Welcome to Fallen Earth – the game from Icarus Studios. Fallen Earth is a massively multiplayer online game slated for release.
When GameZone last spoke with a representative from Icarus Studios (the interview and we spoke with studio head James Hettinger), it was stated that the game was a hybrid RPG-shooter.
"We feel that our hybrid RPG/Shooter game will really offer a new gaming experience that hasn’t been addressed in the online space," he said "and we feel the dark gritty world we are designing will offer a very different environment for players."
The game will offer six factions within the Grand Canyon Province, which is an isolated pocket of civilization in a world that has been turned upside down.
But let’s set a bit more of the story backdrop … According to the official press release:
With the majority of humanity decimated by the Shiva plague and an ensuing nuclear holocaust, civilization hovers on the brink of extinction. The year is 2156. As one of the last remaining habitable areas, the Grand Canyon Province is home to six factions fighting for control of the Fallen Earth. Some fight for the remnants of the world they used to know, while others garner hope of a peaceful civilization to come. With more than 1,000 square kilometers of landscape, you hunt scrap metal and recycled parts to craft the thousands of items you’ll need to survive. Embroiled in a fight for your life, you’re battling the environment and others who need the same resources as you. You trade with others for food, Fallen Earth Gold, technology and protection. And the missions you choose make you who you are — will you ally with a faction or rally against it?
