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Marvel Contest of Champions Releases Ghoulish Updates in Time For Halloween
"Spooky updates" mean it must be October.
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October 6, 2024
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Kabam :
Kabam is releasing some spooky updates as part of their ongoing 10-Year Anniversary celebration for its popular mobile fighter Marvel Contest of Champions, including the introduction of new Champions Scream, daughter of Venom, and Master Assassin Jack O’ Lantern!
Set your clocks to scare! Scream arrives in-game on October 17 and Jack O’ Lantern on October 31. Additionally, players can look forward to Season 22 of Anniversary Battlegrounds, occurring October 2-30. With over 280 Champions in The Contest, players can also add other classic Marvel Super Heroes and villains such as Doctor Strange, Carnage, Green Goblin, Ghost Rider and more.
The Contest has more treats in store! Kabam is excited to announce their presence at this year’s New York Comic Con at the Marvel booth! Fans stopping by the Marvel booth will be able to check out a hands-on demo of the hit mobile action game and catch exclusive announcements for its 10-year anniversary.
Below is a quick look at what Marvel Contest of Champions has in store this month:
Event Quest - House Of Horrors
Jessica Jones has recruited The Summoner to help her crack a case. It seems that someone has a serious symbiote stalking problem and all clues lead to a creepy killer carnival. Scream is already on the scene making noise, but things really light up as Jack O’Lantern activates abominable animatronics! Is this a ride our heroes will survive? Or is this about to become a ghost story? Find out in HOUSE OF HORRORS!
Side-Quest - Jack’s Bounty-full Hunt
As the Maestro’s festivities continue, Jack O’Lantern finds himself as the host of the Gladiatorial Games. Seeing an opportunity to kill two birds (or any Champions in range) with one stone, he fills the arena with would-be assassination targets and has them fight amongst themselves!
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CHARACTER BIOS
Scream
Daughter of Venom, sister to Carnage, Scream is one of five Symbiotes forcibly harvested from Venom by the Life Foundation. The symbiote that would become Scream was bonded to Donna Diego, one of the Life Foundation's most trusted Security Guards. Unfortunately, Scream and her siblings lost their altercations with Spider-Man and Venom, but they survived the Life Foundation’s collapse. Scream and Donna were left with only each other and a grudge against other symbiotes.
Jack O' Lantern
“Jack” was always a rotten pumpkin. At a young age, one lonesome Halloween night he unknowingly approached the house of Crime-Master, who kidnapped him and trained him as his protégé. Over time, Jack became a master assassin, developing a calling card where he placed candles inside the heads of his victims, to simulate the appearance of a jack-o-lantern. He took that name as his own, and erased those who had used it in the past.
ADDITIONAL 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY IN-GAME CONTENT AND EVENTS
10 Glorious Reveals Celebrating 10 Years of MCoC
To celebrate the milestone anniversary, MCoC will be releasing 10 Glorious reveals, kicking off with the Glorious Guardian Reworks, Alliance Super Season and Bounty Missions and 60 FPS update. See below for more info and stay tuned for more content reveals!
Glorious Guardian Reworks
Fan favorite Champions Medusa (first introduced in 2017) and Purgatory (first introduced in 2021) will be getting reworks to maintain balance with the ever-growing roster of Champions.
Deadpool’s Ultimate Multiplayer Bonanza Alliance Super Season
In-game events will be centered around the all-new Alliance Super Season – A series of events and celebrations encouraging players to join Alliances and play with their friends.
Bounty Missions
Bosses from previous Event Quests have snuck back into The Battlerealm! Help track down and defeat these bosses once again in 1v1 fights! You’ll need to be part of an Alliance to to get the most out of these Missions so be sure to find your team and join in the action!
60 FPS
In November, MCoC will implement 60FPS to the entire community, featuring improved and smoother animations.
Venom Reskin; Venom: Last Dance Event
To celebrate the release of Venom: The Last Dance, MCoC will host a series of Venom-related content. Players who login for 7-days total from October 21st to November 15th will be able to receive in-game rewards including Champions Venom and Anti-Venom.
Anniversary Battlegrounds Season 22
From October 2-30, players will be able to experience the Anniversary Battlegrounds Season 22 event. For Season 22, players voted on Summoners from the past seasons. See HERE for more information:
The Victory Track will focus on gaining advantage through unique Buffs and everlasting Fury’s if you don’t play into the challenge well.
The Gladiator Circuit will focus on Critical hits required to deal damage. Play into the challenge well, and you will be rewarded with guaranteed Critical hits for a limited time.
Anniversary Saga: Glorious Games
Maestro has returned and The Glorious Games continue. Expect to see Bounties, Games galore, and new challenges waiting around every corner, as Maestro has no intention of letting any Summoner defeat him easily this time! Learn more HERE.
Other Marvel Contest of Champions updates, including bug fixes, Arcade Games Showcase, Deadpool's Ultimate Multiplayer Bonanza Alliance Super Season, Bounty Missions and more can be found HERE.
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