Frenetic free-to-play fighting in The First Descendant.
Frenetic free-to-play fighting in The First Descendant.
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Nexon results driven by Dungeon&Fighter Mobile in China

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Nexon said its second-quarter earnings were driven by Dungeon&Fighter Mobile in the Chinese market. And it also said The First Descendant, a new Nexon intellectual property, launched globally on July 2 and quickly became a top-seller on Steam.

North American players comprised the highest number globally and console players made up approximately 60% of the total. That’s a good thing as Nexon is targeted global expansion, beyond its roots in South Korea and the rest of Asia.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.