Marvel Snap dev says it has a new publisher to ensure TikTok shutdown ‘never happens again’

The developer of Marvel Snap says it’s enlisted the help of a new publisher to make sure its TikTok-related shutdown doesn’t happen again.

Earlier this month, in the days leading up to Donald Trump’s inauguration as U.S. president, the Supreme Court decided to uphold a decision to ban TikTok.

As a result, TikTok was taken offline in the U.S. for a weekend, along with other apps owned by its developer ByteDance – including Marvel Snap, which was published by ByteDance’s game publishing label Nuverse.

After both TikTok and Marvel Snap were reinstated, developer Second Dinner explained that the outage had been a “surprise to us and wasn’t planned”, and vowed to partner with a new publisher in case of any future TikTok-related incidents.

In a new statement posted on X today, the studio says this work is now underway with publisher Skystone Games helping with the process.

“Thank you for your incredible support and patience during the recent outage in the United States,” the studio wrote. “Now that we’re available for download on mobile app stores again, we’re excited to share some news about the future of Marvel Snap.

HEEEYY! Thank you for your incredible support and patience during the recent outage in the United States. Now that we’re available for download on mobile app stores again, we’re excited to share some news about the future of MARVEL SNAP!

To ensure this never happens again, and…

— Second Dinner (@seconddinner) January 29, 2025

“To ensure this never happens again, and with the help of our current publisher Nuverse (thank you!), we’ve already signed agreements and started the work to bring almost all operational and publishing responsibilities in-house at Second Dinner with support from a new U.S.-based publisher, Skystone Games.

“This has been a full-team effort between Second Dinner, Nuverse, Skystone and Marvel. Thank you again for all of your support – we’re excited about what’s ahead for Marvel Snap.”

Earlier this week Second Dinner announced that it would be offering large compensation packages to U.S. players affected by the downtime, as well as slightly smaller packages for other global players.