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

By Ted Litchfield published

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

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A blood-spattered Khazan, evidently in the process of becoming the first berserker.

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

By Andy Chalk published

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

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The First Descendant screen

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'

By Justin Wagner published

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

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Arc Raiders: Key art featuring two raiders holding weapons and standing in the middle of the road, turning to run away from a large Queen spider-like robot on the buildings in the background.

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'

By Rory Norris published

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

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Patrick Soderlund

Arc Raiders is such a huge hit, Nexon has put Embark Studios CEO Patrick Söderlund in charge of everything else too

By Andy Chalk published

news Söderlund has been named executive chairman of Nexon, heading up "long-term strategy, creative direction, and how Nexon develops games globally."

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Arc Raiders Trophy Display: Key art showing three characters. The one on the left is wearing a blue pincho and holding a pistol ready at their hip. The middle figure is wearing a brown poncho and cowboy hat, facing the camera with a pistol across their chest. On the right is another character in a brown poncho and hat but facing away.

Arc Raiders had nearly 1 million concurrent players in January, and around 6 million 'weekly active users', claims Nexon—putting the extraction shooter on par with some of the biggest MMOs

By Harvey Randall published

News World of Arc-craft.

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Arc Raiders loot guide: An upper-body shot of Celeste standing against a cabinet in Speranza, lit by a red glow. Her arms are crossed and she's looking down thoughtfully.

'We would rather cut off our own arms': Demonschool developers dispute Nexon CEO's claim that 'every game company is now using AI' in response to Arc Raiders backlash

By Elie Gould published

News "Demonschool is 100% human-made."

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Tim Sweeney

Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney wades into the Arc Raiders AI voice debate with an imaginary scenario predicting 'infinite, context-sensitive, personality-reflecting dialog based on and tuned by human voice actors'

By Andy Chalk published

news Sweeney says productivity increases driven by technology will lead to better games, not reduced employment.

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Arc Raiders Reveal in Ruins: An upper-body shot of Lance, the robot medic wearing sunglasses and a gun holster on his check, casually sitting in a chair in his room, lit by a neon medical sign.

Arc Raiders sells 4 million copies, making it 'the most successful global launch in Nexon's history'

By Andy Chalk published

news Nexon says Arc Raiders has serious long-term potential.

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'Every game company is now using AI': Nexon's CEO defends the use of generative AI in game development in the wake of Arc Raiders' controversy

By Elie Gould published

News If every game company jumped off a cliff, would you?

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