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Marvel Rivals update kills mods, removing cheats, skins, and 19-inches of Venom

Yesterday's Marvel Rivals update has seemingly wiped the ability to use mods on PC.

Since the update rolled out, however, players are reporting that asset hash checking has stripped the ability to use mods, such as custom skins or FPS boosts. Whilst some lament the loss - including a lot of talk about Venom's "19-inch stalk"- others are more ambivalent about the changes, pointing out that Marvel Rivals is a free-to-play game that relies on battle pass and skin sales to generate profit. Manage cookie settings"NetEase's spin on the hero battler is complex and moreish, but rarely much actual fun," our Chris wrote in Eurogamer's Marvel Rivals review.

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