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Marvel Rivals Closed Beta Coming Soon — How to Register

Marvel Rivals is blending comic book icons with hero shooter chaos — and gamers are feeling it. After the first closed beta, we got a closer look at the action as streamers tested out the game for the first time. If you felt FOMO, you're in luck: A second closed beta is coming. Here's what we know about the Marvel Rivals closed beta.

The second Marvel Rivals closed beta is coming soon. It's expected to come sometime on July of 2024. An exact date hasn't been announced just yet.

The Marvel Rivals closed beta is going to be available on all consoles, including the PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X. There will be full crossplay as well, allowing friends on different platforms to test out the game together. PlayStation 5 beta participants will get an exclusive Scarlet Spider costume for Spider-Man.

The upcoming beta is closed. This means that it has limited public availability and you'll need to register for access. Developers haven't shared official registration information yet, stating it will come "soon."

Nobody is guaranteed a spot in the closed beta except those that reached level 10 in the previous closed alpha test. Those gamers will have to update the Marvel Rivals Playtest build on Steam when it's available. Everyone else will need to register for access and even then you aren't promised a spot.

To stay up to date on any beta news, join the Marvel Rivals Discord channel.

1 Jun 24 Jimm Sallivan

Marvel Rivals Gets Two New Characters Ahead of Closed Beta

Marvel Rivals is coming to PlayStation 5 with an exclusive Spider-Man skin for the console. But that wasn't all we learned during the game's State of Play trailer. There are already new characters being added to the roster ahead of the game's launch.

During the latest Marvel Rivals trailer, we were shown two new characters coming to the hero shooter. Venom and Guardians of the Galaxy's Adam Warlock are being added to the starting roster.

Venom could be seen swinging around the map as well as traversing underground. It appears as though Venom can damage opponents if he runs into them while burrowing beneath the map's surface.

Adam Warlock seems to be more focused on teamwork rather than aggressive damage. In the trailer, he seems to power up an opponent as one of his abilities, calling out "stronger together" at the same time. He also has some projectile attacks that make him a menace from afar.

The trailer also gave a closer look at how team up abilities will work. Over on the official PlayStation Blog, Game Producer Stephen Wu explained that team up abilities are inspired by "the bonds and friendships" from comic lore.

"When up against overwhelming enemies, even Venom and the Spider-Totems can set aside their differences to morph into a united Venomized force, piercing through the battlefield with dark, lethal spikes!" Wu wrote.

Interestingly enough, Adam Warlock was mentioned in the massive Marvel Rivals roster leak earlier this month. This gives a bit more legitimacy to this big leak, meaning we could get Captain America, Squirrel Girl, Thor, and Jeff the Landshark after all. It should be noted, however, that Venom was not included in the leak.