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The First Descendant addresses ever-growing power creep with Serena and Ines changes

Not all are direct nerfs.

Dot Esports

With the sword of Microsoft hanging over it, Blizzard quietly drops Overwatch in Korea into the hands of Nexon

Nexon is taking over Overwatch publishing duties in Korea starting in August

GamesRadar

The First Descendant reveals packed roadmap for rest of 2026, including a PvEvP and roguelite modes

New content promises to be highly replayable.

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"When Arc Raiders was at its peak," Embark was burning 30 terabytes of data per day tracking every single bullet fired: "We want to know who shot first"

Arc Raiders is decidedly past its peak, but still generating tons of information

GamesRadar

Steam Next Fest's top played games include only 1 of over 500 demos with an AI disclosure

Anime, friendslop and relaxed offroading are the highlights, but seriously Valve: give us an AI filter.

PC Gamer

ARC Raiders’ entire 3D content was made by a team of around 20 people, with tools to create scenes in as little as 20 minutes

A challenge and an experiment.

Dot Esports

The First Descendant 2026 roadmap: Raven, PvEvP mode, Transcendent weapons, and more

A busy year ahead.

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The First Descendant introduces power requirements to Onslaught and more farming loop improvements

Power requirements apply to the new Bounty Operations content, too.

Dot Esports

As Arc Raiders devs work on "reactivating" the 16 million people who bought the shooter, Embark Studios is early in development on two new games

Publisher Nexon's most-successful launch yet

GamesRadar

THE FINALS revenue grows by 47 percent, Nexon expects good performance in Q2

ARC Raiders performed well, too.

Dot Esports

South Korean Supreme Court orders Dark and Darker dev Ironmace to pay $3.84 million to Nexon

This brings an end to the civil case, but the criminal one is ongoing.

PC Gamer

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"

Dot Esports

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'

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

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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.

GamesRadar

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"

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

GamesRadar

Arc Raiders devs spent 3 years fighting "on a daily basis" over whether it was "a battle royale," "a hero looter shooter," "a co-op Soul game," or "a co-op Shadow of the Colossus game"

"Internally, we thought the game was deeper, more fun, better than we actually had in our hands"

GamesRadar

"A lot of games would be canceled": Arc Raiders lead recalls cutting all but 25 people in "desperation" when Nexon "gave us one more try" to salvage the flailing shooter

"We agreed that this game deserved another try"

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