Those following DC news know that October 8, 2025, marks the beginning of their latest crisis event with the release of DC K.O. #1 by Joshua Williamson, Scott Snyder, Xermánico, Javier Fernández, and Alejandro Sánc
While the Punisher's winterwear costume is a great look that will hopefully come to Marvel Rivals in future, fans of the hero should also check out his new Marvel Knights: Punisher series from Jimmy Palmiotti and Dan Panosian, showing an older Frank Castle in Marvel's 'THE WORLD TO COME' continuity. The older Frank has white temples, a new skull logo built into his bulletproof vest and a mouth scarf with its own sk
The Zombie Mode takes place within the Empire of Eternal Night (Midtown) map, and is selectable within the game modes screen under the "Play" menu. You have the option to select Zombie Mode among other options like Quick Play or Competitive , narrowing your queue time to reflect others trying to get into PvE matc
Of course, the chances of these designs appearing in _Marvel Rivals _ is tied to their popularity with fans, and ultimately sales will decide whether Marvel finds new ways to use these awesome new Punisher costumes or casts them as
The Zombie Mode for Marvel Rivals ** __ launches on October 24, 2025** , giving you a week before Halloween to play the horror-themed PvE content. Several character skins will also start arriving in the Store around this time, including some referenced in the Zombie Mode its
Daredevil/Punisher: The Devil's Trigger #2 is coming December 17 from Jimmy Palmiotti and José Luis Soares Pinto, and will see the two vigilantes taking on the infamous Gnucci crime family - one of Punisher's most relentless and grotesque enemies, first seen in 2000's Punisher #1 , and later adapted in the MCU's The Punisher TV series. Of course, they'll also be taking on each other, thanks to their longtime disagreement about lethal tact
The dedicated space might also feature a variety of content players might not expect , such as Anniversary exclusive rewards not found in PvP modes. The screens in Times Square have also been seen to play popular MCU trailers, so there could be a possibility of players linking their Disney+ account to watch popular Marvel media on this
The Punisher 's new costume is destined to be his best new Marvel Rivals _ cosmetic, with a stripped-down aesthetic that takes Frank Castle back to basics. A duelist character, Punisher is known for his "Judge, jury, executioner!" battlecry, with cosmetics including a take on Marvel's _Punisher 2099 and his red Thunderbolts armor. However, many of his skins ignore his core as a street-level hero who is an underdog compared to Marvel's superhum
_Thanos _ The Mad Titan has healing abilities similar to Wolverine's mutant healing factor. Wolverine is known for being one of the most resilient mutants and durable characters in the Marvel universe. His body has been mangled and battered throughout comic book history but survives brutal attacks from some of Marvel's strongest characters such as The Hulk . Thanos, one of Marvel's most powerful supervillains has shown a healing ability equal to that of the X-Men's most notable team member. The power-obsessed villain infatuated with death has displayed yet another ability that makes him a worthy opponent for Marvel's strongest her
DC K.O. #1 launches DC’s new 22-issue (not including prologues), tournament-style Fighting game tier list|https://fightnewsplus.com/ series, where heroes and villains face off in bracket-style battles, all striving to become the DC champion capable of gathering enough Omega Energy to challenge Darkseid at his most powerful as the King Omega. It’s this very premise that serves as an epic pitch for DC’s next game , one that, if properly capitalized on, could rival the massive popularity of Marvel Riv
Heroes have incredibly complex ability trees that can be unlocked over time, accessible through "Khonshu's Blessings" in the Zombies Mode menus. As you prepare to go into a match, you can swap out character abilities and give them new Traits to build a "loadout" of sorts for impending battles against zombie enem
Season 5 sees the release of Gambit and Rogue as new characters, with the former arriving as a new Strategist in Marvel Rivals on November 14, 2025. This development predates some additional changes to the game, such as Ranked placement changes and a new 18v18 Conquest PvP mode. However, as Cross Progression and other new systems release, a new map offers another mode right at Season 5's laun
Some of the most adjusted characters from nerfs in this update are Phoenix, Human Torch, and Ultron, likely due to their abundance in various team comps. Highly mobile, burst damage characters got nerfed the most , perhaps emphasizing a focus on team coordination to take down foes rather than one character being able to do so too quic
This mode in Marvel Rivals also seems to have different Leaderboards, encouraging players to create the strongest character loadouts to defeat the zombies faster than everyone else. With two powerful bosses in a zombified Namor and Scarlet Witch , creating builds best suited for taking these enemies down will likely define the strongest teams who jump into Zombies M