Free-to-Play Fighting Game MultiVersus Officially Launches on May 28
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After the free-to-play platform fighting game MultiVersus was pulled after a long open beta run, developer Player First Games is ready to fully launch their game on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC through Steam on May 28.
Based on player feedback from the open beta that ran from July 2022 until its temporary closure on June 25, 2023, the studio has worked on a variety of improvements. One change is the game’s shift to Unreal Engine 5, giving character models and stages a more detailed look.
They also worked on the game’s netcode, improving it to hopefully make it lag-free as this is one of the chief complaints the game experienced during its open beta run.
MultiVersus will also feature a new PvE game mode that is said to “offer a new way to play, outside of competitive”, though they have yet to fully detail the new content.
On top of all of this, they are planning to add new playable characters within the Warner Bros. library of intellectual properties as well as stages inspired by them.
MultiVersus was originally announced in November 2021 and launched with an open beta session at the start if July 2022 to select regions. It did rather well in its initial months, as it easily reached 10 million players in August 2022, then climbed to even 20 million in the following month.
The open beta acted like a fully released title as it was updated with various seasons, adding new characters stages, and even features Battle Pass features and other paid options, the usual practices you’d expect from a free-to-play title.
Months went by and the complaints and player base started to dwindle as Player First Games decided to bring down the game and work on improving the game based on player feedback.
Looks like they are ready as they are going for a multi-platform release in a couple of months.
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