and Ultron to the already large roster of Marvel Rivals. Live Forever in the Universe of ‘New World: Aeternum’ Since it arrived on the scene … Read more

China approves 110 domestic, 3 imported video games in February

Chinese regulators gave the green light to 110 domestic and three foreign video game titles in February, maintaining the high level of monthly approvals since Beijing eased a regulatory crackdown on the gaming industry in 2022. On Friday, the National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA), the agency responsible for licensing video games in China, announced … Read more

Marvel Rivals Says Popular Third-Party PC Plugin Is ‘Cheating Software’ And Bans It

Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.Generate Key Takeaways Today, Marvel Rivals launched its big mid-season update, adding two new characters, a fresh map, and some balance tweaks. But the developer behind the … Read more

Everything We Saw At This Week’s Big PlayStation State Of Play And More Of The Week’s Top Gaming News

This week gave us PlayStation’s first State of Play presentation of 2025. It was 40-plus pretty packed minutes that showed off plenty of games coming to Sony’s console in the future, and we’ve collected every last trailer and announcement. Also, big changes are coming to Overwatch 2, and Marvel Rivals rapidly changed course after a … Read more

Marvel’s Rivals: The Hero Shooter We Didn’t Know We Needed

Marvel’s ‘Rivals’ Shoots to the Top: Why This Hero Shooter is Dominating 2024 Forget superhero fatigue, Marvel Rivals is proving that the hero shooter genre still has plenty of life left. One of 2024’s biggest gaming surprises has been Marvel Rivals, a third-person PVP shooter featuring a roster of beloved Marvel heroes and villains. The … Read more