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Thursday6th Jun 2024
News MultiVersus PS5, PS4 Dev Underfire for 'Bug' Allowing You to Buy Extra Lives
Would have got away with it if it weren't for those pesky kids
MultiVersus has re-released and we reckon it’s pretty good, as explained in our review. As is always with the case with free-to-play titles, though, its business model is being put under huge scrutiny. Many feel that the pace at which new characters can be unlocked is far too slow, and...
Wednesday29th May 2024
News MultiVersus Makes a Grand Return with Over 114,000 Concurrent Players on Steam
Multi-hit
Player First Games seems to have successfully brought MultiVersus back, if its launch day player stats are anything to go by. After nearly a year of additional development to get the game in shape, it's now available once again, and it seems to have attracted most of its audience back for more. Over on Steam, the free-to-play fighter...
Tuesday28th May 2024
News MultiVersus Is Now Available on PS5, PS4, Free Pack for PS Plus Members
Free-to-play fighter has returned
MultiVersus, the free-to-play platform fighter from WB Games and Player First Games, makes its grand return today on PS5 and PS4. It's now available to download from PS Store or, if you still have the old version on your console, you'll be able to download the update. Servers are being opened up gradually to prevent...
Thursday23rd May 2024
News Jason Voorhees Looks Like a Force to Be Reckoned with in MultiVersus Gameplay
Voorhees a jolly good fellow
When MultiVersus returns next week on 28th May, one of the brand new fighters joining the party is Jason Voorhees, the iconic villain from the Friday the 13th movies. Here he is in all his splendour, and he looks like a very fun tank class character. He seems to mostly utilise close-range melee attacks with various...
Wednesday22nd May 2024
News PS5, PS4 Mascot Brawler MultiVersus Is Completely Reinventing Its Monetisation
Jason Voorhees free for returning players
MultiVersus was huge when it initially launched in beta last year, but we firmly believe its bland Battle Pass was part of its undoing. The mascot brawler delivered one of the least exciting seasons we’ve ever experienced in a live service game, and its player count plummeted as a result. Fortunately, as...
Monday20th May 2024
News Agent Smith, Jason Voorhees Revealed in MultiVersus Cinematic Launch Trailer
New launch, new characters
WB Games has just unveiled its CG launch trailer for MultiVersus, the free-to-play platform fighter from Player First Games. The game is due to make its grand return on 28th May on PS5 and PS4, and when it does, it's bringing with it several brand new playable characters. As the trailer reveals, Agent Smith from The...
Friday17th May 2024
News Free PS5, PS4 Mascot Brawler MultiVersus Adds Fantastic Single Player, Co-Op Campaign
A rift in time
Since being re-revealed a few weeks ago, MultiVersus has largely looked like the same game – with the exception of the Jokers’ addition. The good news, however, is that developer Player First Games has been cooking – and it’s finally ready to introduce an entire new mode: the free-to-play foray’s single pla
Tuesday14th May 2024
News MultiVersus' Joker Looks Like a Hoot on PS5, PS4
Powerpuff Girls teased yet again
MultiVersus will get its big re-release later this month, and it’ll be bringing a brand-new character to the brawl: the Joker, voiced by Mark Hamill. Following the character’s initial cinematic unveiling, here’s a better look at his gameplay, along with some unique dialogue between him and his face-painted bae,...
Thursday9th May 2024
News Mark Hamill Reprises Role as The Joker for MultiVersus on PS5, PS4
"Get a load of me"
The relaunch campaign for MultiVersus has been strange to say the least. We’d expected Player First Games to go hard on all the new content it’s bringing to the title after it was unceremoniously taken offline several months ago, but outside of a 28th May release date, it’s not actually annou
Monday11th Mar 2024
News Mascot Brawler MultiVersus Returns 28th May on PS5, PS4 After a Year Away
Stay tooned for more info
Update: As promised, MultiVersus has been re-revealed following its unprecedented year offline. The title will launch on 28th May, and will ship with a raft of improvements, including an upgrade to Unreal Engine 5, all-new rollback netcode, and fresh stages and characters. We spotted Townsville from the Powerpuff Girls...
