Firefall Future Uncertain Following Surprise Layoffs At Red 5 Studios

Firefall News

According to an article on MMORPG the developers of the upcoming online shooting game Firefall, Red 5 Studios, today suffered an unexpected and major reduction in staff with surprise layoffs across the board. It is currently unclear what impact this will have on the potential Western release of the science-fiction MMO but it’s not looking … Read more

Ground Forces, Warhammer Online, Red 5 Studios and more! | The Weekly Loot Ep 83

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Red 5 Studios Continues Support Of eSports

Red 5 Studios announced today that $1 million in prize money is up for grabs throughout 2013 in Firefall eSports tournaments. Red 5 has already taken competitive gaming a step further with the recent launch of the eSports Toolkit, combat refinements to create higher skill ceilings for all battleframes and the Firefall Mobile Gaming Unit tour rolling out in the United States this fall.

eSports Toolkit Announced for Red 5 Studios Firefall

Red 5 Studios? today announced the eSports Toolkit for its upcoming free-to-play online action shooter, Firefall. The eSports Toolkit brings competitive gaming to the next level with unique spectator modes and streamlined shoutcaster controls. Enthusiasts can easily access in-depth details of tournament play while dynamically following the action throughout the match ? ensuring they never miss a frag. More information on the eSports Toolkit is available through this short video clip.

Soulbound Studios Reveal New Screenshots For Chronicles Of Elyria

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Soulbound Studios have a little treat for Chronicles of Elyria players today as the developers put out a selection of exciting new screenshots just in time for Thanksgiving. Chronicles of Elyria is still in the early stages of development but immediately caught the attention and imagination of the MMORPG community as the game utilizes an … Read more

Firefall Reappears As Quickly As It Disappeared

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Earlier this week we reported on a sudden and unexpected disappearance as Red 5 Studios’ struggling online RPG shooter Firefall appeared to vanish from Steam completely alongside some unexpected server downtime for the game, website and forum services. If you’re a regular in the MMO space you’re no doubt familiar with unexpected downtime periods hitting … Read more

Big Problems For WildStar As Carbine Studios Announces Lay-Offs

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The WildStar community expressed their concern over the future of their game today as developers Carbine Studios announce a round of surprise lay-offs that has resulted in nearly 60 developers and employees losing their position within the company. The news comes from an official post on WildStar’s online forums as Carbine Studios staff member Omeed … Read more

Star Trek Online Raises $35,000 For Anti-Bullying Charity

Perfect World Entertainment and Cryptic Studios today announced that the Star Trek Online community have come together to raise a staggering $35,000 for an anti-bullying charity organization, Pop Culture Hero Coalition. The organization has a closed tie with Star Trek Online as its founder, Chase Masterson, played a role in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine … Read more

Hi-Rez Studios’ New Online Shooter Paladins Enters Closed Beta

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Hi-Rez Studios, the driving force behind the award-winning SMITE, today announced the immediate release of the Closed Beta client for the upcoming online first-person shooter, Paladins. The game promises endless hours of entertainment in a competitive atmosphere that blends together the thrill of the first-person genre with unique collectible-card-based mechanics supporting the progression system. [quote … Read more

ASTA, ELOA, Battlecry, Dragon’s Prophet and more! | The XP 10.9.2015

What’s up Attackers, Kirk here with your weekly MMO News for October 9th, 2015. On today’s episode we have a couple new, or at least new to you, games that we can start looking forward to, as well as another MMO death, which is becoming increasingly more common. All that and more on today’s episode … Read more

New H1Z1 Art, Wildstar Free to Play, First Assault and more! | The XP 10.2.2015

What’s up Attackers! Kirk here with your weekly breakdown of the biggest and most noteworthy stories for the week in MMO ending in October 2nd. On today’s episode we’ll be talking about H1Z1, Wildstar, Landmark, First Assault and more! The XP starts now! So yesterday the folks over at Daybreak Games released a video unlike … Read more

Goodgame Studios Celebrates Significant Revenue Growth & Profit In 2014

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One of Germany’s most successful game software developer and publisher, Goodgame Studios, recently posted its financial figures report for 2014, enjoying a steady growth over several months and a huge boost in revenue on the previous years fiscal reports. Included in the report were details of the companies huge surge in revenue, almost doubling its … Read more

SilverHelm Studios Looking For Additional Staff For Valiance Online

Valiance Online

SilverHelm Studios today sent out word on a recent update to its open positions for those looking to work on the exciting superhero MMO project, Valiance Online. The spiritual successor to City of Heroes and its heroic community is still in early development but the team at SilverHelm Studios are eager to find new talent … Read more