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Marvel Snap has been pulled from US mobile app stores.
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The popular mobile game, developed by California-based Second Dinner, is published by Nuverse, a subsidiary of TikTok owner ByteDance.
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TikTok and Marvel Snap have been excluded from mobile app stores due to a new law that took effect on January 19. Second Dinner suggested that the game would be re-released in the US as soon as possible.
marble snap It's banned in the US. The popular game was pulled from mobile app stores due to the same legislation that led to TikTok's ban in the United States.
On January 19, the Act Protecting Americans from Foreign Enemy Control Applications, designated HR7521, took effect. The bill would ban the distribution and maintenance of applications provided by companies from countries Washington considers enemies, particularly China. As President-elect Trump's inauguration is scheduled for January 20, a day later, the Biden administration announced that it would leave the implementation of HR7521 to his successor. Nonetheless, after the Supreme Court upheld this de facto TikTok ban, the popular social media platform owned by China-based ByteDance was removed from Google and Apple's app stores in the late evening hours (ET) of January 18.

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TikTok no longer works in the US
Millions of individuals who use TikTok in the United States will no longer have access to the hugely popular app.
Mobile CCG that became a hit around the same time marble snap Despite being developed by Irvine, California-based Second Dinner, it has been removed from both the Google Play Store and the iOS App Store in the United States. marble snap Published by Nuverse, a ByteDance subsidiary. This connection brought it into the scope of HR7521, which resulted in its removal from app stores in the United States. Second Dinner acknowledged the ban in a social media post, but characterized it as a temporary setback. “We are actively working to release the game as quickly as possible and will update you when we have more to share,” a company spokesperson said on Twitter.
Second Dinner and Nuverse Are Blinded by Marvel Snap Ban
A similar message, reviewed by Game Rant, was posted on the game's official Discord server. In it, a Second Dinner representative wrote that the ban was a “surprise” for both the developer and Nuverse, saying: marble snapIts removal from US mobile app stores was a decision made directly by Google and Apple or ByteDance. This explains why neither Second Dinner nor Nuverse said anything about the game's potential ban just days before its removal.
We're actively working to release the game as quickly as possible and will update you when we have more to share.
Marvel Snap Players are not happy with the game's US ban.
The ban may have blindsided game developers and publishers alike; marble snap Players are not happy with this incident, and many are already voicing their displeasure on Discord and social media. Some fans are already pressuring Second Dinner to refund all the money they spent on the game, claiming they never would have done so if they had known. marble snap It will become unplayable just two years after its release in late 2022.
Second Dinner seems to think this removal will be short-lived, so it's unlikely they'll focus on providing bulk refunds to customers in the US anytime soon. TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew recently thanked President-elect Trump for his willingness to research solutions to keep the social media app afloat in the United States, suggesting the incoming administration could “save TikTok” as the 47th president promised. Campaign tracking in mid-2024. In the meantime, it appears US gamers can still download it. marble snap Available via Steam starting early morning ET on January 19th.