Fallen Earth News
Fallen Earth Voted Best Online Game!
Readers have voted and Fallen Earth has been named Best Online Game at Game Industry News' Game of the Year awards! Check out all the winning titles here. Big thanks to everyone who voted! You rock! Fallen Earth was also voted a first runner-up for Best New MMO Release of 2009 at Beckett Massive Online Gamer’s 2009 Reader’s Choice Awards! Check out the full list of winners and runners-up here. [Link]
Fallen Earth Announces Interactive Facebook Application
Fallen Earth, LLC and Icarus Studios, Inc., developers of the self-titled massively multiplayer online game (MMO), today announced the development of an interactive Fallen Earth Facebook application, Fallen Earth: Faction Wars, featuring elements from the popular MMO. Incorporating core game features such as crafting, PvP, character development and missions, players will have an opportunity to experience the apocalypse via the popular social network. Fallen Earth: Faction Wars utilizes the MMO’s in-game faction system, offering players the opportunity to choose a character based on one of the six vying factions -- CHOTA, Enforcers, Lightbearers, Techs, Travelers and Vistas. With nine active conflict towns, players will participate in the fight amongst factions for town ownership. Much like in the Fallen Earth MMO, players will have the ability collect crafting components by running missions, which can then be used to build items for use in PvP. Players will also gain experience and "Faction … [Link]
Where’s Dave? Find Him At GDC and Score Some FE Swag!
Greetings, Wastelanders! We’ve sent our Assoc. Project Manager, Dave, out West to GDC... Since we all miss him here at the office, we thought you could help us keep an eye on him while he’s in the big city! If you happen to be in the area and spot Dave, take a photo with him and share it with us! The first 10 fans to approach Dave, take a pic and submit their photo will score a Fallen Earth t-shirt! Be sure to send your name, mailing address and the photo our way, you know, so we know he’s ok – fecontest@fallenearth.com. Happy searching! [Link]
It's Not Too Late! FE Clans Can Adopt A Tavern For St. Patty's!
Calling all Fallen Earth clans! It's not too late to sign up to "adopt a tavern" for the St. Patty's Day pub crawl! Check out available taverns and sign up here! [Link]
Icarus Studios Launches Macintosh Compatible MMO Platform
Announces New Macintosh Compatible Version of its xScape Platform and Fallen Earth Game North Carolina-based game developer, Icarus Studios, Inc., announced today the Beta release of its Mac-compatible platform and the Fallen Earth MMO. The software, compatible with Intel Macs, will allow players to connect to the same live server as PC users with game features optimized for their resident operating system. The critically-acclaimed MMO Fallen Earth, co-developed by Icarus Studios and Fallen Earth, LLC, is the first title to support Icarus Studios’ new Mac platform. With plans to keep the post-apocalyptic momentum going, Icarus Studios is utilizing the open source software Wine to launch the Mac-compatible version of the game. "The Mac OS X compatibility project is something we’ve been excited to see implemented for quite a while," said Brad Lineberger, Chief Technical Officer of Icarus Studios. "Our goal for the project is to allow Mac users to run … [Link]
Icarus Studios Chooses AFK Interactive to Extend the Fallen Earth Mobile Companion Application to Additional Mobile Devices
Brings Fallen Earth to Additional Mobile Platforms Following the recent announcement of Icarus Studios' development of a Fallen Earth mobile companion iPhone application, Icarus Studios, co-developer of Fallen Earth, the critically-acclaimed MMORPG, has teamed up with technology start-up AFK Interactive to extend the Fallen Earth mobile companion application to the Blackberry, Android, Brew, and Java platforms, set to be released in Q2. The mobile companion application, described by early reviewers as "game changing," allows Fallen Earth players in-game and real-time access to several key features of the MMOG from their mobile phone. Similar to the upcoming iPhone application, the app will enable players on other mobile devices to log in to the live Fallen Earth server and interact with their character(s) and other players via several different modules such as Chat, Crafting and the Auction House. "People have been talking about interconnectivity between MMOGs and mobile devices for a long … [Link]
Voting Has Begun for LFG Expo’s MMO Developer Awards!
The Looking For Group Expo has opened nominations for their MMO Developer Awards! Cast your vote by April 30 at one of LFG Expo’s partnering sites: Lagwar.com MMORPG.com The LFG Expo will run June 25-27 in Minneapolis, MN. Click here for more information on the Expo and MMO Developer Awards and be sure to vote for Fallen Earth! [Link]
Follow Us At GDC Via Twitter!
