Firefall

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Firefall design team “doubled,” dozens of former Bioware and 38 Studios devs hired





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Tom Senior at 12:58pm August 17 2012
Red 5 are “having to crunch harder than we ever have” to put together Firefall’s massive upcoming summer update after they spent a month recruiting top talent laid off during the closure of 38 Studios and the donwsizing at Bioware Austin. The recruitment drive has significantly grown the size of the studio and doubled the size of the design team working on Firefall.
“About 80 percent or 90 percent of the people we’ve added in the past few months have been from 38 and Bioware. Two months ago we had a staff of 60, and now we’re at just over 100,” lead class designer Dave Williams told Owen at Gamescom

source: pcgamer

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Firefall

GC 2012: Gathering Resources Walkthrough (Cam)

Manufacture new gear and more powerful weapons by collecting resources out in the world of Firefall.


source:GT

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Firefall Preview: The Aliens Wait For No Man

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on Aug 23, 2012 at 04:20 PM
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The example of live events the studio gave us at Gamescom could take Firefall to another level.

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Biotech Thumping Gameplay

Check out some of Firefall's thumping instances in this GT original gameplay.

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  Trans-Hub Missions Gameplay
  
  Welcome to the Kearney Transit Hub in Firefall, where several missions await your heroics.
  
  

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PAX Prime 2012 - Firefall gameplay demo


Maxwell finds out about the latest development updates to Firefall shown at PAX Prime 2012.

source:Gamespot

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It looks interesting and fantastic! I already have played Tor and will wait for the new one.

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New Firefall milestone focused on PvE

(20 hours ago)
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Red 5 has posted a new announcement on its website concerning Firefall's latest project milestone, and this one features a laser focus on PvE content.

The posting details a bit of Red 5's internal structure before going on to talk up what exactly each team is doing. The Chosen Warfront group is working on "new, dynamic encounters with the Chosen to make the war a part of the daily life of New Eden's residents." Translation: They're expanding on patrols and incursions to give PvE battles more of a random, life-like feel.

There are also specific teams devoted to creatures, player rewards, core combat, exploration, matchmaking, and more. Check it out on the Firefall website.

• Source: Milestone update
• More coverage: Official site

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Firefall Fest schedules celebrity livestreams

(2 hours ago)
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If you're missing one of your favorite celebrities next week, you might want to check with Red 5 Studios. The makers of Firefall have kidnapped, er, enticed several popular stars to check out the game via an interactive livestreaming event called Firefall Fest. Among the celebs participating are Wil Wheaton, Felicia Day, and Nathan Fillion.

Red 5 has posted the schedule for the livestreams, which start on October 22nd and continue through the 27th. In addition to letting you hear what your favorite star or group has to say about the game and seeing said game in action, Red 5 is handing out daily prizes to viewers.

The studio also announced that any player who purchases a Firefall Founders Pack during this week will get immediate beta access, and all founders get snag additional in-game items just by watching.

• Source: Firefall Fest
• More coverage: Firefall official site

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Watch Nathan Fillion, Wil Wheaton, and Felicia Day play Firefall

(6 hours ago)
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You can't beat getting some Halloween treats without having to go out in the rain knocking on doors. It's no trick -- Red 5 Studios is giving out plenty of goodies to FireFall fans this week. First up is hours of video featuring famous gamer stars checking out the upcoming shooter.

Last week, the studio livestreamed FireFall Fest, an event depicting a number of celebrities -- Nathan Fillion, Wil Wheaton, and Felicia Day, to name just a few -- playing FireFall along with the community. But even if you missed an episode or two, Red 5 has saved the recordings for your viewing pleasure. Check out the highlight reels of day one and day six after the break, then head to the official site for links to watch the full two-plus-hour videos for each day.

FireFall is also offering fans a special Halloween patch. Along with spooky masks and other appropriate decor, beta players will find new monsters to kill and new abilities to use. For a full list of all of the Halloween goodies, head to the patch notes. Continue Reading

• Source: In case you missed FireFall Fest videos, Halloween patch notes
• More coverage: FireFall official site

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Firefall blasts its doors open for a beta weekend

(8 hours ago)
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Are you ready to strap on some armor, load up a gun, and go shoot things like they've never been shot before? The staff behind Firefall certainly hopes so because the game is opening its gates on Friday, January 25th, for the first of three upcoming beta weekend events. Everyone can log in and play for free starting at 1 p.m. EST, but the developers have also decided to sweeten the pot slightly by adding a contest to the weekend festivities.

The Skillshot Contest will be running during the open event and is available to all participants in the beta, even normal closed testers. Take a video or screenshot of your best moments for a chance to win prize packs including new Razer mice and Firefall gear. In addition, all participants will receive a special decal in-game to place on their battleframes. If you still need a little more convincing, you can check out a new trailer for the weekend just past the break.

[Source: Red 5 Studios press release] Continue Reading

• Source: Beta weekends breakdown
• More coverage: Official Site

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Red 5 removing Firefall PvP tiers, adding 'regulation' battleframes

(7 hours ago)
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Big changes are coming to Firefall's battleframes (the bulky suits of super-armor that serve as the game's class analogue, if you're wondering).

A new dev blog by Red 5 Studios outlines the reasons behind the changes, which, from a high-level view, boil down to the fact that it is "not possible to provide a balanced and entertaining experience in both PvE and PvP for both types of players if both realms use the same gear."

Red 5's current solution is to disallow crafted equipment in PvP and instead mandate that every PvPer use "regulation" gear. PvP tiers are also being removed, mainly because they "make it much harder for our matchmaker to do its job, which means it's much harder for us to provide balanced and fun games to our players," Red 5 explains.

• Source: Battleframe changes
• More coverage: Official site

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Firefall debuts its Chosen War trailer

by Elisabeth Cardy (6 hours ago)
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VIDEO-CLick to Watch!:

Firefall may still be in testing, but that doesn't mean it can't get groovy updates. The game's latest patch promises progression improvements, new world and instanced content, and a shiny trailer.

Patch 0.6 brings with it a truly stunning list of patch notes, which you can read in full on the official community forums. This is the largest patch yet for Firefall, and it advances the game's storyline as well as its mechanics.

Skip below the cut to check out the Chosen War trailer, which introduces the story changes that are coming in with the Chosen invasion of New Eden.

[Source: Red 5 Studios press release]
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Great new PC game.

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Firefall enters open beta in July




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at 10:33am April 18 2013
After an extended closed beta period, Red 5 will be inviting you to help squash bugs with the open beta of Firefall, the free-to-play MMO shooter, due to kick off July 9th. You’ll even get to choose the method with which you dispatch these unwanted critters: be it fastidiously filed reports targeting development issues, or jetpacks and plasma weapons chewing through the in-game beasties. Personally I know which sounds more fun. I do love intense form-filling action.


source: pcgamer