Marvel Snap Taps Skystone Games for Publishing Partnership

Second Dinner Parts Ways with Nuverse, Partners with Skystone Games

Following the removal of Marvel Snap from app stores in the aftermath 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, which were caught in the crossfire of the recent TikTok ban. Bytedance's actions, seemingly intended to protect TikTok, resulted in the temporary unavailability of these games. While TikTok's restoration was swift, other Bytedance gaming ventures experienced significant disruptions. Second Dinner, notably, received no prior notification of Marvel Snap's removal and spent weeks working to restore its availability.

The Fallout

Second Dinner's decision to leave Nuverse is unsurprising. The unexpected and disruptive removal of Marvel Snap likely soured the relationship. The speed of this partnership change suggests significant internal repercussions for Nuverse stemming from developer dissatisfaction.

While geopolitical factors are relevant, the more pressing question is whether Bytedance's actions to safeguard TikTok inadvertently undermined its ambitious gaming plans. Second Dinner's actions strongly suggest this is the case.

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