MultiVersus gamers might quickly be capable to get pleasure from content material from the worlds of Harry Potter and Barbie if a datamine leak is to be believed.
Data on what may very well be the Warner Bros. platform fighter’s subsequent batch of content material comes from X/Twitter consumer @AusilMV, who has been sharing what seems to be photographs from ideas of various levels and characters. Whereas among the photos spotlight what look like early-in-development areas and gameplay modifiers, others are immediately recognizable.
One notable instance exhibits a stage with broomsticks that hover above a platform adorned with 4 distinct colours: blue, crimson, inexperienced, and yellow. It doesn’t take a Harry Potter professional to acknowledge that the broomsticks may sign that the map is meant to be Quidditch-themed, however these banners additionally appear to be placeholders for the universe’s 4 homes, Ravenclaw, Gryffindor, Slytherin, and Hufflepuff. Whereas no Harry Potter consultant may be seen within the picture, it wouldn’t be a shock to see the stage accompanied by somebody like Dumbledore or Hermione ought to Harry Potter content material ever make its official MultiVersus debut.
The datamine additionally reveals a stage that’s unmistakably impressed by final 12 months’s megaton film hit, Barbie. The all-pink location is dressed with palm bushes, a number of ranges to battle on, and a twisty slide that appears to result in a pool. It appears virtually precisely the identical as star Margot Robbie’s Barbie Dreamhouse, although just like the Harry Potter stage, it lacks any Barbie or Ken character illustration.
Different MultiVersus datamine photographs exhibit closely rumored characters just like the Powerpuff Women, DC’s Nubia, and Journey Time’s Marceline, although till developer Participant First Video games has something to announce, it’s finest to not count on any of the content material proven to formally seem in-game. It is a minimum of clear that the developer has extra plans behind the scenes, as Warner Bros. Video games moved to accumulate the studio earlier this week.
MultiVersus remains to be within the midst of renewed participant curiosity following its re-launch in Could. Followers are presently having fun with Season 2 of its post-launch roadmap, which introduced alongside newcomer Samurai Jack with Beetlejuice promised to reach at a later date. That is all whereas gamers proceed to attend for introductions for different characters who’ve been beforehand leaked, equivalent to Aquaman and possibly even a number of thriller anime characters.
We’ve had our eye on MultiVersus since its return to the general public and had nice issues to say about it in our 8/10 assessment. On the time, we mentioned, “MultiVersus is probably not a must-play at social gatherings, however its refreshing team-based battles make it an incredible platform fighter on-line.”
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