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Whatever happened to Mark Kern’s crowdfunded Firefall-successor Em-8er?
We're taking a trip back to the halcyon days of Firefall to set the stage for this piece, so hop aboard the esports bus...
Mark Kern didn’t just quit WoW Classic: He accused his old Firefall studio of Chinese corruption
Earlier this week, we reported that former World of Warcraft Team Lead Mark Kern had very publicly posted that he was quitting WoW over...
Em-8er creates 20-page ‘pitch’ book to sell the game concept
Mark Kern's Em-8er project has reached another internal milestone, with the team achieving a few small (and decidedly quirky) goals such as creating an...
Mark Kern’s Em-8ER on omniframe classes, THMPR animations
Mark Kern's crowdfunded MMO-shooter Em-8ER has a slew of new videos out this week featuring animations for the THMPR, finishing off the mech's "basic...
Em8er steps gingerly across its fire and ice tiles
Virtual landsapes are made up of thousands of tiles that are shaped and forged into landmarks and obstacles. The first steps to making Em8er's...
Mark Kern offers Em-8ER credit to Firefall players and founders
If you're a former Firefall player -- or a current one, since technically it's still alive -- and you are looking forward to Mark...
Mark Kern’s Em-8ER posts a new THMPR modeling video
Em-8ER, the Mark Kern-led "massive planetary wargame" shooter formerly known as (and still pronounced like) Ember, has a new video out today showing off...
Global Chat: Is Destiny’s Rise of Iron any good?
If you don't have a console but were still interested in hearing whether or not Destiny: Rise of Iron was any good, fret not:...
Make My MMO: Indiegogo campaigns for Mark Kern and John Smedley (September 17, 2016)
This week in MMO crowdfunding news was one of the biggest we've had all year for crowdfunded games. Former Firefall boss Mark Kern made...
Mark Kern’s Ember pays for a mining mech with its latest crowdfunding campaign
Ex-Red 5 Studios CEO Mark Kern has taken to Indiegogo once more to finance his promised "massive planetary wargame," Ember. This second trip to...
Make My MMO: Camelot Unchained’s state-of-the-game address (July 30, 2016)
This week in MMO crowdfunding news, Camelot Unchained closed out a quiet July with a newsletter and state-of-the-game address. CSE boss Mark Jacobs told players that progress since...
Mark Kern to Ember followers: ‘I feel a profound sense of responsibility for what happened to Firefall’
In the wake of the apparent complete emptying of the Red 5 Studios offices this week, former Firefall founder Mark Kern is forging ahead...
Mark Kern polls players about his spiritual successor to Firefall
Will Firefall fans want Mark Kern at the helm of a game again? That's the question of the hour, as Kern has proposed engaging...
