(Update) Marvel Heroes shuts down with immediate effect

Gazillion Studios confirms closure

[Update:Articles onMassively OverpoweredandKotakuare reporting that Sony and Microsoft are offering refunds to owners ofMarvel Heroes Omega, with some Xbox One players having received recompense automatically.]

With glum inevitability, Gazillion Studios tweeted today that their comic-book MMOMarvel Heroesis to close its servers with immediate effect, bringing to its conclusion a week of unhappy news for the company.

When it was originally announced that the game was to be taken offline, hopes were that it would at least run until the end of 2017, with all in-game items and characters being made available to all players. Then Gazillion were forced to lay off almost their entire workforce last week, which madeanyfuture forMarvel Heroesdoubtful.

This is a sad situation, affecting a lot of hardworking people who have been made unemployed, reportedly without severance, at a financially difficult time of year. We wish all of those affected by the closure ofMarvel Heroesthe very best for the future.

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