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Marvel Snap is back in the US after going dark for hours

The digital collectible card game Marvel Snap is officially back up and running, after it faced a ‘temporary outage.’

The game’s developer said the downtime was a “surprise to us and wasn’t planned,” but it happened on the same day that the ByteDance-owned TikTok app was banned for a number of hours.

Marvel Snaps’ current publisher, Nuverse, is owned by the same parent company as the short-form video platform which has experienced major uncertainty over the last several months.

In a post on Monday evening, the developer Second Dinner posted an update and declared the game back online.

“But to make sure this NEVER happens again, we’re working to bring more services in-house and partner with a new publisher. This is the start of a new era for MARVEL SNAP,” the team wrote.

Developer behind Marvel Snap is in search of new publisher after outage

When asked by a follower about the comps for the downtime and when they are coming, Second Dinner replied by explaining how they’ve been spending the last couple of days.

“We’ve been focusing all of our efforts on bringing the game back online first. Also, this all occurred over the weekend and a US holiday.

“We greatly appreciate your patience and we’ll provide updates as soon as possible.”

Some in-game purchasing errors have also been highlighted, with the team stating they are “working to resolve that as soon as we can.”

It was over the weekend when Americans found themselves unable to play the game and it became unavailable from the app stores. For the rest of the world, the game remained playable.

“During this downtime, we realize that many of you are missing out on time-based content, rewards, and Missions.

“Second Dinner is committed to ensuring that all players are compensated for their lost time.

“We’ll be sharing more information on this as the situation evolves,” the company explained on X.

To reassure fans of the game, Second Dinner also said in a post: “MARVEL SNAP isn’t going anywhere.”

Featured Image: Via Second Dinner on X from a post in 2022

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Sophie Atkinson
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Sophie Atkinson is a UK-based journalist and content writer, as well as a founder of a content agency which focuses on storytelling through social media marketing. She kicked off her career with a Print Futures Award which champions young talent working in print, paper and publishing. Heading straight into a regional newsroom, after graduating with a BA (Hons) degree in Journalism, Sophie started by working for Reach PLC. Now, with five years experience in journalism and many more in content marketing, Sophie works as a freelance writer and marketer. Her areas of specialty span a wide range, including technology, business,…

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