MultiVersus is relaunching — here’s what’s new and what’s changing

polygon.com:

Warner Bros.’ fighting game MultiVersus returns on Tuesday, May 28 with its long-awaited relaunch. The Super Smash Bros.-inspired platform fighter is getting a big overhaul next week, with an expanded roster, new visuals, and improved netcode, which developer Player First Games designed to make online multiplayer matches feel just like local, four-folks-on-the-same-couch matches.

There’s a long list of changes coming with the official launch of MultiVersus — the previous version was labeled an open beta, you see — and we’ll break down what’s new below.

Four new characters are confirmed for MultiVersus in season 1, which kicks off May 28. They are DC’s Joker (once again voiced by Mark Hamill), Adventure Time’s Banana Guard, Friday the 13th’s Jason Voorhees, and The Matrix’s Agent Smith.

Tony Huynh, Player First Games co-founder and game director on MultiVersus, told Polygon in a video interview that Joker is “full of gadgets” and steeped in references to the long history of the character. “We’re realizing that character in a way that I think fans of the Joker will be extremely happy with,” Huynh said. Joker is a mage-type fighter, a class that is currently “not really well-represented in MultiVersus,” Huynh said, “and so [he] also pushes our diversity of the player experience pretty far.”

Banana Guard may be the most unexpected new addition to MultiVersus, given that Adventure Time is already represented in the game by Finn the Human and Jake the Dog. Huynh said that Banana Guard’s addition to the roster came from “an individual on our team that was very passionate about [the character],” and shows that “anything’s possible” in MultiVersus. “We aren’t just going to do the expected,” Huynh said.

Banana Guard will be free at launch for players who complete the game’s new tutorial. A Lady Banana Guard variant will also be free to unlock.

Jason Voorhees brings a new tank-class character to the MultiVersus roster. Jason will be big, and more importantly heavy, dwarfed