LogInNetEase verified that the assets found in the game's files are indeed leftover content.
Earlier today, we reported on the assets and icons discovered in Marvel Rivals' files by Twitter user RivalsLeaks, which suggested that one of the most beloved games of 2024 might soon be tarnished by the addition of loot boxes – an inclusion that could not only damage the game's reputation but also make it illegal in certain countries.
However, due to conflicting reports and the absence of official statements from NetEase, it was also possible that these assets were not indicative of the game's future but instead remnants of its past – cut content that the developers chose to exclude long before the game's release.
Fortunately for the hundreds of thousands of Marvel Rivals fans, many of whom strongly oppose the blending of gambling and gaming, the game's fall from grace is getting postponed indefinitely, as 80 Level can now confirm that Rivals will not feature loot boxes going forward.
According to a NetEase representative, the discovered assets are indeed nothing more than relics of the past and will not be making their way into Marvel Rivals. "The icons and materials related to the loot boxes are leftover content in the game development stage and will not appear in the game," the representative told us (via Google Translate). "Please be aware of this and thank you for your support."
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