<s>
MultiVersus	B-Application
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
crossover	O
fighting	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Player	B-Application
First	I-Application
Games	I-Application
and	O
published	O
by	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Games	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
MultiVersus	B-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
fighter	O
,	O
with	O
players	O
battling	O
on	O
different	O
stages	O
and	O
attempting	O
to	O
knock	O
the	O
opponent	O
beyond	O
the	O
stage	O
's	O
boundary	O
by	O
dealing	O
sufficient	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MultiVersus	B-Application
features	O
a	O
perk	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
customize	O
their	O
characters	O
with	O
passive	O
abilities	O
that	O
will	O
also	O
affect	O
their	O
partners	O
in	O
Teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MultiVersus	B-Application
features	O
two	O
currencies	O
:	O
Gold	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
primarily	O
used	O
to	O
purchase	O
characters	O
and	O
train	O
perks	O
;	O
and	O
Gleamium	O
,	O
a	O
premium	O
currency	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
buy	O
variants	O
,	O
taunts	O
,	O
banners	O
,	O
and	O
Premium	O
Season	O
Passes	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
MultiVersus	B-Application
features	O
23	O
playable	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
developed	O
by	O
Player	B-Application
First	I-Application
Games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
a	O
user	O
on	O
the	O
subreddit	O
r/GamingLeaksandRumours	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
in	O
development	O
as	O
early	O
as	O
2019	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
also	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
crossover	O
influenced	O
the	O
filming	O
of	O
Space	B-Device
Jam	I-Device
:	I-Device
A	I-Device
New	I-Device
Legacy	I-Device
,	O
although	O
the	O
validity	O
of	O
these	O
claims	O
is	O
uncertain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
27	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
professional	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
player	O
Juan	O
"	O
Hungrybox	O
"	O
DeBiedma	O
shared	O
an	O
image	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
showing	O
what	O
he	O
alleged	O
was	O
the	O
character	O
selection	O
screen	O
for	O
MultiVersus	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
image	O
included	O
Gandalf	O
and	O
Rick	O
Sanchez	O
as	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
place	O
of	O
Arya	O
Stark	O
and	O
Garnet	O
,	O
and	O
Superman	B-Application
and	O
Steven	O
Universe	O
's	O
designs	O
were	O
updated	O
to	O
be	O
shown	O
in	O
the	O
trailer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Founder	O
's	O
Pack	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
is	O
distributed	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Console	O
versions	O
are	O
distributed	O
through	O
Microsoft	O
Store	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
consoles	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
for	O
PlayStation	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MultiVersus	B-Application
 '	O
first	O
season	O
was	O
originally	O
scheduled	O
to	O
launch	O
on	O
August	O
9	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
delayed	O
to	O
August	O
15	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
wrote	O
"	O
MultiVersus	B-Application
may	O
not	O
be	O
a	O
must-play	O
at	O
social	O
gatherings	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
refreshing	O
team-based	O
battles	O
make	O
it	O
a	O
great	O
platform	O
fighter	O
online.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
launch	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
was	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
for	O
a	O
WB	O
Games	O
title	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
biggest	O
launch	O
for	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
title	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
platform	O
.	O
</s>
