Look, let's be honest—Nexon has officially pulled the plug on Durango World, the ambitious new title utilising the beloved Durango IP.

Durango World first broke cover back in late 2022 as an MMORPG under the moniker Project DX. This cancellation arrives roughly three years and ten months after that initial reveal, leaving players rather gutted considering how much affection the Durango IP still commands.

The spiritual ancestor, Durango: Wild Lands, originally debuted in early 2018 as an MMORPG. It generated a massive buzz with its delightfully novel premise of surviving and carving out a homestead in a primordial world filled with dinosaurs, though it ultimately sunsetted in late 2019, just one year and eleven months after service began. Since then, various content leveraging the Durango IP managed to sprout anew on platforms like MapleWorld.

Yet, this scrapping stings all the more because it comes barely four months after the publisher seemingly reaffirmed its commitment to the project. Back in March, Nexon brushed off rumors regarding the disbanding of the development team and even touted the title as part of its upcoming lineup during the general shareholders' meeting. During the Q2 earnings briefing held this past August, Durango World was still proudly spotted lingering in the pipeline alongside Pareidolia (formerly Project RX).

An official from Nexon Games stated, "Nexon Games has decided to halt the development of Durango World in order to concentrate our capabilities on projects with a higher probability of succeeding in the global market."