Marvel Rivals, a project by NetEase Games, has seen unexpected layoffs of its America-based development team despite the game's rapid success, amassing 10 million players within its first 72 hours. As a top contender in live-service gaming, the layoffs raise questions amid an era of growth for the franchise. With ongoing plans to expand its roster, including the addition of two new characters, the layoffs reflect a troubling trend as NetEase shifts focus from game development, particularly single-player titles, despite Marvel Rivals’ popularity.
My stellar, talented team just helped deliver an incredibly successful new franchise in Marvel Rivals for NetEase Games...and were just laid off!
Marvel Rivals hit 10 million players worldwide... The number doubled the following week to 20 million players.
It's also one of the very few live-service games that has broken through the oversaturated genre, so the layoffs are puzzling.
NetEase is reportedly massively scaling back on video games, especially single-player ones.
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