Marvel Rivals US developers laid off despite having helped make a big hit, as NetEase says it's "investing more, not less, into the evolution and growth of this game"

Despite the success of Marvel Rivals, NetEase has laid off its US development team based in Seattle. Game director Thaddeus Sasser and other key developers announced their layoffs via LinkedIn. NetEase confirmed the job cuts, stating that the decision was made to optimize development efficiency, despite the game’s success. The company emphasized its continued commitment to the game's core development team in China, promising ongoing investment in new content and features for players around the world.

This is such a weird industry, my stellar, talented team just helped deliver an incredibly successful new franchise in Marvel Rivals for NetEase Games... and were just laid off!

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