Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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The latest hero shooter Marvel Rivals has taken the world by storm with soaring player counts and extraordinary results against Blizzard and Overwatch 2 even making Blizzard employees diss the game. But how did NetEase pull it off, and is it good for the genre, and for hero shooters?

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:20 The Fall of Overwatch
7:09 The Rise of Rivals
12:16 Monetisation and Skins
15:03 The Future of Rivals