Tag Archives: Red 5

Fri, Nov 09, 2012 | 11:04 GMT

Firefall beta weekends dated, sign ups now open

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Firefall developer Red 5 has opened up beta registrations for its MMOFPS, as well as dating its beta weekends. Find out when you can get involved below.

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Fri, Aug 10, 2012 | 05:23 BST

Firefall eSports toolkit adds broadcasting, spectator options

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Red 5 has added a bevy of spectator and broadcaster options to Firefall in a bid to capture a slice of the eSports market – and to help it grow.

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Fri, Jul 20, 2012 | 02:54 BST

Firefall patch preview takes in Engineer tweaks

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Red 5 is prepping a major patch for Firefall, with big changes coming to the free-to-play shooter. We’ve already had a peek at what’s going on with the Assault class; now check out what’s in store for the Engineer.

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Wed, May 30, 2012 | 10:44 BST

Red 5 to launch new studio in Cork

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Red 5, developer of free to play shooter Firefall, will launch a brand new studio in Cork in the Republic of Ireland, its been announced.

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Wed, May 23, 2012 | 08:53 BST

Firefall dev diary talks sweeping gameplay changes, removal of levels

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Red5 Studios has released a brand new developer diary for Firefall, talking up the massive gameplay changes being brought into the F2P third-person shooter, including the removal of levels from the game and how some of the game’s hardcore community members gave feedback. Video’s after the break.

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Thu, May 03, 2012 | 00:33 BST

Red 5 boss calls console model “broken”, “dead”

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Mark Kern, the former World of Warcraft designer now heading up Firefall developer Red 5, is ready to suit up and attend a funeral for consoles.

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Fri, Apr 13, 2012 | 02:19 BST

Firefall cinematic shows the Melding’s beginning

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Marvel at the opening cinematic for Red 5′s neato free to play shooter, Firefall.

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Thu, Mar 08, 2012 | 19:40 GMT

Explore the world of FireFall in latest developer video

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Red 5 has released a developer diary for FireFall. The main subject of the video is world building, and how it promotes and expanded sense of exploration. Areas in the game designed for PvP will also allow PvE interaction and what would any MMO be without the ability to gather items to be used as resources? One missing out on something, surely. What looks really cool to us the ability to explore to your heart’s content on a vehicle. See for yourself below, courtesy of IGN’s YouTube channel. The game is currently in beta, and more users are to be let in before it ceases in preparation for launch later this year.

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Thu, Feb 09, 2012 | 21:29 GMT

Firefall players to push content expansion

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In Red 5′s unusual MMO shooter Firefall, players have a chance to decide which direction the world will expand in.

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Wed, Jan 18, 2012 | 22:55 GMT

Red 5 drops out of E3 2012 to form anti-SOPA movement

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Firefall developer Red 5 Studios is skipping E3 2012 booth, and devoting its energies to an anti-SOPA grass roots movement.

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Wed, Nov 23, 2011 | 02:24 GMT

Red 5 focuses on PvP when balancing Firefall’s classes

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In a new developer diary, Red 5 Studios outline the process of balancing classes in Firefall.

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Tue, Oct 18, 2011 | 22:56 BST

Firefall trailer introduces the Dreadnaught

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The latest Firefall battleframe to be detailed has a special ability called “Thunderdome”. Sold.

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Thu, Oct 06, 2011 | 15:56 BST

Firefall’s Kern wants MMOs to evolve and avoid the “Circle of Suck”

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Mark Kern, CEO of Red 5 Studios, feels MMOs need to evolve if the genre is to remain successful and avoid what he calls “The Circle of Suck.”

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Sat, Oct 01, 2011 | 18:01 BST

Red 5 Studios and Webzen settle legal disputes over FireFall

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Red 5 Studios has announced it has entered into a settlement agreement with Webzen, to resolve legal disputes filed on both sides, which inlcudes the withdrawal of all pending legal claims.

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Wed, Sep 21, 2011 | 06:24 BST

Firefall has pets, a Frag Doll, and a love of moustaches

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Firefall! Firefall! Firefall! We have not one, but threee exciting things to share with you about the game today (the extra ‘e’ is because it’s excellent!). The game is introducing pets, has recently signed up a former Frag Doll to work on eSports, and company boss Mark Kern is more than happy to talk about his new baby.

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Tue, Sep 20, 2011 | 21:37 BST

Tuesday Shorts II: RE4, BF3, OMD, GDCO, other abbreviations

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I couldn’t think of anything witty to say on this shorts post, and because of this, there isn’t an esoteric shot to go along with it. That’s okay, my gorgeous dog will suffice.

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Fri, Aug 05, 2011 | 07:02 BST

Firefall beta invites begin this month

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Although Firefall won’t have a traditionally structured pre-launch beta, you can get on board the game in the wake of PAX Prime.

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Wed, Aug 03, 2011 | 06:37 BST

Firefall to launch in December

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Free-to-play shooter Firefall looks set to arrive in the US just in time for the holidays.

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Wed, Jul 06, 2011 | 06:36 BST

Firefall scripted by Orson Scott Card

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Award-winning science fiction author Orson Scott Card is behind the plot of Firefall, Red 5 has revealed.

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Thu, Jan 28, 2010 | 03:49 GMT

Red 5 confirms lay-offs, but all may not be as it seems

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Yesterday, we reported that Red 5 Studios had cast a number of its employees back into the choppy seas of unemployment, and today, the developer released a statement that more or less amounts to “Yeah, we laid-off some people, but look! There’s a butterfly – over there, right behind that giant stack of normalcy and never-been-better!”

According to Kotaku‘s ever-useful sources, however, something’s amiss.

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