While The First Descendant had a strong launch, you may have heard mixed things from players about the game's developer. Here's everything you need to know about the studio behind The First Descendant, Nexon.
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The First Descendant was developed and published by Nexon, a South Korean video game development and publishing company. Nexon games can be divided into two categories: games developed by Nexon and games published by Nexon but developed by subsidiary studios.
The list of games developed by Nexon includes MapleStory, Blue Archive, and Mabinogi. The most controversial game on this list is the 2D MMORPG MapleStory. In early 2024, Nexon was fined $8.9 million by the Korea Fair Trade Commission for allegedly misleading players with in-game item drop rates. Unfortunately, this isn’t the only time Nexon has been accused of providing misleading information to its players. In 2018, it was fined by the Korea Fair Trade Commission for using loot boxes in an event for its online shooter, Sudden Attack.
Another Nexon game you might have heard of is Blue Archive. It is an anime action strategy gacha game with an interesting story and cute characters, available on Android and iOS. Blue Archive was released in 2021 and currently has over a million downloads on the Google Play Store.
