Marvel Heroes Omega is offline on all platforms

April 2023 ยท 2 minute read

Marvel Heroes Omega is offline on all platforms.

Update: As rumoured, Gazillion Entertainment has closed Marvel Heroes Omega on all platforms - PC, PS4 and Xbox One.

The game was due to survive until December 31, but the plug has been pulled unceremoniously with the closing of Gazillion Entertainment. Here's a brief statement:

pic.twitter.com/Q12AUQ61c3

โ€” Marvel Heroes Omega (@MarvelHeroes) November 27, 2017

To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings

Original story: Last week, we found out that Disney is shutting Marvel Heroes, which only recently made its way from PC to consoles, would be shut down. The Diablo-like game starred various heroes from the Marvel universe, complete with tie-ins for the various films as they released.

Since that original story went up, a date of closure was announced - December 31, the end of the year. Now, in an unfortunate turn, we're hearing word that the game's closure has been moved forward to November 24 - tomorrow - and that the developer responsible for the game is being disbanded, leaving employees without jobs right before Thanksgiving. Worst yet, it seems that they haven't received any severance pay.

marvel_heroes_omega_2

This was reported by Massively OP, which received a tip from a former employee who said that all staff had been let go. Since then, other evidence has popped up, including numerous tweets from former staff.

I know a lot of people are upset and wanting refunds for their purchases in @MarvelHeroes, but please keep in mind the developers were not paid out PTO, severance, and our medical insurance is ending in 8 days.

โ€” Andrew Hair (@andrewhair) November 22, 2017

To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings

Officially unemployed on the day before thanksgiving.

Nice.

โ€” Brian Waggoner (@Asros) November 22, 2017

To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings

This screen from the company's Discord lists the new date of closure. It's a bad situation for all involved, and the employees not receiving their PTO or severance, right before Thanksgiving, is pretty horrible.

Our thoughts are with all the employees affected by this - and hopefully we'll have more details soon, if an official statement is made.

ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7t7ORbW5nm5%2BifK6t0a%2BcpWWYmr%2BwsdJmpqadl5Z6sLLFpaCnnV2lwHV515umsWWfo7JuvMI%3D