- A new limited-time game mode is being added to Marvel Rivals this week
- Jeff’s Winter Splash Festival is a Splatoon-like 4v4 mode launching on December 20.
- The Winter Celebration event will also add new themed skins for several Marvel Rivals heroes.
NetEase has announced that a new game mode is coming for a limited time. Marvel Rivals this week.
Jeff’s Winter Splash Festival is part of Marvel Rivals The Winter Celebration event, a 4v4 game mode with Jeff the Land Shark as the star character, is scheduled to launch on December 20 at 11 pm PST / 4 pm EST / 7 pm GMT.
Based on the latest announcement trailer, it looks like the gameplay is heavily inspired by Splatoonand will require each team of four players to cover the surface of the winter map in their designated color in order to win.
In addition to the main event, players can also expect new winter-themed skins for five heroes, including Jeff, Magik, Venom, Rocket Raccoon, and Groot.
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The end of the trailer confirms that Jeff’s adorable new costume can be obtained for free during the event, but it looks like the other four skins will be exclusive to the store.
NetEase has also revealed that there will be a “special winter greeting card with gifts from Jeff” as well as “some surprises” when the update arrives later this week.
Marvel Rivals launched earlier this month for PC and consoles and quickly gained over 444,000 concurrent players on Steam on its first day of release (via GameRant).
If you are just starting with the hero shooting game, here are the Marvel Rivals Codes that you can redeem for the month of December 2024.