Marvel Rivals patch notes (May 8, 2025): Hive Mind release, new store release, bug fixes, and more

A new set of Marvel Rivals patch notes has gone live on May 8, 2025. The latest update has been passively patched into the title, so players don't have to worry about any additional downtime. The new patch has brought forth quite a few additions and a number of bug fixes, all targeted towards improving the player's quality-of-life experience playing the game.

This article will provide you with a detailed brief on every new addition and change brought about by the newest wave of Marvel Rivals patch notes. To know more, read below.

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Marvel Rivals patch notes for May 8, 2025

Behold! The Evolution of the Giant-Size Brain Blast – The all-new Giant-Size Hive Mind!

Prepare to let your oversized noggins shine as one during these windows:

• 2025/05/09 09:00:00 ~ 2025/05/12 09:00:00 (UTC)

• 2025/05/16 09:00:00 ~ 2025/05/19 09:00:00 (UTC)

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New In Store

• Rocket Raccoon - Sunshine Raccoon Bundle

• Squirrel Girl - Sunshine Squirrel Bundle

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Check out: Marvel Rivals unveils sunny new skins for Rocket Raccoon and Squirrel Girl

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New Content

1. 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 slot 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.

2. Portraits in "Heroes" have been updated to reflect their currently equipped costumes.

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Fixes

All Platforms

Maps and Modes

• 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.

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Heroes

• 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!
• 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.

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Other

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

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That's everything you need to know about the Marvel Rivals patch notes for May 8, 2025.

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