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Marvel Rivals was reportedly almost cancelled because the CEO of NetEase didn't want to pay Disney for the licenses (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 16 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Idk what thoer license costs are, but i bet it's a little higher than a decade ago.

But... he'd rather make Eggrace? A game thats a carbone copy of ten other games? Ugh.

Also, this little aside is fucking gold:

Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson... recently suggested that Dragon Age: The Veilguard failed to meet the company's internal expectations because it didn't have live service components

[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 7 points 15 hours ago

When the CEO turns a blind eye to how bad the game was. The writing was like children arguing. The gameplay felt like a mobile game rather than a full RPG game.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 13 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

The game is good. But prolly wouldn't attract the audience without the Disney license tbh

[–] Maalus@lemmy.world 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

It's literally Overwatch. Which famously did great. Had there not been an Overwatch, it would've probably done great too.

[–] datavoid@lemmy.ml 1 points 13 hours ago

To me it's frustrating how similar they are.. can't get into rivals. I swear even the voice actors were chosen to sound like overwatch.

[–] Kyoyeou@slrpnk.net 8 points 18 hours ago

So that's why he fired a part of the devs when the game is doing so well, he never wanted it to have a chance

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 9 points 19 hours ago

Ding also apparently wants NetEase to focus on games like the multiplayer mobile game Eggy Party

Oh great, another remake....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0OSfbPJFa4