Shroud offers alternative solution to Marvel Rivals layoffs: ‘The right thing to do’
If not even a top free title like Rivals is immune to layoffs, what does that mean for the industry?
Revelations of new layoffs in the gaming industry in 2025 is nothing new, but it will always raise eyebrows when it happens to those working on a massive success like Marvel Rivals.
A game director at Marvel Rivals‘ publisher NetEase Games, Thaddeus Sasser, revealed yesterday how his entire Seattle-based team for NetEase were let go in a post on LinkedIn. The team “specialized in game and level design in the Seattle area to work on Marvel Rivals,” according to Sasser, while “offering guidance, strategy, and design direction over the last couple of years.”
