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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Seattle, WA, (September 3, 2010) – Today, at
the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX), Red 5 Studios
®
announced Firefall
®
, the studio’s first title brought to you by the team
lead of World of Warcraft and the lead designer of Tribes. Firefall
is a team-based action shooter that thrusts hundreds of players
together into a lush, dynamic open world combining intense
competitive multiplayer and large-scale cooperative gameplay.
Firefall is due for release near the end of 2011.
“When I founded Red 5, I knew I wanted to do something
different than anything I’d done before.” says CEO and
Chief Creative Officer Mark Kern, who led the development for World
of Warcraft. “I wanted to take the best of what I learned
making online games and bring that to skill-based shooters.”
Scott Youngblood, former lead designer behind groundbreaking
multiplayer shooter Tribes, couldn’t agree more. “When
Mark brought me on to help design Firefall, it was obvious to me
that he was dedicated to building something different. With
Firefall, I’m finally able to make the game of my
dreams.”
Firefall paints a beautifully devastating vision of Earth, 200
years in the future. The promise of a new clean energy source,
Crystite, leads to the disastrous arrival of the Melding, a hostile
energy storm that engulfs most of our home planet. Earth’s
surviving humans must band together in the eye of the Melding storm
to save our species. Unfortunately, a new danger emerges as a
bloodthirsty race known as The Chosen threatens humanity’s
survival.
Players will protect the Earth through the use of high-tech
battleframes, which can be customized extensively to unlock the
power of Firefall’s class-based combat. Battleframes allow
players to specialize in their favorite style of play, while giving
them the flexibility to swap and trade their way to new
configurations on-the-fly. Whether you enjoy supporting your team,
aggressively assaulting an enemy position, or sneaking behind enemy
lines, there is a battleframe for you.
Firefall will feature a free-to-play model that allows players
to experience every detail of the vibrant world without having to
pay a penny. Updates to the game, dynamic world events, and other
content will also be offered without a price tag, while a
marketplace will allow fans to purchase optional enhancements.
Red 5 Studios is currently accepting applications for the beta
program of Firefall. For more information, please visit
Firefall’s official web site at
http://www.firefallthegame.com.
About Red 5 Studios:
Red 5 Studios is an online game developer located in California,
founded by Mark Kern, former team lead for World of Warcraft. Red 5
Studios is dedicated to bringing together millions of gamers across
the world by creating immersive worlds, intriguing stories and
compelling characters. They believe that online games and
persistent worlds are the future of video games.
For more information, contact Chris Paladino at
Chris@pmftw.com
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Firefall, Red 5 Studios and all associated logos and designs are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Red 5 Studios, Inc. All
other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
WEBSITE:
http://www.red5studios.com/ Contact: Chris
Paladino Tel: 425-408-3998
Email:
Chris@pmftw.com
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