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So you don't like MMO's, I know I know. Waste of time, money/time drain, boring number crunching, yap yap yap. You tried WoW, you didn't like it so you've written off MMO's because lets face it, every other MMO is two steps removed from the WoW formula.

But what about a different kind of MMO, what about one with fast paced shooting action, alien worlds, jet packs, space ships, alien bugs. What about an MMO that didn't look like any MMO you have ever seen before. Something that, no matter how many socks you tug on, it blows them all off and clips your toe nails into the bargain.

Behold non believer: FireFall.

Yes I know, I know. 'Cinematic trailer'. I can hear you relaxing into your seats, comfortable in the knowledge that once again I've been hustled on the hype train to disappointment town. Because, lets be honest, that happens to me a lot, I'm a sucker for good marketing. Orchestral sound tracks are enough to make me squeal 'epic in the making'.

Well, by way of evidence for my puppy dog over excitement for Firefall, below is a 10 freaking minute long game trailer that looks even better! Gird your loins gentlemen and fair ladies and watch!

Wow, whoa, gee willikers. Did you see all the stuff and/or things in that game play trailer? First person and third person view switching, plus the old iron sites view mode to keep Pete happy (did you see that Pete!), space ships dropping giant thumper mining devices from the sky that attract bugs as they gather resources, villages getting attacked by... something, robot aliens or something, cool whatever they were, upgradeable armour suits with gyrating heat sinks!

It's like Borderlands and World of Warcraft had a baby (yes all my game development theories are based on older games having sex, thank you for noticing) then that baby grew up watching cheesy 80's sci fi movies and old anime cartoons and, upon reaching maximum maturation, was connected by glowing, pulsating wires to the internets so that we could use our computers to run around in its imagination. Yes that's pretty much exactly what Firefall looks like. Wow, wow and wow. I challenge anyone (who plays games) to watch that above trailer and not be entirely psyched for this game.

Currently Firefall is listed as a PC only title (no mention of Mac! Eeek!) but how well would a game like this go down on a current generation console? The game looks made for consoles.

I suspect, with my mind, that some of the developers may have worked on the Halo MMO previously as the way the armour levels up rather than the characters themselves looks very similar to some of the concept artwork that leaked for that title after Ensemble folded. The main guys involved are Mark Kern, former lead developer of Blizzard’s World of Warcraft and Scott Youngblood, former lead designer on Tribes. Yes, Tribes. Overall the game has quite the pedigree of talent.

Anyhoo, in case you're at work or some where with crappy bandwidth I've posted a great big delicious buffet of images below. You just need to scroll down and shake your head from side to side really quick so it looks like they're moving.

There will be a closed Beta for the game and to sign up you just need to go to the games official site http://www.firefallthegame.com and join the forum. No release date for Beta or full game yet though.

Oh, and it's worth noting that the initial game will be free.

The game switches seamlessly between third and first person

You're extremely stylish transportation back to town

Concept artwork of the various realms to the world of Firefall

I don't know what a smokestack is, but based on the comparison, they big

Funky artwork of a settlement, note vehicles and weapon turrents, in the video these can be accessed

Check out the sky, apparently this encroaching darkness is something called the Meld, or something

Explosions, amazing colour and some big ass thing coming over the hill

A closer look at the attacking mechanical bug thing, note the different armour

Some concept art showcasing crumbling parts of the old world

That's a pretty vista

Some mugs for you to select from, personally I usually go for arse ugly so I can relate better to my avatar

Note the healing buff around the squad mates

Given the different colours this looks like a Thumper dropped by another team, can you sabotage I wonder

Loaded Thumper taking to the air

A few options for the fairer sex

Concept art of your first armour suit, followed by your first level up for the healer class

Levels 1 and 2 for the assault type class

Before you ask if there's any water in the game

A higher level for the assault class armour frame

This building looks like it could sprout legs and guns and become a mobile battle platform