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MultiVersus re-release date set for May 2024

McDonalds was right all along

Marco Wutz

MultiVersus re-release date set for May 2024
MultiVersus re-release date set for May 2024 /

WB Games has announced the re-release date for MultiVersus, which is going to return to the world stage on May 28, 2024. Initially launched in June 2022 to great success and acclaim, the free-to-play platform brawler ran out of steam a year into what WB Games retroactively dubbed a mere test, but what looked suspiciously like an actual release. Consequently, the developers decided to temporarily shut the game down in July 2023, promising a comeback in 2024 after taking into consideration all the feedback and experience gained throughout the year.

Recently, a McDonalds collaboration with the game stoked rumors that its return may be afoot, which was promptly confirmed by the game’s social media accounts, which came back to life and revealed the re-release date of the title.

Cartoon characters standing in a line.
MultiVersus' return has officially been confirmed / WB Games

Tony Huynh, MultiVersus’ game director, stated in a video update that the team has “learned a lot from the open beta” and has been “hard at work” to implement all the gathered player feedback. However, another major change made during the break is a switch to Unreal Engine 5, which is giving the game a completely fresh look compared to its older incarnation.

“We rebuilt the game from the ground up to support our new netcode,” Huynh continued. This is supposed to provide players with a consistent experience in online play across platforms. From the sounds of it, most of the characters got some reworks to their kits as well.

In terms of game modes, players can look forward to something brand-new as well: PvE. The PvE mode will come with its own way of playing and unique rewards for players to earn.

WB Games wants to unveil more information in the coming weeks. As was the case previously, MultiVersus will return to PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.

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Marco Wutz
MARCO WUTZ

Marco Wutz is a writer from Parkstetten, Germany. He has a degree in Ancient History and a particular love for real-time and turn-based strategy games like StarCraft, Age of Empires, Total War, Age of Wonders, Crusader Kings, and Civilization as well as a soft spot for Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. He began covering StarCraft 2 as a writer in 2011 for the largest German community around the game and hosted a live tournament on a stage at gamescom 2014 before he went on to work for Bonjwa, one of the country's biggest Twitch channels. He branched out to write in English in 2015 by joining tl.net, the global center of the StarCraft scene run by Team Liquid, which was nominated as the Best Coverage Website of the Year at the Esports Industry Awards in 2017. He worked as a translator on The Crusader Stands Watch, a biography in memory of Dennis "INTERNETHULK" Hawelka, and provided live coverage of many StarCraft 2 events on the social channels of tl.net as well as DreamHack, the world's largest gaming festival. From there, he transitioned into writing about the games industry in general after his graduation, joining GLHF, a content agency specializing in video games coverage for media partners across the globe, in 2021. He has also written for NGL.ONE, kicker, ComputerBild, USA Today's ForTheWin, The Sun, Men's Journal, and Parade. Email: marco.wutz@glhf.gg

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