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News Publisher Nexon Investigating Cause of The Finals' 'Lower-Than-Expected' Performance

Just one more big score

The Finals, the fast-paced free-to-play shooter shadow dropped back in December, initially drew huge crowds, but retention has waned. Publisher Nexon just reported substantial revenues across the board, partially offset by the "lower-than-expected" performance of the live service punt. In Nexon's Q1 2024 earnings letter...

• Thu 16th May 2024
• Nexon
• PS5
• The Finals

News The Finals Update 1.4.0 Patch Improves Balance, Combats Cheaters on PS5

Merry Patchmas, Yolks!

The Finals is a free-to-play multiplayer shooter that blew up after shadow-dropping at The Game Awards. Developer Embark Studios has released another patch, 1.4.0, wishing Yolks (players) a Merry Patchmas and inviting them to Ho-Ho-Ho-Hop in there this holiday sea

• Thu 21st Dec 2023
• Embark Studios
• PS5
• The Finals

Hands On The Finals Is One of the Most Exciting New Online Shooters in Years

Frenetic team shooter has a ton of promise

If you’re wondering what confidence feels like, try releasing your free-to-play shooter with no warning during The Game Awards, two days after CoD: Warzone's biggest free update in a year. That’s exactly what Embark Studios did at the end of last week with The Finals, and it’s fairly remarkable...

• Mon 11th Dec 2023
• Previews
• Embark
• PS5
• The Finals
• Hands On

News Surprise! Free-to-Play Multiplayer Shooter The Finals Has Just Released on PS5

Finally

The Finals is now available to download and play for free on PS5. The multiplayer shooter got an open beta test not too long ago, but now the finished game is here and kicking things off with its first season. To recap, The Finals is a free-to-play, multiplayer first-person shooter from Embark Studios and Nexon. In it, teams compete in a...

• Fri 8th Dec 2023
• Embark Studios
• PS5
• The Finals
• Trailers

News The Finals Open Beta Draws 7.5 Million Players, Embark Studios 'Humbled'

Did you make it to The Finals?

The Finals just wrapped up an Open Beta testing session, drawing in in a massive crowd of players over the last week, with over 7.5 million getting in on the darkly comedic action across all platforms. Despite that, the session will not be extended, developer Embark Studios has confirmed, and players must be patient,...

• Tue 7th Nov 2023
• Embark Studios
• PS5
• The Finals

News The Finals Opted for AI Voices Because 'It Gets Us Far Enough in Terms of Quality'

“It’s a bold strategy, Cotton, let’s see if it pays off for 'em”

The Finals is a multiplayer shooter with a bit of buzz about it, fresh off an open beta weekend on PS5. Some punters, however, were quick to point out that the in-game voices felt a little slapdash; as it turns out, they were generated using AI, forgoing the use of traditional...

• Tue 31st Oct 2023
• Nexon
• PS5
• The Finals

News Multiplayer Shooter The Finals Gets Open Beta, Live Now on PS5

Can you reach The Finals?

Update: The Finals open beta test is now live on PS5, so if you wish to take part, you should be able to find it via search on the PS Store. It requires just under 8GB of free SSD space. The open beta runs from now through to 5th November. Original Story: The Finals is another live service competitor, but one that looks...

• Thu 26th Oct 2023
• Embark Studios
• PS5
• The Finals

News Free-to-Play Shooter The Finals Is Blowing Up in PC Closed Beta Test, In Development for PS5

Fully destructible FPS is going bang

If you're interested in multiplayer shooters at all, you may have recently started to hear about The Finals. From developer Embark Studios — comprising many ex-Battlefield devs — this is a free-to-play, team-based FPS that's currently in a closed beta test on PC, and it's proving to be very popular already...

• Tue 7th Mar 2023
• Embark Studios
• PS5
• The Finals