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A frenetic shootout involving humans and mechs in The Ascent, a game developed by the now-Krafton-owned Neon Giant
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Krafton Acquires The Ascent Developer Neon Giant

Krafton, the company responsible for PUBG: Battlegrounds, has apparently acquired The Ascent developer Neon Giant, according to a recent earnings document. The studio is currently hard at work on its…

November 11, 2022 | 10:49 EST

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New The Ascent DLC Lets You Stage A Cyber Heist Soon

Developer Neon Giant and publisher Curve have announced a brand new The Ascent DLC pack. Cyber Heist expands the main game's story with more missions and sidequests, as well as introducing new…

August 4, 2022 | 09:00 EDT

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The Ascent Update Adds Free Chongqing Pack

A new The Ascent update has arrived, and that's not all -- the developers have released the free Chongqing Pack DLC for all players. Neon Giant has been hard at work cranking out new…

January 27, 2022 | 03:35 EST

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The Ascent Patch 5 and 'Cybersec Pack' DLC is Here

Free new content and bugfixes have arrived today with The Ascent Patch 5 alongside the debut of the game's first DLC -- the CyberSec Pack is here. The Ascent has proven to be a smashing…

December 2, 2021 | 04:36 EST

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The Ascent Update Adds Photo Mode and Spooky Content

The Ascent update has dropped with a major load of goodies, along with a sale and a roadmap going into next year. Since its launch, it's been a good time to be a fan of The Ascent, because there's…

October 29, 2021 | 10:20 EDT

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Next The Ascent Update Detailed by Neon Giant

Neon Giant and Curve Digital have teased the next The Ascent update, promising players a number of fixes and improvements to the co-op action RPG on PC and consoles. The Ascent was first…

September 29, 2021 | 03:13 EDT

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The Ascent Dev Neon Giant Discuss How One of 2021's Coolest Worlds Was Born

As cyberpunk becomes more and more popular, it becomes an immense challenge for developers to create original environments within this genre. Armed with the right industry experience and an extra…

September 14, 2021 | 11:30 EDT

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The Ascent Sales Rack up $5m Over Launch Weekend

The Ascent is a good game. I mean, our review even goes so far as to put it in very good with a 7.5, and if that's not good enough for you it's got a 78% positive review score on Steam and a 74%…

August 4, 2021 | 11:51 EDT

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Guide

The Ascent Guide for Beginners

It's a tough world in The Ascent. A dog eat dog world, if you will, full of backstabbing corporations, slimy aliens (both figuratively and literally), and plenty of moral ambiguity. To get an edge in…

July 29, 2021 | 09:00 EDT

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Review

The Ascent Review

The Ascent doesn't seem like much first blush. It wears the trappings of a neon-drenched cyberpunk future and its gameplay is a mix of an action RPG and a twin-stick shooter. In the broadest strokes…

July 29, 2021 | 09:00 EDT

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Interview

Interview - Tweaking and Upgrading The Ascent

A few days ago, I sat down with developer Neon Giant and played the latest build of their upcoming action RPG, The Ascent. Better still, I managed to spend some time with the developers to discuss…

May 24, 2021 | 12:00 EDT

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Game Page

The Ascent

Corporate slaves rise up! The Ascent Group, the largest mega-corporation on the planet in The Ascent, has shut down and freedom beckons to all who once lived under its rule. Pick up a weapon and…

September 5, 2020 | 12:31 EDT

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The Ascent Announced at Inside Xbox With Xbox Series X Footage

The Ascent, a solo and co-op action RPG set in a cyberpunk world developed by Neon Giant, was announced at Xbox's Inside Xbox Conference today. */ /*-->*/ /*-->*/ */ /*-->*/ /*-->*/ The…

May 7, 2020 | 11:27 EDT