LeBron James, Rick & Morty Join the Fight in MultiVersus on PS5, PS4

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by Stephen Tailby Fri 22nd Jul 2022

A MultiVersus panel at SDCC just happened, and while there was plenty to draw from the showcase, there's only one bit of news fans are really after. Fortunately, developer Player First Games has delivered, revealing not one, not two, but three new fighters for its free-to-play brawler.

Joining the eclectic roster are basketball legend LeBron James (who starred in Space Jam: A New Legacy last year) and dimension-hopping duo Rick Sanchez and Morty Smith, of Rick and Morty fame, obviously.

The former fighter can be seen in the above reveal trailer, which confirms he'll be joining in time for the MultiVersus open beta, which kicks off from 26th July. Meanwhile, both Rick and Morty will be added a little later, when the game reaches Season 1. We don't know precisely when that will be just yet.

LeBron is a Bruiser class character who makes use of his basketball as a projectile to whack opponents from afar. Honestly, he looks like he'll be really fun to play — we'll be putting him through his paces when he slam dunks the game next week.

Are you excited to play as LeBron James, Rick, and Morty in MultiVersus? Let us know in the comments section below.

[source youtube.com, via twitter.com]

Stephen has been part of the Push Square team for over six years, bringing boundless enthusiasm and a deep knowledge of video games to his role as Assistant Editor. Having grown up playing every PlayStation console to date, he's developed an eclectic taste, with particular passion for indie games, arcade racers, and puzzlers. He's also our go-to guy for Sonic-related matters, much to his delight/chagrin.

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get2sammyb
Fri 22nd Jul 2022

Absolutely can't wait for LeBron! Looks like so much fun!

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nessisonett
Fri 22nd Jul 2022

LeBron James versus Arya Stark. Truly baffling.

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Danloaded
Fri 22nd Jul 2022

I suppose Lebron fits in as Space Game is basically the WB universe. However I dont know anyone who liked the film XD i mean they didnt go to Space and the Jams sucked compared to the original

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AdamNovice
Fri 22nd Jul 2022

I'm enjoying the game but gold rewards need to be boosted because winning a 2 out of 3 match gets you just over 100 gold. And when fighters cost around 2000 to 3000 gold it's a lot of grinding to get everyone of the (for now) 15 character roster.

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Jackpaza0508
Fri 22nd Jul 2022

The fact that LeBron is fairly realistic compared to the other characters makes this even funnier to me

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RoomWithaMoose
Fri 22nd Jul 2022

LeBron officially owned by Warner Bros. That MeatCanyon video was more accurate than I thought... Honestly though, seeing him run around dunking foo's — it's just so stupid, how can I not love it?

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AFCC
Fri 22nd Jul 2022

Love it! I love the game and the characters are so weirdly diverse...it's just good fun

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GodofCapcom
Fri 22nd Jul 2022

This is game is getting characters pretty quick. I mean even when they reach 100, they'll still be must ones. So crazy what wb owns. Much much more than Disney

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Enuo
Fri 22nd Jul 2022

Get this man a Sprite Cranberry!

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Uncharted2007
Fri 22nd Jul 2022

With LeBron being added, I'll be skipping this game entirely. I won't touch anything with that racist in it.

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NoFaceBigFoot
Sat 23rd Jul 2022

LeBron is a five star jewel of colossal ignorance and easily the dumbest American athlete in a generation. I'm Native American and 1000% offended by the colossal ignorance of this colossal ignoramus.

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rjejr
Sat 23rd Jul 2022

@nessisonett "Truly baffling" says the guy with the Eraserhead avatar.😉

"LeBron is a Bruiser class character who makes use of his basketball as a projectile to whack opponents from afar."

So he's Wakka.😂
Untitled

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nessisonett
Sat 23rd Jul 2022

@Uncharted2007 That’s a fairly large label to apply to somebody. I don’t exactly keep up to date with LeBron but I haven’t heard him be called racist before.

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AFCC
Sat 23rd Jul 2022

I saw the video just now and...wow is Lebron a terrible voice actor or what? About as enthusiastic as a sloth

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JustPlainLoco
Sat 23rd Jul 2022

I remember there being a 'leak' with 20 - 30 Characters revealed, and LeBron James, Rick & Morty were mentioned in that leak, doesn't make the leak true, but does give it some plausibility, and given how many IP's WB has, I've no doubt they're gonna want to continue adding more iconic characters to the roster to keep players coming back, from Lord of the Rings, to Wizard of Oz, to Matrix, to Cartoon Network, to more DC & Looney Tunes reps, and so on and so forth.

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ztpayne7
Sat 23rd Jul 2022

@AFCC I think I read he’s actually voiced by the guy who voiced Barrett in FF7 remake 😅

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JustPlainLoco
Sat 23rd Jul 2022

@Danloaded - I enjoyed watching Space Jam 2, it's certainly not a good movie, and it's certainly not as good as the first Space Jam, but a fun watch nonetheless, beside there are certainly worse movies to watch than Space Jam 2.