Marvel Rivals New Update 1.000.063/1.25 Delivers New Year’s Celebration Data on Christmas Day
It’s Christmas, but that’s not stopping NetEase from updating Marvel Rivals. Today, on December 25, the developers have released Marvel Rivals update 1.000.063/1.25 on all platforms, and this brings the Times Square New Year’s celebration data for the game.
There are also new store items and even gameplay-related fixes in tow for today’s title update download.
Read on for the official patch notes.
Marvel Rivals Update on December 25 Brings Version 1.000.063/1.25
Times Square New Year’s Ball Drop Ceremony
The countdown to 2026 begins! New York City Mayor Wilson Fisk will host the grand New Year’s Ball Drop at Times Square, joining citizens in welcoming the stroke of midnight. Happy New Year, Rivals!
Ceremony: December 31st, 2025, at 20:00:00 to January 1st, 2026, at 01:00:00 (NY Local Time)
From January 1st, 2026, at 00:00:00 to January 3rd, 2026, 00:00:00 (NY Local Time), enter Times Square to receive the “New Year 2026” title via in-game mail.
(For one hour before and after the ball drop, a certain trickster’s Ultimate Ability will be temporarily disabled!)
Tournaments
1. PlayStation Cup gets a major upgrade! From January to March 2026, Marvel Rivals’ PlayStation Cup will feature all-new real-time opponent matching, offering a fairer and more forgiving tournament experience. Participants will play until 3 wins or 2 losses, with final rewards based on victories. There are still no rank restrictions; assemble your PlayStation pals and join the action! Note: PlayStation Cup Factions must be formed separately and do not share roster with Marvel Rivals Championship Factions.
2. The Marvel Rivals Championship (MRC) and tournament history pages now feature historical leaderboard displays.
New In Store
1. Cloak & Dagger – Ice Pas de Deux Bundle
2. Thor – God of Winter Bundle
Limited Time: December 26th, 2025, at 02:00:00 to January 23rd, 2026, at 02:00:00 (UTC)
3. Captain America – Captain of the Court Emote
4. Cloak & Dagger – Ice Pas de Deux Emoji Bundle
5. Cloak & Dagger – Ice Pas de Deux Ultimate Ability VFX
6. Take a Seat Emote Combo Bundle
New Animations For:
Human Torch, Black Panther, Hela, Moon Knight, Captain America, Thor, and Hawkeye.
Available From: December 26th, 2025 at 02:00:00 (UTC)
Fixes
All Platforms
1. Channel Chatter Clean-Up: Fixed an issue where after matching from Times Square, players could remain in the Team voice channel after returning to Times Square. Now, communication lines are back to normal!
Heroes
1. Rogue’s Recall: Fixed a bug where, under high network latency, Rogue’s Fatal Attraction could be interrupted and cause desynchronization, pulling her back unexpectedly. Rogue’s moves are now smoother than ever!
2. Widow’s Vanishing Act: Fixed a rare issue where after being defeated and entering spectator mode, players could sometimes lose sight of Black Widow’s Ultimate Ability weapon model and its related UI prompts. Widow’s arsenal is back in view!
3. Cloak & Dagger Toggle Trouble: Fixed an issue where setting the Switch Form key to the mouse wheel in Dagger form mistakenly applied it to Cloak form as well. Now you can assign keys separately; no more switching confusion!
4. Cloak’s Shielded Shadows: Fixed a bug where Cloak’s Darkforce Cloak ability could occasionally fail to target and damage Guardian Shield when Invisible Woman was behind it. Shadows now reach their mark!
5. Accessory Anomaly: The Cloak & Dagger Plush accessory within Invisible Woman’s Ultimate Ability could be seen by heroes outside its range. The plushies now stay hidden as intended; stealth restored!
Console
1. Platform Power-Up: Fixed an issue where PlayStation platform players’ ranked data could incorrectly display on Xbox. Hero stats now know where they belong!
Chances are, this is the last patch for the game until 2026 rolls around. If we get one, expect it here on MP1st.
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