Our latest coverage of The First Descendant.
The First Descendant’s Season 2 Episode 2 update, Beyond The Void, launched today. It introduces a new story chapter, playable character, and gameplay features. The changes were highlighted in last week's developer livestream which can be seen here: The First Descendant│Season 2 Episode 2: Beyond the Void Update Preview│Dev LivestreamWatch this video on YouTube New Main Story: Beyond The Void [...]
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Nexon previewed the upcoming Season 2 Episode 2: Beyond the Void update for The First Descendant today in a developer livestream. The update launches later this month and includes a new Descendant Serena as well 2 new fields, new story content, and more. The First Descendant│Season 2 Episode 2: Beyond the Void Update Preview│Dev LivestreamWatch this video on YouTube Season [...]
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Nexon has announced major changes to The First Descendant’s seasonal model, extending Season 2 into a two-part arc and delaying Season 3 to summer 2025. The shift, revealed in a February 12 developer livestream, follows criticism of the looter-shooter’s “lackluster” three-month update cycles. Key Changes Seasonal Policy Overhaul: Season 2, Episode 2 (“Beyond the Void”) launches in March, adding the [...]
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Nexon's free to play looter shooter 'The First Descendant' is launching globally tomorrow on July 2 at midnight PST. The game is available on PC through Steam as well as PlayStation and Xbox. The game supports cross-progression and cross-play across all platforoms. Time will tell if the The First Descendant will succeed or not, but given tough competition from established [...]
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Nexon officially announced a launch date for The First Descendant by way of a snazzy new cinematic trailer during Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest trailer palooza this weekend. The Unreal Engine 5-powered free-to-play looter shooter has been moving through various testing phases over the past few months and will finally be launching on PC and consoles on July 2. The [...]
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The First Descendant is nearing the final leg of its alpha tests as Nexon announces the last technical test for the upcoming co-op action shooter. The playtest will run from 12 a.m. PDT on May 25 until 11:59 p.m. PDT on May 26 and will be open to anyone on PC as long as they meet the minimum system requirements. [...]
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With The First Descendant crossplay open beta coming to a close tomorrow, players are clamoring to get their fill of the third-person looter shooter before the beta servers go offline. The game logged a peak player concurrency of over 50,000 players this past Friday and an average peak concurrency of roughly 40,000 players throughout the weekend. To show their appreciation, [...]
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The First Descendant will be kicking off its crossplay open beta tomorrow and is now available for pre-loading on Steam, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. The playtest is set to begin at 12 a.m. PST on September 19th and will end at 11:59 p.m. on September 25th. Aside from getting to help Nexon test the [...]
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The First Descendant is kicking off its limited-time open beta in less than a week and Nexon has pulled out all the stops to get the hype train rolling for the upcoming looter shooter. Fans can now check out the first 17 minutes of gameplay in the new prologue trailer and a quick look at a stealthy new cyber ninja [...]
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Players will soon be able to jump into Nexon’s The First Descendant as the South Korean developer announces the start date for the upcoming cp-op looter shooter’s fall beta test. The playtest will run from on October 20-26 and will feature ten playable characters called to choose from as players face off against an alien invasion force to save the [...]
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