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Rivals Esports Summer 2026 Preview
Summer is almost here, and we're excited to announce the next chapter of Rivals esports in the Rivals 2 Championship Series. As more and more events continue to spring up around the world, we want to help highlight the…
Hotfix 1.6.2.2 Notes
Dash Attack back hitbox moved forward 30cm While it was doing its job of making hit 1 more consistent at linking into hit 2, it was also hitting opponents in weird scenarios when hit 1 whiffed, such as when an opponent…
Hotfix 1.6.2.1 Notes
Gifting UI Bugfix: The new option to gift to your recently played opponents was accidentally opening as the default list. We fixed this so the gifting menu now properly shows your friends list first again. Simply press…
Patch 1.6.2 - Dreamscape
New Event - Dreamscape Ready to get tucked in? Well, don’t close your eyes just yet, because it’s time for the Dreamscapes event! Our latest bundle includes 2 new Dreamscape skins - Pajama La Reina, and Pajama Zetterbur…
Hotfix 1.6.1.3 Notes
Prevented players from gaining/losing 0 elo in doubles matches Players can now change teams when doubles is enabled in Casual queue Possible fix for Crews Team of Friends getting split up into a 2v2 when matching into a…
Hotfix 1.6.1.2 Notes
Fixed training-in-queue overlay showing just the initial queue in the array when queued for Quick Match Runback prompt should no longer show in cases where you cannot runback, and the prompt no longer moves center scree…
Hotfix 1.6.1.1 Notes
Reverted: Fixed a bug with loading a state while a character was grabbing the ledge of a moving platform. This bug fix was causing major performance issues, so we're just reverting it for now while we cook up a more per…
Patch 1.6.1 Notes and Midmonth Update
New Lovers Kragg Mid-Month Bundle Here comes our favorite straight honor roll student, Kragg! Our latest bundle includes the Lovers Kragg skin, emote, icon, and the Lovers Critical Hit (Doki!)! The rock he throws is now…
Hotfix 1.6.0.9 Notes
Fixed a bug that allowed Kragg to pick up items with a Jab input while holding a rock. Bug fix: wallteching a crystalizing hit during hitpause will now properly cancel the crystalize. Fixed a bug that prevented him from…
Hotfix 1.6.0.8 Notes
Fixed his Grabbed Escape Jump animation Fixed a bug that would release players after Special Pummeling them, freezing them in place
Fun-For-All Update Twitch Drops
To keep the party going with the Fun-For-All Update, we've got a month of Twitch Drops planned for Rivals 2 starting today! Each week for the next 4 weeks we'll be focusing on one element you can unlock purple palettes…
Hotfix 1.6.0.7 Notes
Characters will now have no hurtboxes instead of intangible hurtboxes during their intro animation. This fixes a bug where Thunderous Tempest Peak's clouds would shock Galvan at the beginning of the match. Fixed a bug w…
Rivals Direct Sale: 50% Off Select Bundles All Month
This month (for the first time ever) we're running a sale on bundles! The sale includes all bundles released in 2024 and 2025 with the exception of the starter bundle. You can pick them up for 50% off until May 5th. If…
Hotfix 1.6.0.6 Notes
New Effects Bundles Today we’re bringing you something a little different! 4 new bundles for Wrastor, Kragg, Zetterburn, and Orcane with each one containing their own unique ultimate death effect, critical hit, and icon…
Hotfix 1.6.0.5 Notes
Online: Fixed an issue introduced in our patch last Tuesday that was allowing ranked matches to trigger with wider than intended skill ranges. Picking up items during the first 5 frames of starting a tilt, aerial, or da…
Hotfix 1.6.0.4 Notes
Online Fixed a crash that could occur in certain cases during our login process on the title screen. Ranked: if someone is afk when the ranked timer runs out they will once again be forced active going into stage select…
Hotfix 1.6.0.3 Notes
Online Updates If a player connects after the match is already cancelled and everyone has been disconnected, it will now send them back to the main menu and show the match cancelled pop-up. In Casual queue if a player l…
Hotfix 1.6.0.2 Notes
New Advanced Control Option: Item Grab/Toss Setting. Previously, you had to press the Grab button to instantly grab/toss an item, but that was not comfortable for certain control schemes. Now you can rebind it to Parry…
Hotfix Notes 1.6.0
We've pushed a small hotfix to fix a few issues in our recent update: Fixed crash that could occur between certain interactions of stage hazards and Kragg Rock. Fixed issue that could occur in Doubles or Crews where an…
The Fun for All Update - Patch 1.6.0
Our biggest update yet might just also have our biggest patch note article of all time! Check out our trailer for the update that just released today to get a quick highlight of everything we've added! On to the details…
