NetEase, a Chinese game publisher, has reportedly laid off several members of the Marvel Rivals development team, including its game director, despite the game's success on Steam since its December debut. The game has consistently ranked in the top ten and recently received positive reviews after a content update. Developers expressed confusion and disappointment over the layoffs, particularly given the game's performance against the backdrop of declining confidence in live service titles. NetEase has denied plans to cut foreign operations but acknowledged strategic scaling down of studios.
This is such a weird industry. My stellar, talented team just helped deliver an incredibly successful new franchise in Marvel Rivals for NetEase Games... and were just laid off.
I don't get it, man. You make one of the most successful LIVE service titles of the generation, despite the world telling you LIVE service is dead - and still get laid off? What are we even doing at this point.
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