Wednesday6th Mar 2024
News Mascot Brawler MultiVersus Appears Poised to Make Its Big PS5, PS4 Comeback
Back for good?
MultiVersus was the biggest game in the world for about a week, before an iffy Battle Pass and tardy updates plunged its appeal, and prompted Player1stGames to unexpectedly pull the whole thing offline. The release was never meant to disappear entirely, of course, and the developer has been beavering away on some important updates...
Tuesday27th Feb 2024
News Clues from McDonald's, Voice Actors, More Suggest MultiVersus May Soon Resurface
Is news imminent?
MultiVersus released back in 2022 as a public beta test, and it immediately proved popular. It was available to play for free for almost a year, but developer Player First Games took the beta down, promising the game would return in a more complete state in 2024. Now, a series of evidence has begun popping up, suggesting some news...
Monday26th Jun 2023
News MultiVersus Now Totally Offline, Full Game Will Return in 2024
The beta is over
Warner Bros. Games had a crack at the Super Smash Bros. formula with MultiVersus, and while it was largely successful in many ways, the game has now gone back into development hiding. The platform fighter was playable in a long-lasting open beta, but this has now officially come to an end. Back in March, it was announced the game's...
Wednesday5th Apr 2023
News MultiVersus Has Now Been Removed from PS5, PS4 Stores
That's all, folks
MultiVersus will no longer be available to download for new players and has been temporarily removed from digital storefronts like the PlayStation Store. This move might come as a surprise for those just following along at home, given that it was a detail squirrelled away in last week's Open Beta Update. We knew that the...
Wednesday29th Mar 2023
News MultiVersus Fans Annoyed They Paid for a PS5, PS4 Game That's Going Offline for Months
You can still access the training room, though
Developer Player First Games has announced MultiVersus will be going offline until 2024, and some players are less than thrilled with the news. Players will lose access to MultiVersus' online component, which has been in open beta for the past eight months. The end of the open beta period is scheduled...
Monday27th Mar 2023
News MultiVersus Going Offline in June, Full Launch Planned for Early 2024
Open beta coming to an end
MultiVersus is a strange case; it's been available to play for about eight months, but technically, only in an open beta capacity. This prolonged phase of the game's development has allowed developer Player First Games to gather a vast amount of information and feedback, and it'll soon be implementing all that data ahead...
Thursday16th Feb 2023
News MultiVersus Daily Peak Player Count Down 99% Since Launch
From more than 150,000 to around 700
MultiVersus was something of a phenomenon when it burst onto the scene in August of last year, quickly racking up more than 10 million players before it was even out of open beta. Obviously, games that have a buzz about them can generally attract an audience at launch (especially if they're free to play), but...
Thursday15th Dec 2022
News Black Adam Variant Lets You Play as The Rock in MultiVersus on PS5, PS4
Game of Thrones map also added
Black Adam was added to free-to-play fighter MultiVersus a little while ago, coinciding with the release of the movie. The version in the game is an original design based mainly on the comics, but if you'd rather a more Hollywood look, you're in luck. A new skin variant for the character has been added, letting you don...
Wednesday16th Nov 2022
News Free-to-Play Phenom MultiVersus Adds Marvin the Martian, More
Season 2 is underway from today
The white-hot buzz surrounding Super Smash Bros-style platform fighter MultiVersus has cooled quite a lot since its launch during the summer, but it’s still a fun free-to-play brawler that’s worth the storage space on either your PS5 or PS4. It’s been a long time coming, but Season 2 is underway starting today...
Tuesday1st Nov 2022
News Black Adam Makes His Explosive MultiVersus Gameplay Debut
All hail the Thunder King
Black Adam is the answer to the age-old DC universe question: Who, of all its many antagonists, could go blow-for-blow with Superman? Now you can reenact the struggles of this titanic twosome, as Black Adam is now available to play in MultiVersus. In case you have been living under a rock (heh) and didn't know, there is a...
