Marvel Rivals “Kraken” Boss and “Infinity Crisis” Mode Spotted in Data Files; Here’s an Early Look
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With every patch released for Marvel Rivals, it seems NetEase keeps adding more files for upcoming heroes, modes and more. This time around, it seems the developers added something massive in the form of a boss character.
Spotted in the game’s files is what appears to be a new mode called “Infinity Crisis” and alongside it, there’s a massive, multi-tentacled Kraken-like boss.
Could Marvel Rivals Be Adding a PvE Mode?
While NetEase hasn’t announced anything, the datamined content seems to indicate that a PvE (Player vs. Environment) mode is in development. The datamine comes from reliable leaker X0X_Leaks, who shared gameplay footage of the upcoming boss and mode.
The footage you’re about to see below are in-development, and as such, are in a rough state. The textures, animation and more are obviously a work in progress, so don’t judge it until we see the final thing.
The Infinity Crisis gamemode features some kind of Kraken Bossfight.
Below it’s idle, death and attack animation. pic.twitter.com/AWUrEBNss0
— X0XLEAK (@X0X_LEAK) January 28, 2025
It’s 1:1 the Store asset as of right now🤔
we gonna keep track of it, if they will change/replace the model and there’s still some unused stuff related to the Boss like an AOE attack.Until than enjoy the goofy ingame look at it.
Thanks to @RivalsInfo for the video 🫶 https://t.co/Ktleeo4RMN pic.twitter.com/XKMxzvYlWm— X0XLEAK (@X0X_LEAK) January 28, 2025
Strings and Showcase of the Objective of the unreleased WIP Infinity Crisis Gamemode:
InfinityCrisis_Prepare”: “PREPARE TO ATTACK”,
“InfinityCrisis_ModeObj”: “CAPTURE AND ENERGIZE THE CRYSTAL!”,
“InfinityCrisis_FlagStatus009_TeamCapturingFlag”: “YOUR TEAM IS CAPTURING THE… pic.twitter.com/pmdJbU25sg
— X0XLEAK (@X0X_LEAK) January 28, 2025
Again, we want to stress that none of this has been announced or confirmed. For all we know, NetEase could be testing some stuff around and left the game code. Unless the studio officially announces it, keep this in your back pocket for now. But a proper PvE mode with a boss to fight does seem intriguing given the characters in Marvel Rivals have abilities that lend well to a co-op game.
A PvP game adding a PvE element isn’t something new, either. Possibly the most popular (but not the best example to use) is Marvel Rivals’, uh, rival, Overwatch. Blizzard’s justification for releasing Overwatch 2 was because of the planned PvE mode. However, after suffering various hardships in development, the mode was declared canceled last year — much to the dismay of fans.
In terms of what’s official, The Thing and Human Torch are on the way in the mid-season update for the game, though there’s no date for it yet. While more characters, modes, cosmetics are on the way, don’t expect role queue to be part of the plan, as NetEase thinks not having it will lead to a “richer gaming experience for everyone.”
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