MultiVersus

MultiVersus is an upcoming free-to-play crossover fighting game developed by Player First Games and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The game features various characters within the Warner Bros. Discovery catalog. The title is scheduled for release in 2022,[2] for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S.

MultiVersus
Teaser cover art
Developer(s)Player First Games
Publisher(s)Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Director(s)Tony Huynh[1]
Platform(s)
Release2022
Genre(s)Fighting
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

MultiVersus is a platform fighter, in which players battle on different stages and attempt to knock their opponents outside the boundaries of the arena, with characters being knocked further the more damage they take.[3][4][5] The game is primarily played in a 2-vs-2 format, though 1-vs-1 and free-for-all options are also available.[6]

Playable characters

The game currently features 13 playable characters from seven Warner Bros. Discovery-owned franchises (with many of them being voiced by actors reprising their roles from previous media), as well as one original character. New characters are expected to be announced before and after the game's release.

Adventure Time
DC Universe
Game of Thrones
Looney Tunes
Scooby-Doo
Steven Universe
Tom and Jerry
Original character(s)

Development

The game is being developed by Player First Games and is set to release in 2022.[2][4][5] Dedicated servers, rollback netcode, and voice acting have been promoted as prominent features, and the team intend to release new content and characters via constant updates.[6] The games website held a online tech test from February 25 to March 7 of 2022.[9]

Leak

Prior to its announcement in November 2021, the existence of MultiVersus was leaked and rumoured to exist by multiple sources online.[6] Initially, a user on the subreddit r/GamingLeaksandRumours claimed that the game first came about early 2019 as a result of the release of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Warner Bros. workers being aware of the "Ultra Instinct Shaggy" internet meme. They had also claimed the idea of a crossover influenced the filming of Space Jam: A New Legacy,[10][11] although the validity of these claims for both products have yet to be confirmed or denied by Player First Games or Warner Bros. On October 27, 2021, professional Super Smash Bros. Melee player Juan "Hungrybox" DeBiedma shared a photograph on Twitter containing what he alleged was the character selection screen for an upcoming Warner Bros. platform fighter called MultiVersus.[12] DeBiedma claimed that he had received secret inside information about the game. The image was later deleted after Warner Bros. submitted a DMCA takedown request, which DeBiedma stated was a "hard confirm" of the photograph's veracity.[13][14] The leak included Gandalf from The Lord of the Rings and Rick Sanchez from Rick and Morty as playable characters instead of Arya Stark and Garnet. Superman and Steven Universe’s designs were also updated to be shown in the trailer. Internal game design documents for the game were also leaked on ResetEra.[15][16][17] Following the tech test, 4.5 minutes of gameplay footage was leaked online.[18]

See also

References
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