Tuesday25th Oct 2022
News Shazam! Black Adam Storms MultiVersus This Week in Major Update
Arcade mode also inbound
As was teased back in August, Black Adam is the latest character joining MultiVersus. The game isn't short of DC superheroes, but what's one more? Coinciding with the Dwayne Johnson movie, the anti-hero will be appearing in the game following the next major update. That's scheduled for later this week, so it'll all be...
Thursday13th Oct 2022
News Stripe Takes His Revenge in Latest MultiVersus Gameplay Trailer
Time to finish this
Yesterday we brought you news of MultiVersus' latest big update and the reveal of that terror of our childhood years, Stripe, the primary antagonist of the first Gremlins movie. Today, we got a new trailer, showing off the diminutive demon in action. Stripe uses various implements of bodily harm to deal damage and fulfil his...
Wednesday12th Oct 2022
News MultiVersus Major Update Adds New Character Stripe, Halloween Event, More
Gremlins baddie joins the fight
Today sees the arrival of the latest big update to MultiVersus. The free-to-play fighter is still going strong, and developer Player First Games is ready to throw yet another playable character into the arena. Stripe, antagonist of the movie Gremlins, will be introduced with this new update. The unhinged creature...
Wednesday28th Sep 2022
Rumour The Joker, Voiced by Mark Hamill Himself, Could Be Coming to Multiversus
Turn that frown upside down
Multiversus is shaping up to be the gift that keeps on giving, especially for us angsty '90s kids, with the recent release of Gremlin's Gizmo, and the rumours of Beetlejuice entering the fray. The latest nostalgia hit allegedly coming to the excellent free-to-play title is none other than the Clown Prince of Crime...
Tuesday27th Sep 2022
News Rick Joins the Roster, Character Mastery Will Take Longer in Big MultiVersus Update
Wubba lubba dub-dub
Today marks the arrival of a big game update to MultiVersus, the free-to-play platform fighter that's still technically in beta. The headline addition this time is a brand new playable character, with Rick Sanchez of Rick and Morty fame joining the roster. He got his own teaser trailer, which you can watch above. Rick is a Mage...
Thursday8th Sep 2022
News MultiVersus Update Adds Gizmo, Overhauls Hit Detection, Rebalances Characters
Available now
MultiVersus has just received a big game update. The headline addition is Gizmo, the loveable face of the movie Gremlins, as the latest playable fighter. Once you've updated the game to the latest version, the mogwai will be included in the roster. We'll be adding the Support class creature to our MultiVersus guide as soon as we can...
Monday29th Aug 2022
News Oh Lawd He Comin: Big Chungus Potentially Appearing in MultiVersus
Trademarked for use in video games and more
Big Chungus, a popular Internet meme from a few years ago, could be coming back in a major way. Warner Bros. has recently applied for a trademark for the character, referring to its use in myriad contexts — including video games. With MultiVersus embracing characters from all corners of the media...
Wednesday24th Aug 2022
News Morty Is Now Available to Play in MultiVersus on PS5, PS4
It's Mortin' time
After a couple of delays, Morty has finally made his arrival in MultiVersus. You can play as the hapless teenager in the game right now, provided you can stump up 3,000 Gold, 700 Gleamium, or a Character Ticket. For those who might not know, the character is one half of the grandfather/grandson team in the popular TV show Rick and...
Tuesday16th Aug 2022
News Sounds Like Beetlejuice and Wicked Witch of the West Are Coming to MultiVersus
Someone said his name a third time
MultiVersus Season 1 has officially begun, bringing with it a balancing patch, and the tease that Black Adam and Stripe from Gremlins would be joining the fight. Well, that's not all, folks, as it appears we could see the inclusion of Beetlejuice, and the Wicked Witch of the West as well, although when is anybody's...
Monday15th Aug 2022
News MultiVersus Buffs Battle Pass Progression, Makes Big Balance Changes
It's all kicking off
One of our biggest criticisms of MultiVersus during its pre-season Battle Pass was just how glacial progression felt. While it was relatively easy to max out all 15 tiers, it never felt especially satisfying to us – especially when compared to titles like Fortnite, which have tons of quests to complete and opportunities to...
