{"id":26761,"date":"2024-12-11T13:52:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T12:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geimers.com\/?p=26761"},"modified":"2025-03-11T21:32:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T20:32:14","slug":"marvel-rivals-and-path-of-exile-2-crush-their-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geimers.com\/en\/marvel-rivals-and-path-of-exile-2-crush-their-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Marvel Rivals and Path of Exile 2 Crush Their Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"26761\" class=\"elementor elementor-26761\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59ec212 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"59ec212\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-33d2c9f sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"33d2c9f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bedd2b sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bedd2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>A Blockbuster Weekend: Marvel Rivals and Path of Exile 2 Shatter Records at Launch<\/h2><p>The first weekend of December delivered two highly anticipated releases for the gaming community. On one front, <strong>NetEase Games<\/strong> launched\u00a0<strong>Marvel Rivals<\/strong>, the long-awaited <strong>hero shooter<\/strong> set in the Marvel universe. On the other,<strong> Grinding Gear Games<\/strong> kicked off the early access phase for\u00a0<strong>Path of Exile 2<\/strong>, the sequel to its groundbreaking <strong>ARPG<\/strong>, over 11 years after the original debuted. Both titles launched on Friday, <strong>December 6th<\/strong>, and achieved staggering numbers. Below, we break down their explosive starts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af21e97 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"af21e97\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-94aec93 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"94aec93\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a220cb sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a220cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Marvel Rivals<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a8d1a04 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"a8d1a04\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-313a980 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"313a980\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39dbca9 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39dbca9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Marvel Rivals<\/strong>\u00a0had been one of the most anticipated titles for Marvel fans and hero shooter enthusiasts alike\u2014a genre popularized by the original\u00a0<strong>Overwatch<\/strong>. Earlier this year, the game held a two-week open beta that performed exceptionally well, peaking at over <strong>50,000 concurrent players on Steam<\/strong> (not counting PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series players). This beta was a prelude to an inevitable triumph, which fully materialized last Friday.<\/p><p>The launch of\u00a0<strong>Marvel Rivals<\/strong>\u00a0was a resounding success. On its first day, it hit over\u00a0<strong>440,000 concurrent players on Steam<\/strong>, and two days later, it surpassed\u00a0<strong>480,000<\/strong>\u2014setting its all-time peak and securing its spot as the\u00a0<strong>20th most-played game in Steam\u2019s history<\/strong>\u00a0by concurrent users. These figures only account for Steam players, meaning the total numbers (including console users) are far higher. Proof of this came via the game\u2019s Twitter account, which celebrated surpassing\u00a0<strong>10 million players within 72 hours<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section-with-custom-width elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b5eb4bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"b5eb4bb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-91097a4 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"91097a4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f20744 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4f20744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udf89 In just 72 hours, we\u2019ve reached an incredible milestone of 10 million players worldwide! \ud83c\udf89<br><br>We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you. \ud83e\udef6<br><br>Let\u2019s ignite the battle together! \ud83d\udc96<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MarvelRivals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MarvelRivals<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5njTulx24e\">pic.twitter.com\/5njTulx24e<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Marvel Rivals (@MarvelRivals) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarvelRivals\/status\/1865909229070016851?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 9, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c27010 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"1c27010\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dcf5a15 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"dcf5a15\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1329ff0 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1329ff0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Path of Exile 2<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1379984 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"1379984\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0a8f7a sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"f0a8f7a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c566a31 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c566a31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Sharing the spotlight was\u00a0<strong>Path of Exile 2\u00a0<\/strong>(in early access), the sequel to the <strong>ARPG<\/strong> that put <strong>Grinding Gear Games<\/strong> on the map. As a fan of the original\u2014which I consider the greatest <strong>ARPG<\/strong> ever made\u2014I leapt out of my seat when its sequel was unveiled at <strong>Summer Game Fest 2023<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Clearly, I wasn\u2019t the only one hyped. On its first day, the game neared\u00a0<strong>460,000 concurrent players on Steam<\/strong>, and within two days, it soared to a peak of\u00a0<strong>578,000<\/strong>. This milestone places it as the\u00a0<strong>15th most-played game in Steam\u2019s history<\/strong>\u00a0by concurrent users.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-05daa46 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"05daa46\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad8b5cd sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"ad8b5cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e966f45 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e966f45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c1d1ac sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c1d1ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/geimers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PoE2-1-1-1024x615.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-26045\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geimers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PoE2-1-1-1024x615.webp 1024w, https:\/\/geimers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PoE2-1-1-300x180.webp 300w, https:\/\/geimers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PoE2-1-1-768x462.webp 768w, https:\/\/geimers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PoE2-1-1-370x222.webp 370w, https:\/\/geimers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PoE2-1-1-840x505.webp 840w, https:\/\/geimers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PoE2-1-1-410x246.webp 410w, https:\/\/geimers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/PoE2-1-1.webp 1218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-654b8fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"654b8fe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b8e6e7 sc_inner_width_none sc_content_align_inherit sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_fly_static\" data-id=\"9b8e6e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42a694b sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42a694b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>A Weekend for the History Books<\/h3><p>Last weekend will go down in history as one of the best gaming weekends of the year. It marked the arrival of two titans poised to dominate for years to come. 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