Marvel Rivals is one of the few multiplayer action games that has succeeded. Many expensive games, like Concord, have failed both financially and critically. But this free-to-play superhero shooter is a big hit.
On Steam, Marvel Rivals has reached 300,000 players at once, with a peak of over 600,000. It is one of the top five most-played games on PS5 and Xbox in the U.S. In its first month, it made over $136 million. NetEase should be celebrating, but instead, it has fired key developers from its U.S. team.
NetEase Fires U.S. Developers Behind Marvel Rivals
Despite the game’s success, NetEase is cutting jobs in the U.S. The company says it wants to lower costs because salaries and expenses are higher there. It also believes its teams in China can handle AAA game development alone, as seen with Black Myth: Wukong.
Thaddeus Sasser, a lead developer at NetEaseās U.S. office, shared his frustration:
“This industry is strange. My team helped make Marvel Rivals a huge success for NetEase Games… and we were fired in an instant.”
Other affected developers include designers Garry McGee and Jack Burrows. Their work played a big role in the gameās success, yet they were let go.
NetEase Responds to Layoffs
NetEase confirmed the firings but reassured fans about the gameās future:
“We made a tough decision to change the Marvel Rivals development team. We appreciate the hard work of those affected. The game is still led by producer Wei-Chung Wu and creative director GuangyĆ¼n Chen in Guangzhou, China. We are investing more, not less, to help the game grow.”
NetEaseās decision may save money, but it raises concerns about job security. Even developers who work on successful games are not safe from layoffs. This situation shows how unstable the gaming industry can be, no matter how well a project performs.
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they shouldn’t reassure their fanbase first, but their workers. Those are the first being fake supporters of the communist party. Communism seems really far from their hearts seeing how they behave. The team made a multi millions dollars worth game, they are thanked in a very strange way. So if you work really bad, you get fired. If you work really well, you are fired… WTF is this. I’ll definitely stop playing this game and any other stuffs coming from this disgusting company.