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Marvel Rivals team hit by layoffs despite major launch success

Free-to-play hero shooter Marvel Rivals has been a huge success for publisher NetEase, smashing through the 20m player …

Sasser didn't say how many people have lost their jobs following NetEase's decision - Eurogamer has reached out to the publisher for clarification - but Marvel Rivals level designers Jack Burrows and Garry McGee both confirmed they'd been affected in separate posts. McGee shared a similar sentiment, writing, "My team recently helped develop and launch Marvel Rivals, which turned out to be a bigger hit than any of us expected! Similarly, Jar of Sparks - a first-party NetEase developer founded by Halo Infinite head of design Jerry Hook in 2022 - halted work on its currently-unannounced debut title in January, laying off staff and began searching for a new publishing partner.

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