A Seattle-based team that contributed to development on the popular online action game Marvel Rivals has reportedly been dismissed

Following an extremely sudden cut to the Marvel Rivals development team, it appears NetEase is going through even larger internal discussions about releasing an

NetEase laid off employees at Marvel Rivals' Seattle studio, citing "organizational reasons," despite the game's success. The affected team was a support team, not the primary developers based in China.

According to a report from Bloomberg, the cuts to the North American team working on Marvel Rivals aren’t an anomaly. NetEase founder and CEO William Ding is reported to have cut hundreds of jobs, closed studios, and taken a firmer hand with the company’s Japanese teams — including the one led by former Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio head Toshihiro Nagoshi.

Marvel Rivals is believed to have earned upwards of $130 million in revenue since its December 2024 release.

Marvel Rivals has been a huge hit for NetEase. The Chinese publisher recently reported the free-to-play hero shooter had over 40 million players. But the Overwatch clone was almost canceled over the licensing fees the company would owe to Disney for using its popular comic book characters.

Amidst the abrupt layoffs of some employees who worked Marvel Rivals, it's now reported that the game's cancelation was considered prior to its release, which is a surprising revelation, given it has already surpassed 40 million players.

Marvel Rivals is about to get its next major update on Feb. 21 but, just three days before that content goes live, NetEase has laid off an entire team working o

NetEase (NTES) stock slipped today after the Marvel Rivals developer confirmed layoffs at one of its teams. Following social media posts about

In this article, check out the latest information on how Marvel Rivals almost got cancelled by NetEase CEO and more details.