Marvel introduced that “quickly” swimsuit-themed skins shall be showing in standard free-to-play shooter Marvel Rivals. Do you hear that loud noise? That’s the sound of Marvel Rivals developer NetEase putting in new vaults to carry all the cash they’re about to make.
On April 17, Marvel introduced that in July it’s bringing again its Swimsuit Particular. This was an ongoing collection of special-edition comedian books launched within the Nineties that depicted superheroes and villains sporting bikinis, swimming trunks, and speedos. The collection was pure fan service, however over time—because it added extra gender parity—it was typically celebrated by critics in the way it equally sexualized ladies and men. The final Swimsuit Particular arrived in 1995. It’s doable Marvel opted to deliver it again after seeing DC do its personal assortment of swimsuit-themed summer time art work in 2024.
Now, for followers of Marvel Rivals on the market, you’ll be very on this bit included within the Swimsuit Particular announcement:
The problem may also embrace designs for brand spanking new costumes coming quickly to Marvel Rivals, the mega standard multiplayer online game from Marvel Video games and NetEase Video games.
We don’t have any extra info on when to anticipate these outfits or what they may appear to be. However based mostly on the very fact they’re exhibiting up in a Swimsuit Particular, I’d wager all my Lattice and Items that we’re getting some bikinis and speedos in Rivals.
It’s predicted that the swimsuit skins will arrive in Marvel Rivals across the similar time as Marvel’s launch of the brand new swimsuit-themed comedian, which is ready to hit stands on July 9. Coincidentally, that’s roughly once we anticipate season 3 of Rivals to begin.
Will the battle cross for season 3 be solely devoted to summer time appears and swimwear? Maybe. And if that’s the case, NetEase goes to have set up just a few extra vaults to include all the cash they’re about to make. And hey, perhaps they will use a few of that cash to pay folks as a substitute of laying them off? Only a thought!
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