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

According to a report from Bloomberg, the cuts to the North American team working on Marvel Rivals aren’t an anomaly. NetEase founder and CEO William Ding is reported to have cut hundreds of jobs, closed studios, and taken a firmer hand with the company’s Japanese teams — including the one led by former Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio head Toshihiro Nagoshi.

NetEase laid off employees at Marvel Rivals' Seattle studio, citing "organizational reasons," despite the game's success. The affected team was a support team, not the primary developers based in China.