{"id":47266,"date":"2024-03-06T14:56:47","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T13:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2004593"},"modified":"2024-03-06T15:28:37","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T14:28:37","slug":"multiversus-return-teased-as-social-media-account-lurches-back-to-life","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/multiversus-return-teased-as-social-media-account-lurches-back-to-life\/","title":{"rendered":"MultiVersus return teased as social media account lurches back to life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Warner Bros&#8217; live service games push is seemingly set to continue after the less-than-graceful Suicide Squad launch. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Cole Luke\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 06 March 2024 at 13:56 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>The social media account on X (formerly Twitter) for the Warner Bros free-to-play Smash Bros-like MultiVersus has curiously sprung into action \u2013 after an almost nine-month-long absence since the closure of the online open beta.<\/p>\n<p>Knowing it\u2019s been a hot minute since we last heard anything from MultiVersus, the tweet is rather coy, but it was clearly more than enough for players desperate to get back into the game \u2013 as the post has garnered 32,000 likes as of writing.<\/p>\n<p>It was quite an odd call for developers Player First Games to close the open beta in the first place, as players could purchase skins and battle passes \u2013 something typically relegated to full releases.<\/p>\n<p>Players could still engage in offline play at least, but it was limited to local play or test matches.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">*taps mic* testing, testing, 1, 2, 3<\/p>\u2014 MultiVersus (@multiversus) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/multiversus\/status\/1765074875130278331?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 5, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>Warner Bros also has a pretty troubled recent past with live service games, as evidenced by the launch of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/suicide-squad-kill-justice-league-release-date\/\">Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League<\/a>, which we think is fair to describe as \u201cnot ideal\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>For those who aren\u2019t aware of the game, MultiVersus \u2013 as described on the <a href=\"https:\/\/multiversus.com\/en-gb\/faq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official site FAQ<\/a> \u2013\u00a0 \u201cis a free-to-play platform fighter video game with an ever-expanding cast of iconic characters and legendary universes, various online modes including a team-based 2 vs 2 format and ongoing content-filled seasons\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s very similar in practice, then, to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/nickelodeon-all-star-brawl-release-date\/\">Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl<\/a> and its sequel, which takes beloved characters from their many shows and places them in a platform fighting game.<\/p> <p>But with all this hubbub, it\u2019s clear that some sort of announcement is afoot. The game has been slated for a 2024 release for a while, and with nine months left of the year, there\u2019s only so much time for that to happen.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s certainly no concrete release window \u2013 let alone a release date \u2013 but there\u2019s bound to be an announcement made soon.<\/p>\n<p>Whether or not it will capture players\u2019 attention again is also up for debate, as though MultiVersus reached an all-time peak of 153,433 players (as of writing) during the initial open beta, the current 24-hour peak is less than a thousandth of this, at 115, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/steamdb.info\/app\/1818750\/charts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SteamDB<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s higher than it has been in recent weeks, however, so clearly there is some \u2013 albeit limited \u2013 renewed interest.<\/p>\n<p>Once we have more information regarding what we can expect, or a proper announcement is made, we\u2019ll be sure to update you as soon as possible \u2013 so do be sure to check back in with us often!<\/p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-direction: alternate; width:100%; } .gvtext1 { animation-name: gvtext1; } .gvtext2 { animation-name: gvtext2; } @keyframes gvtext1 { 0% { opacity: 1 } 47% { opacity: 1 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 100% { opacity: 0 } } @keyframes gvtext2 { 0% { opacity: 0 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 53% { opacity: 1 } 100% { opacity: 1 } } ]]><\/style> <div style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:smaller;position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;background:rgb(208, 208, 208);border-radius:30px;display:flex;text-align:center;align-items:center;\"> <div class=\"gvtext2\" style=\"position:absolute;\"> Green Video Post Element <br\/>Video ID: \"b5e2ff4e52aef139121f583f238b31cb776c12bb\" <br\/>Mix ID: \"\" <br\/>Player ID: \"Tw3-XowQ\" <\/div> <div class=\"gvtext1\" style=\"padding: 10px;\"> If the player doesn't appear here within a few seconds, the Player ID or Licence Key (set via IM Green Video settings) might be invalid. <\/div> <\/div> <green-video embed-id=\"Tw3-XowQ\" content-id=\"b5e2ff4e52aef139121f583f238b31cb776c12bb\" mix-id=\"\"\/>\n<\/div> <p><strong>Listen to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/one-more-life-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">One More Life podcast<\/a> and subscribe to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/gaming-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gaming newsletter<\/a> for all the latest intel.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Looking for something to watch? 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