The Marvel Rivals Season 3 roadmap is here with, yes, a summer swimsuit event

The Marvel Rivals Season 3 roadmap is here, and we finally have official confirmation of the much-anticipated summer swimsuit event. Yes, Netease has heard your cries, and you'll be able to kit your favorite superheroes out in all manner of fancy beachwear in just over a week's time. Of course, there's much more on the cards for the multiplayer hero shooter, with the introduction of next playable hero Phoenix, another map, and an event featuring a free Storm costume.

Kicking off on Friday July 11, the third season of Marvel Rivals will introduce Phoenix on launch day; we'll have to wait until the 3.5 update for the previously confirmed arrival of Blade, however, which is tentatively listed as Friday August 8. Also landing at the beginning of Season 3 is new domination map Klyntar: Celestial Husk. This new location is best known as the origin point of the symbiote, furthering theories that elder god Knull will be the newest big bad in one of our best multiplayer games.

Also dropping on day one is the new battle pass, introducing more contenders for our list of the best Marvel Rivals skins. Netease is also kicking off a new Marvel Rivals event called 'Milano repair logs' that will see us helping to restore the Guardians of the Galaxy's ship. Take part and you can earn the free Symbiote Storm skin.

Netease has also seen your thirsty posts and it's delivering; Rivals has never shied away from the superhero franchise's more skin-friendly outfits, and now we're going all-in with confirmation of the heavily speculated Marvel Rivals swimsuit event, titled 'Summer Party.' It begins on Friday July 18, meaning you'll only have one week to wait after the season begins to strip off and enjoy the hot weather.

Beyond that is the tie-in for Marvel Studios' The Fantastic Four First Steps, which arrives alongside its launch on Friday July 25. Finally for the first half of the season, on Friday August 1 we'll be getting two more Phoenix-infused skins, 'Phoenix Demon' for Magik and 'Phoenix Panther' for Black Panther. We'll have to keep watch for news on all the Blade-related goodies as next month kicks off, then.

Marvel Rivals Season 3 begins Friday July 11. You can browse the latest patch notes courtesy of Netease.

Get a headstart on Season 3 with our Marvel Rivals tier list to see who the strongest characters are right now, and be sure to check for the latest Marvel Rivals codes as well.

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