Fallen Earth Message Board

This week we turn our gaze to Fallen Earth, the widely underrated post-apocalyptic MMO which was recently acquired by free-to-play network, GamersFirst. We spoke to Marie Croall, Lead Designer, about the evolution of the game, the challenges of making those changes work, and the basic challenges of running an MMO at the smaller end of things.(more…)

The MMO-minded chaps at Massively got the scoop on this one: post-apocalyptic MMO Fallen Earth is going free-to-play, thanks to being picked up by GamersFirst. The model will be “unlimited trial”, so subs will still be in place, but have various tiers that unlock stuff and boost XP gain. The design team will also remain intact, and the game will continue development as planned.

We had fun with this, back in the mists of time, and it’s still the closest we’ve got a Fallout MMO until the real thing comes along. It doesn’t actually seem to be free yet, but there’s a 30-day trial to get you started, and I’d imagine it will be by the end of that…

CARY, N.C. - As the Fallen Earth development team nears the launch of Sector 4: Alpha County, developers are urging players to check out some of the upcoming content on the Public Test Server (PTS), set to hit this Wednesday, April 4. Senior Game Designer Marie "Aro Sei" Croall outlines the upcoming...

Cary, N.C. - As the development team at Fallen Earth, LLC prepares for the launch of Fallen Earth's (MMO) Sector 4: Alpha County, Senior Game Designer Marie "Aro Sei" Croall gives players a glimpse at work in progress through a series of screenshots in this month's State of the Game: "Since the ...

CARY, N.C. - Developers at Fallen Earth, LLC today released their latest patch, version 1.8, for the self-titled post-apocalyptic massively multiplayer online game (MMO), Fallen Earth. Patch v1.8 features a new territory with all-new content and achievements, enhancements to the economy and the introduction of Nuclear Blast Radio...

Get caught up.

Invites players, fans to post inquiries.

Partners with Nuclear Blast Records, AlienWare.

Catch up with the MMO.

Updates combat, tutorial, environmental graphics.

Partners with leading hardware providers for massive holiday prize giveaway.

Announces leadership changes.

MMO developer Icarus Studios has been restructured in order to maintain support for its game Fallen Earth. Set in a post-apocalypse Grand Canyon, the FPS/RPG hybrid was co-developed by Fallen Earth LLC and released in September 2009.

James Hettinger, CEO of Icarus Studios, shared the announcement on the game's official website, noting that "the steps were taken to maintain the growth, continued development and profitability of Fallen Earth." The two combined companies will retain core members of staff, reduced from 110 to 35 (excluding general managers and customer support). "We have a core team comprised of folks from the departments, and we're eager to push forward on our goals and milestones," marketing manager Jessica Orr told Massively.

Orr also confirmed that Fallen Earth's patch development, community service and scheduled events will continue as planned. The effect on other projects -- such as the resurrection of Sam Suede -- will likely be more pronounced (dead?). We'll let you know as soon as we hear more.

#mmo The makers of the post-apocalyptic MMO Fallen Earth lost 75 percent of their workforce in a steep "restructuring" put into effect yesterday. The studio is down to 28 employees from 110. More »

#mac Somehow the Mac went from gaming afterthought to everyone's favorite platform in the span of a week. Now the MMO Fallen Earth is Mac compatible, beginning with today's Beta release of the game. More »

Fallen Earth developer adding Mac support.

An emptiness that killed from the inside hit the reset button in this barren wasteland MMO.

Barter lives on in this post-apocalyptic MMO where a sniper trades his services for a bite to eat.

It's never too late to catch up!

MMO gets a holiday offer.

Straight from the post-apocalyptic horse's mouth!

Twenty percent off for service men and women.

Exclusive series of in-game items on the way.

Players interface to view skills, manage crafting and converse.

Winners from Halloween costume contest to receive their 'Treats.'

Unique and challenging, this post-apocalyptic MMO is definitely not for everyone.

Out of the chaos will be born a new video game.