Good artists copy, great artists steal. That may in part explain the massive success of Marvel Rivals, very much an Overwatch clone.

The exceptions are those with aggressive, Windows-based anti-cheating tools baked in, something that hit back hard against players eager to dive into a new superhero shooter. Marvel Rivals, an Overwatch -ish free-to-play hero shooter released in early December 2024,

Marvel Rivals developer NetEase has issued an apology to disgruntled players who it unfairly banned for cheating. In a post on Discord, NetEase admitted it had mistakenly flagged as cheaters some who were playing in compatibility layer programs,

Marvel Rivals community manager announced this morning that it has accidentally flagged a whole load of innocent players as cheaters and, as a result, banned their accounts all because of a mix-up in operating systems.

NetEase apologizes for accidentally banning Marvel Rivals players deemed as cheaters. Players were wrongly banned for using compatibility player programs, sparking backlash. Developers admit to the mistake,

Following reports of false bans by some players, Marvel Rivals developer NetEase addresses the problem and issues a fix to those impacted.