Marvel Rivals May 8 update patch notes : New UI features, fixes, store update, and more

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / May 8, 2025, 16:27 IST

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NetEase Games is rolling out the Marvel Rivals May 8 update, introducing a split emote and spray wheel for quicker switching, alongside Squirrel Girl's new beach costume. The update, deploying at 9:00 UTC without downtime, also brings fixes for glitches, including Jeff the Land Shark's ultimate ability display and Bruce Banner's jump action binding.

Marvel Rivals May 8 update patch notes : New UI features, fixes, store update, and more

Marvel Rivals May 8 update patch notes (Image via NetEase Games)

NetEase Games has released the official Marvel Rivals May 8 update patch notes. The main highlight of the coming update is the emote and spray wheel split and Squirrel Girl’s beach costume. Alongside these, several fixes will be rolled out addressing major glitches experienced by the community. The patch will be deployed on May 8, 2025, at 9:00 UTC, without any server downtime, so players can rest assured that they can continue playing Marvel Rivals without any interruption.Marvel Rivals is one of the most active live-service games in the market right now.

Operation Sindoor

The game receives new content in the form of skins and bundles every week. This week is no different, as NetEase Games has taken inspiration from the Marvel Infinity Comics to design two brand new beachwear costumes for Squirrel Girl and Rocket Raccoon.This article will list everything in the Marvel Rivals May 8 update patch notes.

Marvel Rivals May 8 update patch notes (ver. 20250508)

New In Store

1. Rocket Raccoon - Sunshine Raccoon Bundle2. Squirrel Girl - Sunshine Squirrel Bundle

New Content

The emote and spray wheel has been reimagined!
- They are now split into two separate wheels with dedicated hotkeys for lightning-fast switching.
- In the Cosmetics - Sprays menu, you can now set your current spray wheel to be shared across all heroes.
- A new quick-equip feature has been added: Emotes can be automatically slotted into the corresponding hero's emote wheel upon acquisition, and when the spray wheel is set to "Apply to All", newly earned sprays can also be equipped instantly.
Portraits in "Heroes" have been updated to reflect their currently equipped costumes.

Fixes

All Platforms

Maps and Modes

1. Vanquished a glitch that would sometimes occur under rare circumstances where players who didn't provide the most healing in a match were mistakenly awarded the Gifted Healer badge.

Heroes

1. Jeff's Missing Meal: We've wiped out a glitch where, in controller mode, when Jeff the Land Shark swallowed 6 enemies with his Ultimate Ability, only 5 avatar icons showed up on screen. Now, our fin-tastic friend will see his 6-piece meal every time! 2. Bruce Banner's Space Out: We've smashed a bug that left all three forms of Bruce Banner unable to bind the jump action to the Spacebar. Now, Banner can leap into action as intended.

Other

1. We've remedied an oversight, where, in anonymous mode, using voice chat still revealed your original name.

Also read: Marvel Rivals player count drops by over 50% amid Season 2 backlash - Will Season 2.5 save it?

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