Official Site:Â Darkfall (Darkfall Unholy Wars)
Studio:Â Aventurine
Launch Date: July 13, 2009
Genre:Â Fantasy Sandbox
Business Model:Â Subscription
Platform: PC
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The Soapbox: These three MMOs deserve a do-over
Wouldn't it be cool if every MMORPG that failed to reach its potential were granted some sort of do-over? We've seen it happen once, with...
Massively OP Podcast Episode 26: Failcom
Justin and Larry discuss WildStar's F2P, Funcom's troubles, Otherland's alpha, Darkfall's soft wipe, Neverwinter's strongholds, and the next iteration of Hellgate.
Darkfall rolls out unholy update with soft gear wipe, rare resources, and new inventory
Darkfall is reinventing its game. Again.
In what it's calling the "economy expansion" patch, Darkfall has made heavy adjustments to how the game plays. "The...
The Daily Grind: Which classic MMO would you like to try running?
Hey guys! Did you hear about this Darkfall thing? If we all pool our allowances together, we could buy and run our very own...
Aventurine offers to license out classic Darkfall’s game code
The drama over the proposed Darkfall classic server continued this weekend. Aventurine CEO Zad Mehdawi removed his original post on the subject, saying that...
Aventurine ditches Darkfall classic server project
It's a dark day for those who were hoping to see a return to the classic era of Darkfall. A few weeks ago, player...
An ‘official letter’ from Darkfall’s CEO is coming tomorrow
The latest Darkfall dev forum post is... well, I don't what it is other than an announcement about an announcement. Aventurine community manager Icy Wave says that...
The Daily Grind: Would you play a World of Warcraft progression server?
Classic servers and progression servers are on my mind lately. EverQuest just got yet another progression server; it had launch issues, but it's up...
The Daily Grind: Would you try a Darkfall reboot?
Yesterday's news regarding the possibility of a classic Darkfall server was pretty great. I loved Aventurine's 2010-era fantasy gankbox, and I'd resubscribe or even repurchase the client...
Aventurine is exploring a Darkfall 1.0 reboot
Remember a couple of weeks ago when Aventurine developer axilmar caused a bit of a stir with an informal poll regarding Darkfall's pre-Unholy Wars...
The Daily Grind: What MMO do you wish had turned out differently?
Back in the day I was a big fan of Darkfall. I remember waiting an eternity for the game's 2009 launch, and then I...
Massively OP Podcast: Episode 12
Justin, Bree, and Eliot from Cards Against Humanity discuss SWTOR's Ziost update, Daybreak's emu deal, the Guild Wars saga, ArcheAge's patch, and Darkfall's retcon, plus mail on MMO mistakes and replacing CoH. Bonus: Justin's Kickstarter tribute song!
Darkfall dev clarifies ‘personal’ pre-Unholy Wars poll
A Darkfall developer recently caused a bit of a stir by posting an informal poll on Reddit that asked whether or not fans would...
Dev polls community about bringing back original Darkfall Online
Are you unsatisfied with the way that Darkfall Online has progressed after transforming into Unholy Wars? There may be a window of opportunity to...
Leaderboard: Which style of MMO PvP do you prefer?
MMO PvP comes in a lot of different flavors, and while all of them involve sticking the pointy end into the other man to...
EVE Evolved: Four lessons sandbox MMOs can learn from EVE
The past few years have seen a resurgence of support for sandbox MMOs, both of the trying-to-be-minecraft creative kind and the hardcore nuke-it-from orbit...
There are lots of combat changes in Darkfall’s latest patch
Darkfall's latest set of patch notes details quite a few combat changes for the FFA PvP fantasy sandbox. Aventurine has tweaked player movement and...
Working As Intended: Six things I expect from serious MMO PvP
With PvP-encrusted MMORPGs like Camelot Unchained, Crowfall, and even Revival on the genre's horizon, I have a glimmer of hope that the future of MMO...
Darkfall makes ‘massive changes to combat,’ removes chaos banks
Well, Darkfall is blowing itself up again. Aventurine's latest update, titled Darkfall Reload, describes a patch that isn't quite as dramatic as the Unholy...
Crowfall: The ultimate union of MMOs and strategy
What do you get when you take a few of the most experienced developers in the MMO industry and give them the freedom to...
