The recent announcement that NetEase was laying off some of its US-based Marvel Rivals developers, including one of the game's directors, prompted concern and questions given that the hero shooter is performing well in the market with 40 million players.

Free-to-play Marvel Rivals has secured over 40 million players as well as "claimed the No. 1 spot on Steam's top

NetEase, the company behind Marvel Rivals, has shuttered its US support studio despite the fact that the game has been hugely successful.

Despite being a huge success, Marvel Rivals development team faces layoffs by NetEase Games. Here is the full story.

NetEase Games has confirmed layoffs have occurred within a US support studio for Marvel Rivals. In a statement provided to PC Gamer, the firm said a "reduction of a design team based in Seattle" for "organisational reasons."

After the development team for Marvel Rivals revealed they were all laid off yesterday, NetEase Games has finally responded to the move

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

The biggest game this year isn’t immune to layoffs

NetEase laid off Marvel Rivals development team members, including game director Thaddeus Sasser, just two months after its incredibly successful launch. The hero shooter has been such a runaway success that the news blindsided people across the video game industry.