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The First Berserker: Khazan's developer has largely been disbanded

Neople continues to exist, but just of fraction of the 100 people working there will remain with Nexon moving the rest to other projects.
Jonas Mäki Editor Sweden 9 April 2026

Exactly one year ago, The First Berserker: Khazan was released. There was some hype surrounding the Korean action-adventure game ahead of its release, but mixed reviews prevented it from becoming a hit. And now Yonhap News reports that this is having consequences.

A large portion of the team at developer Neople, which until now numbered around 100 people, has now been reassigned to a resource group called Team R. Neople will continue to exist as a studio, but this is likely the end of the road for future support for The First Berserker: Khazan.

If you'd like to read our review of the game, you can find it here.

Editor Sweden Jonas Mäki has written for Gamereactor since 2002, becoming an editor in 2007. He covers the video game industry across news, releases and the business side, with a particular interest in sales figures and where the industry is heading.
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