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MYSTERIOUS: Nexon - You Need To See This

The First Descendant’s new mode is Destiny 2’s Onslaught with a few extra steps

Defend the point and build defenses.

Dot Esports

Nexon confirms reorganizaton at The First Berserker: Khazan developer but says it's merely 'a strategic reallocation of talent' as development winds down

The shuffle is "not a workforce reduction or team dissolution," Nexon says, it just needs the people elsewhere.

PC Gamer

The First Berserker Khazan dev restructure "not related to workforce reduction or team dissolution," Nexon says: "We're proud of the game's creative direction and the positive response"

"Neople has reorganized its team"

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"Fantasy-style GTA" open-world game reportedly canceled after 2 years of work at Nexon

Project EL is no longer in development

GamesRadar

Despite good reviews, The First Berserker Khazan development team reportedly dissolved over disappointing sales just days after Nexon CEO praised the game

The team at Khazan developer Neople has apparently been reassigned

GamesRadar

"Completing the Game" is the radical plan for The First Descendant after 2 years, and the latest roadmap cooked up by Nexon just days after it called the game a flop

The developer admitted its looter shooter "did not work"

GamesRadar

The First Descendant teases Raven, turning into Colossus, and details long-term roadmap

The game isn't going away anythime soon.

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Nexon CEO admits The First Descendant had 'no staying power,' and that can't be addressed with a quick fix: 'These are design issues that are not fixed with a patch'

The Destiny-like was named for its "retention challenges" in a recent presentation.

PC Gamer

$Arc Raiders is a 'Trojan Horse' for demonstrating AI tool usage in game development, according to Nexon, after Embark built two hits at 'a fraction of the cost you’d expect'$

Arc Raiders is a 'Trojan Horse' for demonstrating AI tool usage in game development, according to Nexon, after Embark built two hits at 'a fraction of the cost you’d expect'

'What needs to be done by hand versus what a machine can do more efficiently?'

PC Gamer

ARC Raiders bosses double down on using AI in game dev: ‘More time innovating; less time writing code’

They're saying "get used to it," basically.

Destructoid

110,000 mixed Steam reviews later, Nexon bluntly puts The First Descendant in the "did not work" category: "Strong launch, no staying power"

"These are design issues that are not fixed with a patch"

GamesRadar

$Arc Raiders boss promoted to Nexon chief backs AI push for "redesigning game development" after building a hit "at a fraction of the cost you'd expect for a AAA game"$

Arc Raiders boss promoted to Nexon chief backs AI push for "redesigning game development" after building a hit "at a fraction of the cost you'd expect for a AAA game"

"Without context, AI is a race to the arithmetic middle where everyone's games look the same," says Nexon CEO

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