Warner Bros. Games announced that Stripe, the main antagonist from the Gremlins franchise, is now available as the latest playable character in MultiVersus, the free-to-play platform fighter developed by Player First Games. The mohawk-wearing Gremlin leader arrives as part of MultiVersus Season 1 and is an Assassin class character with a moveset that highlights his unruly and rambunctious nature.
Stripe’s abilities are featured in a newly revealed gameplay trailer showing off his claw attacks, as well as a range of weapons that can be used to strike fear in challengers, including a buzzsaw, chainsaw, dynamite, and even a skateboard. He can also briefly attach himself to opponents to avoid hits and cause damage of his own. The Combat Stripe character variant is available now for in-game purchases.
?? they did the mash https://t.co/aUorW7H5v8
— Warner Bros. Games (@wbgames) October 12, 2022
Additionally, the MultiVersus Halloween 2022 Update is available now and includes the Monster Mash in-game event, allowing players to participate in matches and earn “candy” in exchange for rewards, including the Calico Cake Jake the Dog character variant, Mummy Reindog character variant, Pumpkin Patch profile icon and Jack-o-Lantern sticker emote.
The update also features new Halloween-themed in-game cosmetic items available for purchase, including:
- Black Lantern Superman character variant
- Black Lantern Wonder Woman character variant
- Frankenstein Iron Giant character variant
- Vampire Tom and Jerry character variant
- Witch Velma character variant
- Count Scooby ringout
- Twick or Tweet ringout
- Boo! profile icon (purchase with Gold)
- Diana Undead Wonder Woman profile icon (purchase with Gold)
- The Darkness Grows Superman profile icon (purchase with Gold)
- A Very Normal Pumpkin Patch banner
- Full Moon Surprise banner
- Ghoulish Delights banner
- It Might Be Haunted banner
The Monster Mash earnable rewards and Halloween inspired cosmetic items for purchase will be available from Oct. 13 at 18:00 p.m. BST through Nov. 8 at 17:00 p.m. GMT.
Enter the Haunted Mansion to see our latest Preview Icon Rotation–if you dare! Featuring Iron Giant, Velma, Tom & Jerry, and Wonder Woman. #MultiVersus pic.twitter.com/Rwr6I1KLLy
— MultiVersus (@multiversus) October 12, 2022
Furthermore, later this month from October 28th-30th, MultiVersus will celebrate Scoobtober, the annual Scooby-Doo focused Halloween celebration, with a dedicated Twitch livestream of official Scooby-Doo content, including both full-length episodes from the Scooby-Doo television series and full-length films. Players who watch the stream can earn various rewards based on the amount of viewing time: 30 minutes – 10 toasts, 60 minutes – Scoobtober 2022 profile icon, 90 minutes – Pumpkin Spice ringout and 120 minutes – Scoobtober’s Greetings banner.
Lastly, players can sign up now for the MultiVersus Fall Showdown, a 2 vs. 2 online tournament series taking place from Oct. 15th through Nov. 20th. Featuring a $60,000 prize pool, the Fall Showdown will be open to participants from three different regions – North America East, North America West, and Europe.
The MultiVersus Open Beta is available now as a free download for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 consoles, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One consoles, and PC.
