Marvel Rivals was reportedly almost cancelled because NetEase didn't want to pay Disney

NetEase Games almost swapped out Marvel superheroes with its own original characters.

Game publisher NetEase Games new hero shooter Marvel Rivals has proven to be an immense success for the company.

The report also revealed that the company had mulled over cancelling Marvel Rivals entirely prior to its release.

Another report fromGame Fileclaims that the company is actively shopping around more of its non-Chinese studios.

For its part, Marvel Rivals is still doing rather well for NetEase.