{"id":12364,"date":"2025-05-07T22:35:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T22:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaming.news\/?post_type=news&#038;p=12364"},"modified":"2025-05-08T10:57:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T10:57:47","slug":"marvel-rivals-patch-update-brings-back-giant-sized-brain-blast","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/gaming.news\/news\/2025-05-07\/marvel-rivals-patch-update-brings-back-giant-sized-brain-blast\/","title":{"rendered":"Marvel Rivals Patch Update Brings Back Giant-Sized Brain Blast"},"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\">Marvel Rivals Patch Update Brings Back Giant-Sized Brain Blast<\/h1>\n\n<figure class=\"spgn__article__hero__news__image --with-bg wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" 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class=\"spgn__article__content__main spgn__content\">\n\t\t<p>The upcoming Marvel Rivals patch update launches on May 8 at 9:00 am UTC, marking the return of the game mode Giant-Size Brain Blast. The update also adds minor bug fixes alongside new items Sunshine Raccoon and Sunshine Squirrel, the latter of which had her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/marvelrivals\/comments\/1kh2o14\/beach_summer_and_always_battle_ready_squirrel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">in-game model<\/a> teased.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-reddit wp-block-embed-reddit\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-embed-bq\" style=\"height:500px\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/marvelrivals\/comments\/1kh2o14\/beach_summer_and_always_battle_ready_squirrel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\ud83c\udfc4\u200d\u2640\ufe0f Beach, Summer, And Always Battle Ready! \ud83d\udc3f\ufe0f (Squirrel Girl skin preview)<\/a><br> by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/WestPhillyFilly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">u\/WestPhillyFilly<\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/marvelrivals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">marvelrivals<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/embed.reddit.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In the game mode, each team is granted a single random hero to play as. Each hero has a massive head, making headshots far easier. 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Now, our fin-tastic friend will see his 6-piece meal every time!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Banner\u2019s Space Out: We\u2019ve smashed a bug that left all three forms of Bruce Banner unable to bind the jump action to the Spacebar. Now, Banner can leap into action as intended.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Other<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We\u2019ve remedied an oversight, where in anonymous mode, using voice chat still revealed your original name.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Marvel Rivals swimsuit costumes are being teased in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gaming.news\/news\/2025-04-18\/marvel-rivals-swimsuit-costumes-teased-in-upcoming-comic-one-shot\/\">Marvel Swimsuit Special: Friends, Foes &amp; Rivals #1<\/a>, a comic that releases on July 9, 2025. 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