Official NetEase lays off Marvel Rivals' Seattle Developers

[LIONT4MER]

In a statement sent to Game Developer, the Chinese conglomerate said the cuts were made for "organisational reasons" and that it will continue to invest in the free-to-play multiplayer shooter.

"We recently made the difficult decision to adjust Marvel Rivals’ development team structure for organizational reasons and to optimize development efficiency for the game. This resulted in a reduction of a design team based in Seattle that is part of a larger global design function in support of Marvel Rivals," reads the full statement.

"We appreciate the hard work and dedication of those affected and will be treating them confidentially and respectfully with recognition for their individual contributions. We want to reassure our fanbase that the core development team for Marvel Rivals, which continues to be led by Lead Producer Weicong Wu and Game Creative Director Guangyun Chen in Guangzhou, China, remains fully committed to delivering an exceptional experience.

"We are investing more, not less, into the evolution and growth of this game. We’re excited to deliver new super hero characters, maps, features, and content to ensure an engaging live service experience for our worldwide player base."

Update: NetEase laid off Marvel Rivals devs in Seattle to 'optimize development efficiency'

'We are investing more, not less, into the evolution and growth of this game.'

www.gamedeveloper.com

 

[Matt Shakyo Booty]

This wasn’t the main director, nor the main team. It was a support team, not any better mind you but I see a lot of people spreading misinformation about this

 

[Gypsydanger426]

I see the doom and gloom clickbait titles have finally subsided. It went from Marvel Rivals’ game director fired to Seattle devs laid off.

 

[GremlinKing]

American devs too expensive. You have to move to EU or achina if you want to eat in this industry unless you are.making mobile stuff. Even then, only the PMs are in the US. The devs are all in EU, China, and India.

 

[Miek]

Valve should pick them up for deadlock. Especially cuz Seattle