{"id":11791,"date":"2025-05-02T11:26:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T11:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaming.news\/?post_type=news&#038;p=11791"},"modified":"2025-05-02T12:53:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T12:53:16","slug":"netease-announces-global-esports-circuit-marvel-rivals-ignite-with-over-3m-prize-pool","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/gaming.news\/news\/2025-05-02\/netease-announces-global-esports-circuit-marvel-rivals-ignite-with-over-3m-prize-pool\/","title":{"rendered":"Netease Announces Global Esports Circuit Marvel Rivals Ignite with Over $3M Prize Pool"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"spgn__article__hero__news horizontal-wrapper vertical-wrapper\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"spgn__article__hero__news__title wp-block-post-title\">Netease Announces Global Esports Circuit Marvel Rivals Ignite with Over $3M Prize Pool<\/h1>\n\n<figure class=\"spgn__article__hero__news__image --with-bg wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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class=\"spgn__article__key-points__list__item\">\n\t\t<span>Unlike <a href=\"https:\/\/gaming.news\/news\/2025-03-11\/virtuspro-claims-victory-at-marvel-rivals-invitational-2025-emea\/\">past events<\/a> with teams separated by region, Marvel Rivals Ignite will culminate in a Global Finals showdown set for November 2025.<\/span>\n\t<\/li>\t\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"spgn__article__content horizontal-wrapper vertical-wrapper narrow\">\n\t\t<div class=\"spgn__article__content__main spgn__content\">\n\t\t<p>Netease has announced the global tournament <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MarvelRivals\/status\/1917957204751290423\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Marvel Rivals Ignite<\/a>, slated to start on May 25, 2025, in the Americas, EMEA, China, Asia, and Oceania, with a prize pool of over $3 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike <a href=\"https:\/\/gaming.news\/news\/2025-03-11\/virtuspro-claims-victory-at-marvel-rivals-invitational-2025-emea\/\">past events<\/a> that kept 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Like prior Marvel Rivals competitions, PC and console teams will compete within their own lanes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marvel Rivals\u2019 last big esports event, the Marvel Rivals Championship (MRC), offered no crossover between regional winners and distributed around $260,000 in total prize money, while earlier <a href=\"https:\/\/gaming.news\/news\/2025-03-11\/virtuspro-claims-victory-at-marvel-rivals-invitational-2025-emea\/\">regional Marvel Rivals Invitationals 2025<\/a> featured total prize pools of $100,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A third-person hero shooter, Marvel Rivals, was released for PlayStation 5, Windows PC, and Xbox Series X|S on Dec. 6, 2024. The PvP title gained over 10 million registered users within just 72 hours. On top of that, in its financial report released on Feb. 20, 2025, Netease announced that Marvel Rivals had officially surpassed 40 million players across all platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-facade__wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:56.20%;\">\n\t\t\t\t<img \n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"youtube-facade__img js-activate\" \n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/6QtF-z25nIA\/hqdefault.jpg\" \n\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/6QtF-z25nIA\/hqdefault.jpg 658w, https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/6QtF-z25nIA\/maxresdefault.jpg 1280w\" \n\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(min-width: 659px) 100vw, 100vw\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"display:block;\"\n\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Marvel Rivals | Rivals &#039;Til the End |  Official Launch Trailer\"\n\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"youtube-facade__button js-activate\" 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