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The servers for Marvel Rivals will be offline on May 15th, 2026 for the Season 8 update. The game will be unavailable during this maintenance period while new content gets added. Devil Dinosaur arrives as a new Vanguard hero, along with new team-up abilities (Primal Punishment), and additional content. Below is the full maintenance schedule, including when servers go down and when they come back online.
Marvel Rivals Season 8 Maintenance Schedule
Maintenance begins on May 15, 2026, at 9:00 AM UTC and runs for approximately 2 hours. The game will be completely offline during this window. You will not be able to log in or access Marvel Rivals while the development team implements the update. Below are the maintenance start times converted to different time zones:
| City | Maintenance Start Time |
|---|---|
| San Francisco | May 15, 2:00 AM PDT |
| New York | May 15, 5:00 AM EDT |
| London | May 15, 10:00 AM BST |
| Tokyo, Seoul | May 15, 6:00 PM JST |
| Sydney, Melbourne | May 15, 7:00 PM AEST |
| Mumbai, Delhi | May 15, 2:30 PM IST |
Marvel Rivals Season 8 Countdown
Here's a countdown to Season 8 release date and time:
When Will the Marvel Rivals Season 8 Maintenance End?
The maintenance should end around 11:00 AM UTC (2 hours after it starts). However, this timing can change if the team runs into technical problems during the update process. Sometimes maintenance takes longer than planned, especially when adding new heroes and major content updates.
The servers will be back online when maintenance is complete. You can check our Marvel Rivals server status guide to stay updated. The game will also show a message when trying to connect if maintenance is still ongoing.
How Big Is the Season 8 Update?
We'll update this section with exact file sizes once players start downloading on May 15th.
Marvel Rivals Season 8 Patch Notes
What's New in Marvel Rivals Season 8
Season 8 brings major content additions to Marvel Rivals:
New Hero:
- Devil Dinosaur joins as a Vanguard character
New Map:
- Alchemax Headquarters (Doom Match map, launching May 29th)
New Skins (At Launch):
- Devil Dinosaur - Chromo Armor, Deadpool - King of Monsters, Hulk - Infinity Hulk (available in store)
- Project: Hero Age Battle Pass
New Events:
- Devil Dino Hide and Seek (launching May 15th)
- Savage Adventures (launching May 22nd)
New Accessories:
- Accessories for Devil Dinosaur, The Thing, Black Widow, Angela, Hela, Namor, and The Punisher
Upcoming Content:
- Peni Parker - ESU College Life and Daredevil - Shadowed Start skins (May 22nd)
- Black Cat - Formula R and Wolverine - Corporate Raiders skins (May 29th)
- Iron Man - Iron Samurai and Mantis - ESU College Life skins (June 5th)
- Season 8.5 begins June 12th with Cyclops joining the roster
The maintenance window affects all platforms simultaneously, so PC, PlayStation, and Xbox players will all be offline during the same time period.
