{"id":684077,"date":"2025-08-24T22:58:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T22:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/the-first-descendant-heads-to-beta-in-october"},"modified":"2025-08-24T22:58:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T22:58:54","slug":"nexons-action-rpg-shooter-the-first-descendant-heads-to-beta-in-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/nexons-action-rpg-shooter-the-first-descendant-heads-to-beta-in-october\/","title":{"rendered":"Nexon&#8217;s action-RPG shooter The First Descendant heads to beta in October"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/nexons-action-rpg-shooter-the-first-descendant-heads-to-beta-in-october.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Nexon has released a new trailer and provided a beta date for its upcoming free-to-play third-person co-operative looter-shooter, <strong>The First Descendant<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You can try The First Descendant for yourself in a Steam beta scheduled for October 20-26.<\/p>\n<p>The Steam beta will start Thursday, October 20 at midnight PT, 3am ET, 8am UK, and runs until Wednesday, October 26 at 11:59pm PT, 2:59am ET, 7:59am UK (October 27). The upcoming beta will have a total of 10 playable characters from which to choose. Nexon said character class details are coming at a later date. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/the-first-descendant-heads-to-beta-in-october\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/the-first-descendant-heads-to-beta-in-october\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nexon has released a new trailer and provided a beta date for its upcoming free-to-play third-person co-operative looter-shooter, The First Descendant. You can try The First Descendant for yourself in a Steam beta scheduled for October 20-26. The Steam beta will start Thursday, October 20 at midnight PT, 3am ET, 8am UK, and runs until Wednesday, October 26 at 11:59pm PT, 2:59am ET, 7:59am UK (October 27). The upcoming beta will have a total of 10 playable characters from which to choose. Nexon said character class details are coming at a later date. 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