Marvel Rivals Hit With Layoffs, MrBeast Says Life Is ‘Easier When You’re Broke,’ And More Of The Week’s Top News

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Kotaku Staff Published February 22, 2025 |

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This week saw many of the people behind smash hit Marvel Rivals, including the game’s director, get laid off by developer NetEase in a move the company says was made “for organizational reasons and to optimize development efficiency for the game.” Meanwhile Humane, the company behind a $700 AI pin, announced that next week, all of them will stop working, and MrBeast gave an interview to YouTube channel Diary of a CEO which included a host of revealing comments about his outlook on life, money, and content creation. Read on for these stories and more in this week’s roundup.