Fallen Earth gets cozy with GamersFirst [Updated]

In a recent USTREAM announcement, the developers at Icarus studios explained that the post-apocalyptic MMO Fallen Earth is on the move. GamersFirst, which is well-known for having purchased and resurrected third-person shooter MMO All Points Bulletin, is taking the sandbox MMO under its wing. The full video has not been posted as of yet, but we are prodding GamersFirst and Icarus for more information. Will this mean that Fallen Earth is moving to a free-to-play model? Or is GamersFirst just helping the indie studio gain industry exposure?

The Fallen Earth website is currently down and is due back online at 11 p.m. EDT. Hopefully, when the site comes back online everything will be revealed. Massively will stay on top of this story, and we will relay it all back to you as soon as more comes to light, so stay tuned!

[Update: As of 8 p.m. EDT, the Fallen Earth team is once again broadcasting live over USTREAM and answering questions about the game and the transition. We've also got the video from earlier in the day. Check out the embeds after the cut!]

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Reader Comments (47)

AWESOME!

@Kroktar but Gamersfirst cash shop in APB isnt balanced and waay expensive...

Free to play?

Free to play.

Countdown to another mediocre game going F2P to salvage whatever money they can from the corpse in

3..

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@Darkstryke this game is anything but mediocre

@Darkstryke

Fallen Earth is one of my favorite MMOs in the 14 years of playing pretty much all of them.

@Darkstryke what a ignorant myopic and untrue statement FE is a niche game true but it's also a lot of fun and F2P is not salvaging money it is making the game more profitable and giving it more exposure.

@Dunraven You can keep telling yourself that, but the only games going F2P are the ones struggling because people realize they're not worth sub money, aka mediocre.

The one, and only exception to that could have been LOTRO:O, but they toned that game down to the lowest common denominator (aka the F2P crowd) so it's a shadow of what it once was thanks to F2P.

Enjoy your cash shop.

@Darkstryke No one can shout down Darkstryke. Clearly, he is an industry professional and knows everything about everything.

Darkstryke are you Richard Garriott? You must be. Nice of you to stop by with your wisdom.

@Hawtsauce

Don't insult Richard Garrott by comparing him to this ass clown ...

PWE buy Cryptic, G1 and Icarus hop into bed together, am I seeing a trend here? Whatever it is, I like it!

@pcgneurotic And Blizzard is left standing alone in the cold (pun intended), going: "Guys! Guys? Where did you guys go? Where is everyone?"

@pcgneurotic

WoW partnering with Coke-a-Cola to promote their new in game drink, Coke Potions?

@Equillian Ah well, Blizzard still has ActiVision.

ActiVision: "Don't worry Blizz, baby. Bobby still loves ya."
Blizzard: "Guys? GUYS! Seriously, you guys! HELP!!!"

@Lenn

And Blizzard is left standing alone in the cold (pun intended), going: "Guys! Guys? Where did you guys go? Where is everyone?"

LOL standing out in the cold with a $500mil heater.

@Lenn

WoW is standing alone in the cold while making a fortune of gouging it's customers with it newly minted cash shop Sparkle Pony 2.0 that it's fans think is the greatest thing since sliced bread. So I presuming Blizz is loving that cold very much. /shrug

DOPE!!!!1!!!1!!!!!!!!one!!!!

How Much for a Winnebago at the cash shop?

Oh........well.........i guess another one bites the f2p dust. Fallen Earth was my favorite MMO. I loved the damn game but i don't see this "binding" with good eyes. I mean come on it is G1 they are hungry for more :(

If this goes F2P tonight, I will be downloading it. Wanted to give it a try for some time now.

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