Second Dinner Parts Ways with Nuverse, Partners with Skystone Games Following Marvel Snap App Store Removal
Following the unexpected removal of Marvel Snap from app stores in the wake of Bytedance's TikTok ban, developer Second Dinner has severed ties with its publisher, Nuverse. The studio announced a new partnership with US-based publisher Skystone Games via its official Twitter account.
This move concludes a turbulent period for several titles published by Nuverse and other Bytedance subsidiaries, including Mobile Legends: Bang Bang and Marvel Snap, after they were caught in the crossfire of the TikTok ban a few weeks ago. Bytedance's actions, seemingly intended to protect TikTok, resulted in the temporary unavailability of these games. While TikTok's restoration was swift, other games, like Marvel Snap, were left stranded, with Second Dinner reporting they received no prior notification of the removal.
The Fallout for Nuverse
Second Dinner's decision to leave Nuverse is unsurprising given the abrupt and disruptive nature of the app store removals. The swiftness of this partnership change suggests significant internal repercussions for Nuverse stemming from the fallout with developers.
While the geopolitical implications are significant, a more pressing question arises: has Bytedance's aggressive strategy to protect TikTok inadvertently crippled its highly-publicized gaming ambitions? Second Dinner's actions certainly suggest this might be the case.
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