Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 launch: our live coverage of the Rogue update, including downtime and release date

Marvel Rivals Season 5.5 launches later this week, bringing Rogue as a brand new Vanguard on December 12. The iconic mutant has been heavily requested ever since Marvel Rivals launched, and now players will be able to dive in and push the front line forward using shields and heavy attacks.

There's a fresh Season 5.5 Battle Pass too, giving players plenty to claim before the arrival of the next Season of Marvel Rivals. Now that NetEase has revealed the full details for Marvel Rivals Season 5.5, we can start to dig into what's changed. It's remarkable just how quickly the game's meta can switch up with each major update, and it's no surprise that Marvel Rivals still ranks highly on our best PC games list.

I've now played 300 hours of Marvel Rivals since launch, and I've been jumping in ...