Yes. It is based off Smash Bros (and now Nickelodeon All Stars, but this was in the works before Nickelodeon was even announced).

It’s a Tag Team game. Not sure if that means you pick two characters and switch between them. Or if each “character” is actually a pair, or if each character is an individual and you only switch when you lose a stock. All I know is there’s synergy between certain characters which implies custom teams.

Characters I Can Confirm Are In The Game:

Shaggy (Scooby Doo)

Gandalf (Lord of the Rings)

Tom & Jerry

Batman

Fred Flinstone

Mad Max

Harry Potter & Ron are apparently in but the rights are weird so they stopped development on them? Not going to lie this may have been said in jest.

Johnny Bravo

I know some more but I’m holding off on sharing until after the game’s revealed.

I was told that the origin of this game was actually due to the memes based around Shaggy getting into Mortal Kombat in his “Ultra Instinct” form. Obviously NR wasn’t going to put him in a game like Mortal Kombat, so ideas were tossed around and Warner Bros. loved the idea of combining their properties and establishing more Warner crossovers. As you obviously saw in Space Jam 2.

This isn’t the only one in active development and those at NR/Warner have known this for awhile now. It’s an open secret in the industry that fter the success of Smash Ultimate, combined with Nintendo’s complete tone-deafness towards their audience and playerbase, a lot of Western Studios have begun to capitalize on the opportunity to make their own platform fighter that doesn’t treat their playerbase and competitive players like shit. The numbers competitive smash, especially Melee, pulls is not lost on the Western studios and the opportunity to take a slice of that pie is extremely apparent.

Netherrealm isn’t the last. I know of at least 2 others with major IP that are developing others, all based off Melee’s speed and depth. Netherrealm i just have the most info on because, well, I won’t say anymore so I don’t get fired. But there’s at least one other that, as a studio, is significantly bigger than us and you already know a little about it. All I’ll say on that because I don’t have much info.

rumors that it's going to be a freemium title

I look forward to the mess of a roster this game ends up with, having boundaries as loose as those.

Spoiler: In fact, I have an insider peak (click to see content)

Spoiler: Potential gameplay document (click to see content)

You know? If this is real, this ain't gonna bode well with the competitive playerbase they're cattering towards. If there's anything I learned in the Smash fandom is that Melee players are very picky, one single change can make them not bother with the game at all, and the lack of grabs and defense maneuvers can certainly cause that.

Who plays Brawlhalla anymore?

I'm disappointed in myself for not thinking of that joke myself sooner.  In a Smash clone thread of all things too.

I saw an article I think from EventHubs earlier that brought to attention that Warner Bros. owns Rooster Teeth.  So speaking of clashing art styles, I can't even begin to imagine how awkward the RWBY girls would look in here, seeing they're technically viable if not really expected.  But I can almost imagine them wanting one just to check off the "token anime character" checkbox on their roster list covering each demographic.

I saw an article I think from EventHubs earlier that brought to attention that Warner Bros. owns Rooster Teeth.  .

Guilds

Garnet's in it.

It is already the best platform fighting game.

I gotta say that this game looks and sounds good.
Better than Nickelodeon All Star with the lacking of VA and alternate costumes.

Shaggy has become a meme to a popular demand. No need to have Scooby Doo in it, unless for a assist striker.

Person Man said, November 21, 2021, 03:53:45 am

Harley's alts:


Fuck yes, original Bruce Timm style Harley.  Always been the best design for her.

EXcuse my noobish question, but what means 25 30 35 on top of Harley ?

Do they technically have a hold on Fooly Cooly?  Big O?  Any other anime they helped produce for Toonami?

Anyways, roster insanity speculation aside, I've seen this pic circulated as proof that one of Superman's costume, not the one on display of course but second in the lineup below is Superman 1 Million.
https://static0.srcdn.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/MultiVersus-Superman-Alternate-Costumes.jpg?q=50&fit=crop&w=740&h=370&dpr=1.5
As cool and nerdy a pull as that would be, it doesn't exactly line up one-for-one with the guy.  Along with literally just being the first Superman pic copypasted which none of the other previews do, the chest symbol is all wrong.

Taz and Velma are in there too!

I'm curious if they would add any character from Mortal Kombat. I mean, its a fighting game, so it lines up, Mortal Kombat missed Smash Ultimate too, not to mention its easily one of their most famous videogame franchises. Would be a waste to not include Scorpion and/or Sub-Zero there.

EDIT: Also, someone on Reddit compiled a list of leaks and datamined stuff, they're keeping the list updated with characters that get confirmed.

https://www.reddit.com/r/MultiVersusTheGame/comments/t6iovx/potential_roster_based_on_recent_datamines_and/

Really weird that they aren't using more of the Hanna-Barbera catalogue outside of Scooby Doo.

Macaulyn97 said, July 23, 2022, 01:06:41 am

If they wanted to represent Space Jam, it should have been Michael Jordan.

That will be $5 of your hard earned hours to unlock his variant skin featuring a raspy bored Jordan doing the voicework.

Shit, that means we might get Shaq in this too dear lord

why? the game is on sale on Steam I thought this game was gonna be free