With the Game Developers Conference upon us, Associate Project Manager Dave Haydysch is heading West to show off the soon-to-be-released Fallen Earth iPhone app and sharing his experience with Wastelanders via Twitter! Follow along @FallenEarth to see what he's up to! [Link]
Fallen Earth, MMORPG Extend Shamrock Shindig Product Key Giveaway!
Following the Fallen Earth Shamrock Shindig announcement and release of 2,000 free Fallen Earth product keys, MMORPG.com staff and Fallen Earth developers have decided to extend the promotion. Not surprisingly, keys were eaten up within hours! With the extension, an additional 2,000 product keys are available on the same first-come, first-served basis at MMORPG starting today. Players who missed out on the initial free product key giveaway will have one more opportunity to score a ticket to the apocalypse! Visit MMORPG.com to pick up one of the keys now. For more information on the Shamrock Shindig and MMORPG product key giveaway, visit the FAQ. [Link]
Fallen Earth Hosts Shamrock Shindig
Free Games, Prizes, In-Game Events and Month-Long Discount! With St. Patrick’s Day upon us, the Fallen Earth development team has decided to host a month-long "Shamrock Shindig," partnering with MMORPG.com to offer free copies of the game, in-game events, prizes and a 50 percent off discount on the product from the Fallen Earth online store. Partnering with MMORPG to export folks to the Wasteland free of charge, today Fallen Earth will offer the first 2,000 participants to visit MMORPG a free, valid product key for the game (a $39.99 USD value)! But that’s not all. The luck of the survivors continues! From March 10–17, players who happen to run into a mysterious leprechaun roaming the wastes will enjoy some lucky Shamrocks, said to provide a handy buff! And finally, to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, Fallen Earth staff is hosting a pub crawl beginning at 11 a.m. EST March 17 and … [Link]
Creepy Cat Contest Winner Announced!
Ladies and gentlemen we have found a winner! Many brave clones ventured out into the wastes and were able to capture footage of the mysterious "double-cat" this past weekend, but there can only be one winner. The heroic Mez is his name, and as a reward for his bravery he will receive an ultra-special Fallen Earth poster signed by the dev team! We had asked for screenshots of the "double-cats" and funny captions to go along with them. Check out the winning entry! Thanks to everyone who entered and risked their clone lives! [Link]
Is the Wasteland Safe? Creepy Cat Contest!
Strange happenings are an everyday occurrence in the wasteland. With all the radiation and physical anomalies present, it is not uncommon to hear sightings of Jackalopes and Chupacabras. However, we’ve been hearing reports of something else. Something even more sinister than anything we’ve ever imagined. Sightings of so called “double-cats” have been reported by a few unlucky clones. They are described as mutated beasts with multiple legs, heads, or even two whole bodies. One clone has even documented and shared their experience: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMXGkMUzyJ4 We are offering a handsome reward for anyone able to find one of these mysterious “double-cats.” If you are unlucky enough to stumble upon one of these beasts, we ask that you take a screenshot and attach a caption to it (perhaps something funny!) and send it to fecontest@fallenearth.com by 11:59 p.m. EST (GMT -5) on Sunday, February 28. The winner of funniest screen and caption combo … [Link]
Massively to Host “Choose my Adventure: Fallen Earth” Finale Party!
As Massively.com nears their final week in the Fallen Earth “Choose my Adventure” series, they’ve decided to celebrate in style! In the final voting session, Massively is asking all the “Choose my Adventure” followers to vote on the grand finale celebration, set to begin on Saturday, February 27 at 9 p.m. EST (GMT -5). Massively.com is inviting everyone to join in the fun (the first 50 players to the party will receive XP booster shots!) and players may cast their vote on their top pick for the celebration. Here are the choices: Bar Hop. Beauville's Tavern, New Flagstaff (X:4515005 Y:5495501). Food, drinks, pool tables and more drinks in this relaxed bar atmosphere. Pool Party. Sunshine Corners (X: 4556236 Y: 4996254). A relaxing afternoon by the pool. Just don't actually go in the water. Liberate Newton! Town of Newton (X: 4680168 Y: 4665362) They're coming to get you Barbara! Why sit … [Link]
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