In keeping with a report on Korean outlet Yonhap Information, the event workforce at Neople have been moved to different tasks in wake of disappointing gross sales of The First Berserker: Khazan.
The publication cites an announcement from Nexon that claims staff on the studio have been reassigned, the place their expertise will profit different in-development tasks inside Nexon. Nonetheless, the corporate reportedly acknowledged this doesn’t imply the Khazan workforce have been dissolved, however its future stays unsure at this level.
Talking throughout a March 31 capital markets briefing, Junghun Lee, CEO of Nexon, indicated the studio has a lot broader plans for the franchise.
The primary sport on this sequence, The First Berserker: Khazan, was launched in 2025 and delivered a hardcore motion expertise tailor-made particularly to Western audiences. Khazan demonstrated that Dungeon & Fighter can journey. We at the moment are making ready for its China launch, which can additional validate its longterm potential.
Yonhap Information mentions that The First Berserker: Khazan’s struggling gross sales had been partly the results of problems that arose with its delayed launch in China. In the meantime, within the briefing Khazan is talked about as a part of “publishing agreements with Tencent to convey high-potential Nexon video games like The Finals, Arc Raiders, and The First Berserker: Khazan to thousands and thousands of latest gamers in China.”
The First Berserker: Khazan was launched for PS5, PC, and Xbox Collection X/S on March 27, 2025.
[Source – Yonhap News via GamesRadar]
