Mark Kern Latest

• Developers shooting the messenger: stop blaming the press for sexist extremism in games

  The popular video games press is not responsible for gaming’s enormous community problems, says Patrick Garratt, and developers proclaiming otherwise would do well to adjust their stances.

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• Red 5 co-founder Mark Kern steps down as CEO

  Firefall developer Red 5 seems to be going through a major transition, with co-founder Mark Kern no longer in the chief executive role.

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• Firefall dev CEO apologises for open beta woes

  Red 5 Studios boss Mark Kern has issued an apology for Firefall’s open beta launch woes in July, and detailed improvements implemented in the interim.

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• Kern: MMO noob zones cost about $430K per gameplay hour

  Veteran MMO developer and Red 5 boss Mark Kern has said MMO developers spend huge amounts of money on content that most players will rush through, never to return.

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• Firefall boss feels MMO developers have “killed a genre” by catering to accessibility over achievement

  Red 5 Studios CEO, CCO and former World of Warcraft developer, Mark Kern believes that by making MMOs accessible to causal players, developers have “killed a genre.”

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• Red 5 to launch new studio in Cork

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

  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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• SOPA: Firefall, Runic, Destructoid, Minecraft, Bungie decry bill

  Ahead of a US House Committee discussion on SOPA next week, Firefall studio Red 5 and Destructoid will go offline on Monday for a 24 hour period in protest.

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

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

  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 […]

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• Firefall beta invites begin this month

  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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• Firefall to launch in December

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

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• Firefall scripted by Orson Scott Card

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

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