Marvel Rivals' director and his entire team have been laid off

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Marvel Rivals' director and his entire team have been laid off

Updated on February 18, 2025, 9:40 p.m.

The report on the redundancies is a little confusing. It could very well be that, unlike his team, game director Thaddeus Sasser hasn't been fired. The main person concerned has declined to provide any further details.

Original article

It seems success is no longer enough to protect game developers. Despite the incredible worldwide popularity of Marvel Rivals, the game's director, Thaddeus Sasser, has been fired by NetEase.

And it's not just him, but his entire Seattle-based team, which specialized in the level design and conception of the game, on which they worked for over two years.

It's such a strange industry... My stellar, talented team just helped deliver an incredibly successful new franchise in Marvel Rivals for NetEase Games......and were just laid off."

Sasser has paid tribute to his former team-mates and is trying to help them find new work. NetEase has yet to issue a statement on the matter.

Source: linkedin.com

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