"Marvel Rivals" developer NetEase will reverse 100-year bans imposed on players who used emulation software to play the game on Mac and other platforms.

Wrapping things up, players are encouraged to report any actual cheating they encounter, and contact customer support if they think they've been banned by mistake. Hopefully the chance of that happening is relatively slim, but it's clearly possible – at least NetEase appears to be on the case when it comes to sorting it out.

NetEase has issued a public apology following a controversial ban that mistakenly flagged Marvel Rivals players as cheaters. The issue seemingly affected those using compatibility player programs and is a classic example of the anti-cheat system's mistaken identity.

Gamers are finding themselves banned from "Marvel Rivals" for 100 years, after finding ways to play the Windows version of the game on macOS.

The exceptions are those with aggressive, Windows-based anti-cheating tools baked in, something that hit back hard against players eager to dive into a new superhero shooter. Marvel Rivals, an Overwatch -ish free-to-play hero shooter released in early December 2024,