NetEase, Marvel Rivals and Seattle

Report: NetEase lays off Seattle team working on hit video game ‘Marvel Rivals’
A Seattle-based team that contributed to development on the popular online action game Marvel Rivals has reportedly been dismissed
Marvel Rivals was Almost Canceled per New Report on NetEase
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 lays off its Marvel Rivals Seattle-based development team
China’s NetEase laid off its Seattle development team for Marvel Rivals on February 18. Multiple developers from the studio announced the sudden layoffs, but the company did not offer an explanation.
Marvel Rivals layoffs are just part of NetEase’s ice-cold job and game cuts
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.
NetEase Games Shocks Gaming World: Entire Marvel Rivals Seattle Team Axed Despite 20 Million Players!
Chinese game developer NetEase Games has laid off the entire Marvel Rivals development team in Seattle for organizational restructuring. Despite the g
What Happened to the Marvel Rivals Dev Team? Netease Layoffs Explained
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 CEO nearly canceled Marvel Rivals over copyright issues with Walt Disney Co.
A recent Bloomberg report revealed that William Ding, the CEO and founder of the Chinese video game publisher NetEase, almost canceled the Marvel Rivals game due to a copyright disagreement with the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s owner,
Marvel Rivals
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.
Marvel Rivals Layoffs Spook NetEase Investors Despite New Character Trailers
NetEase (NTES) stock slipped today after the Marvel Rivals developer confirmed layoffs at one of its teams. Following social media posts about
Marvel Rivals Boasts 40 Million Players, NetEase Reports $2.9 Billion in Revenue
As a result, NetEase said they've seen $2.9 billion in revenue from Marvel Rivals over the past quarter, thanks to over 40 million players, an increase of 1.5% compared to 2023. What makes that even more impressive is that Marvel Rivals was released in December, the quarter's final month.
Marvel Rivals was reportedly almost cancelled at one point, because NetEase objected to paying Disney
Marvels Rivals, which has been a huge success for publisher NetEase since its launch last year, reportedly almost didn't make it to release. It's claimed the company considered cancelling the project because its CEO objected to paying Disney for use of its characters.
Marvel Rivals Director and Entire Seattle Design Team Laid Off, NetEase Tells Fans Not to Worry About the Game
Marvel Rivals developer NetEase has confirmed cuts to its Seattle-based design team for “organizational reasons.” Overnight, ...
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Marvel Rivals Player Count Hits 40m After Seattle Studio Shut Down
Marvel Rivals' player count has hit another major milestone, NetEase has announced, just a couple of days after shutting down ...