Warner Bros. announces MultiVersus, a Super Smash Bros. style platform fighter
Warner Bros. Games announced MultiVersus, a free-to-play platform fighting game in the style of Super Smash Bros. featuring various Warner properties—including a few unexpected ones—set to launch on consoles and PC next year.
The reveal trailer, which can be viewed below, gives a first look at the experience, which seems to focus on two-on-two matches. The trailer also reveals the game’s launch roster, which will include Batman, Superman, Bugs Bunny, Finn and Jake from Adventure Time, Tom and Jerry, and Arya Stark from Game of Thrones, as well as cross-play support and rollback netcode. (Read: Fighting in the time of COVID: the problems of online play and how the community has adapted)
MultiVersus is a brand-new, free-to-play platform fighter that lets you team up with or against your friends using some of the world’s most iconic characters including Batman, Shaggy, Superman, Bugs Bunny & more.
Use unique co-op abilities, find your favorite fighter combos, and save the Multiverse!
MultiVersus is scheduled for worldwide release in 2022 on PlayStation®5 (PS5™) and PlayStation®4 consoles, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One consoles and PC with full cross-play support, dedicated server-based rollback netcode and content-filled seasons.
Pre-registration for upcoming playtests is available now at MultiVersus.com
MultiVersus follows in the footsteps of the recently launched Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl as a new platform fighter following in the Super Smash Bros. formula. Whether these new platforms fighters will be able to eventually loosen Nintendo’s stranglehold on the sub-genre, only time will tell.
MultiVersus will be available on PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and Xbox One in 2022.
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