However, the shrinking continues. Just earlier this week, we learned that the Marvel Rivals Seattle team was laid off, with the company claiming this was for "organizational reasons." And over the last year, Ding has ceased investment in overseas projects ...

Following an extremely sudden cut to the Marvel Rivals development team, it appears NetEase is going through even larger internal discussions about releasing an

A Seattle-based team that contributed to development on the popular online action game Marvel Rivals has reportedly been dismissed

Amidst the abrupt layoffs of some employees who worked Marvel Rivals, it's now reported that the game's cancelation was considered prior to its release, which is a surprising revelation, given it has already surpassed 40 million players.

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.