Marvel Rivals Devs Laid Off Despite The Game's Huge Success

George Yang
2/18/2025

Several Marvel Rivals developers at NetEase Games have been laid off, according to the game's director, Thaddeus Sasser.Over on LinkedIn, Sasser said, "My stellar, talented team just helped deliver an incredibly successful new franchise in Marvel Rivals for NetEase Games...and were just laid off!" All six of Marvel Rivals' America-based devs were reportedly let go, two of whom were level designers.These layoffs in particular come as a surprise given that Marvel Rivals has been incredibly successful and popular since its launch in December. During its first 72 hours on the market, Marvel Rivals hit 10 million players worldwide. The number doubled the following week to 20 million players.Continue Reading at GameSpot...

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