Despite Marvel Rivals’ success on platforms like Steam and consoles, significant layoffs have occurred within the development team at NetEase. The move shocked many in the industry, particularly because the game continues to perform well and receive positive feedback. Team members, including the game director, highlighted the unexpected nature of the dismissals through social media posts. As the game enjoys popularity with ongoing content updates, the layoffs raise questions about industry practices and the future of developers even when their projects succeed.
"My stellar, talented team just helped deliver an incredibly successful new franchise in Marvel Rivals for NetEase Games...and were just laid off!"
"Welp, just got laid off from my job working on Marvel Rivals with NetEase."
"You make one of the most successful LIVE service titles of the generation...and still get laid off? What are we even doing at this point."
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