It underwent a number of significant changes to its class and progression systems ahead of the open beta in July 2013. Server and performance issues at the time prompted then CEO Mark Kern to issue an apology. Lay-offs followed, even before the game's official launch, and Kern himself was ousted soon after.

What happened to Firefall?

Firefall was a science fiction free-to-play massive multiplayer online open world shooter video game developed and released by Red 5 Studios in 2014. Officially announced in 2010, the game entered closed beta in 2011 and open beta in 2013. ... Firefall was shut down in 2017.

Will Firefall ever come back?

Red 5 Studios recently announced that the third-person MMO sci-fi shooter RPG, Firefall, has officially shut down. Firefall is currently developing a mobile version of the game and all of Firefall's founders and players will be rewarded greatly in the new game. ...