Barstool Sports is (almost) always making headlines for something — and they are arguably well-paid to do just that. Grace O’Malley announced her departure from the company in December 2024 after a friendship breakup from longtime bestie Brianna “Chickenfry” LaPaglia (more about that, here) and has since spilled the tea on what she made working

Marvel Rivals inspired little in me when it first launched, with its blatant mimicry of Blizzard’s Overwatch 2, but Rivals Season 1 is starting to change my mind

Compare that to Mantis, a support who can heal and shoot and occasionally root enemies in place. Or Loki, who is a four-star-difficulty hero focused on misdirection. The Invisible Woman, however, is a four-star-difficulty hero who can simply do it all.

Good artists copy, great artists steal. That may in part explain the massive success of Marvel Rivals, very much an Overwatch clone.

Many Overwatch 2 players are unhappy after a recent Marvel Rivals announcement confirming new heroes joining its roster in Season 1.