Second Dinner ditches Nuverse as Marvel Snap publisher, partners with Skystone Games

Second Dinner Parts Ways with Nuverse, Partners with Skystone Games

Following the removal of Marvel Snap from app stores due to the Bytedance/TikTok situation, 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 follows a tumultuous period for several titles published by Nuverse and other Bytedance subsidiaries, including Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, after they were caught in the crossfire of the recent TikTok ban. Bytedance's actions, seemingly intended to protect TikTok, left some developers, like Second Dinner, uninformed about the removal of their games and scrambling to restore service. Second Dinner reportedly wasn't notified before Marvel Snap's removal and spent weeks working to reinstate it.

The Fallout

Second Dinner's decision to leave Nuverse isn't unexpected. The abrupt and unannounced removal of Marvel Snap likely caused significant friction. The swiftness of this partnership change suggests considerable internal fallout at Nuverse stemming from this incident.

While geopolitical factors are relevant, a more pressing question is whether Bytedance's aggressive actions to save TikTok have inadvertently undermined its ambitious gaming plans. Second Dinner's actions certainly suggest this is a possibility.

For players eager to return to Marvel Snap, our tier lists provide a helpful guide to get back into the game.