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Marvel Rivals puts the wrong hero under the balance microscope, with some huge changes to Captain America's combat while only dealing out a painfully small nerf for Gambit

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Marvel Rivals
Genres · fps
Release · Dec 6, 2024
Developer · NetEase Games
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Active · 2018
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