MMORPG.com Latest News https://www.mmorpg.com/ The latest content from MMORPG.com's industry leading editorial team. en-us Tue, 19 Mar 2024 04:18:14 -0000 Closing By the End of August

Marko Kieckmann has gone on record as saying that he and the team will be reluctantly closing down Face of Mankind by the end of August 2015. Kieckmann thanks backers, the community and his development team for their nearly fourteen years of dedication. Further, he indicates that he is currently working on a new project that he will be able to share "soon".

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/closing-by-the-end-of-august-2000087036 News Face of Mankind Suzie Ford https://www.mmorpg.com/news/closing-by-the-end-of-august-2000087036 MMORPG.com Tue, 14 Jul 2015 13:51:31 -0000
Greenlight Campaign Kicks Off

The Face of Mankind campaign to be 'greenlit' on Steam's gaming platform has begun. Fans are invited to head to the game's Steam page to vote whether or not it should be included in the next batch of titles.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/greenlight-campaign-kicks-off-2000083982 News Face of Mankind Suzie Ford https://www.mmorpg.com/news/greenlight-campaign-kicks-off-2000083982 MMORPG.com Tue, 06 May 2014 08:49:39 -0000
Documentary-Style Video Chronicles the Game's Development

The Face of Mankind has been in development and being worked on since 2001. In a new video released by the development team, the chronicle of that development is showcased. It's an interesting behind-the-scenes look at how games are made. Enjoy!

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/documentary-style-video-chronicles-the-games-development-2000079261 News Face of Mankind Suzie Ford https://www.mmorpg.com/news/documentary-style-video-chronicles-the-games-development-2000079261 MMORPG.com Sat, 25 May 2013 08:00:00 -0000
Video Dev Interview Targets Game Mechanics

Marco Dieckmann has posted a brand new video developer interview on the official KickStarter page for Face of Mankind: Fall of the Dominion. In the video, Dieckmann discusses game mechanics that are unique to FoM: FotD. Check it out!

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/video-dev-interview-targets-game-mechanics-2000079189 News Face of Mankind Suzie Ford https://www.mmorpg.com/news/video-dev-interview-targets-game-mechanics-2000079189 MMORPG.com Mon, 13 May 2013 10:16:22 -0000
Kickstarting New Adventures

Face of Mankind is a popular sandbox title that is ready to set off on a KickStarter campaign with Fall of the Dominion. We sat down to talk with Marko Dieckmann and Christopher Allford about the campaign and what players can expect in Fall of the Dominion. Check it out!

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https://www.mmorpg.com/interviews/kickstarting-new-adventures-2000094507 Interviews Face of Mankind Garrett Fuller https://www.mmorpg.com/interviews/kickstarting-new-adventures-2000094507 MMORPG.com Thu, 09 May 2013 17:00:00 -0000
First Impressions with Rippa X!

Ripper enters the futuristic MMORPG world of Face of Mankind for some EPIC First Impressions! FOM is a player-driven science fiction MMO currently being developed by Nexeon Technologies. The game is set apart from traditional MMOs by the notion that each individual player can have an impact - large or small - on the game universe. Players can assume whatever role they wish, and are not bound by class, skill points or level. Be it a law enforcement officer, corporate trader, miner or criminal

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https://www.mmorpg.com/videos/first-impressions-with-rippa-x-2000109837 Videos Face of Mankind MMORPG.com Staff https://www.mmorpg.com/videos/first-impressions-with-rippa-x-2000109837 MMORPG.com Thu, 11 Oct 2012 10:00:00 -0000
Multicom Functionality Added

Face of Mankind players will now have a variety of in-game options with the addition of "Multicom", powered by Overwolf. Multicom includes the usual Overwolf features as well as the ability for developers to create apps and share them via the Multicom Appstore.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/multicom-functionality-added-2000077497 News Face of Mankind Suzie Ford https://www.mmorpg.com/news/multicom-functionality-added-2000077497 MMORPG.com Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:06:24 -0000
Catching Up with the FoM Team

Face of Mankind is a terrific title that is said to be constantly evolving. We managed to catch up to Lead Developer Chris "Oblivious" Allford, and VP of Operations Jesse "JesteR" Asklund to find out what the team has been up to lately. Read on!

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https://www.mmorpg.com/interviews/catching-up-with-the-fom-team-2000093681 Interviews Face of Mankind Garrett Fuller https://www.mmorpg.com/interviews/catching-up-with-the-fom-team-2000093681 MMORPG.com Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:00:00 -0000
New Community Team

The Face of Mankind community team has expanded with the addition of two new personnel. Community Manager Josh "Jove" Smith and Associate Community Manager Michelle "Meesh" Archer-Waterman have joined the team to revitalize the Face of Mankind community.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/new-community-team-2000077394 News Face of Mankind Suzie Ford https://www.mmorpg.com/news/new-community-team-2000077394 MMORPG.com Tue, 10 Jul 2012 13:09:07 -0000
New Dev Blog Outlines Big Changes

A new developer blog has cropped up on the Face of Mankind site. The post goes into detail about several new features that are being brought into the game including customized tax rates, sector ownership and much more.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/new-dev-blog-outlines-big-changes-2000077309 News Face of Mankind Suzie Ford https://www.mmorpg.com/news/new-dev-blog-outlines-big-changes-2000077309 MMORPG.com Mon, 25 Jun 2012 12:06:18 -0000
Mission System Overhaul Incoming

Face of Mankind devs have sent word that they are hard at work on a forthcoming patch that will feature a complete mission system overhaul. Mission systems is a more "free form" questing system and one that the team has been actively working on for the last several weeks.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/mission-system-overhaul-incoming-2000075330 News Face of Mankind Suzie Ford https://www.mmorpg.com/news/mission-system-overhaul-incoming-2000075330 MMORPG.com Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:21:06 -0000
Under New Management

Face of Mankind is now being developed by Nexeon Technologies. The team has sent out notice that the website and forums have been given a much-needed facelift and have a laundry list of game features and fixes that have been implemented in just the last few weeks.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/under-new-management-2000075190 News Face of Mankind Suzie Ford https://www.mmorpg.com/news/under-new-management-2000075190 MMORPG.com Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:16:42 -0000
Open Beta Begins December 5th!

The Open Beta start date for Face of Mankind has been announced today on the official Face of Mankind forums. Duplex Systems' Managing Director cautions that while the game may not be perfectly balanced, or contain all the features that Closed Beta testers were eager to see, that the game would never be able to attain "perfection" without widespread testing, and so the game will be open to anyone interested come Saturday, December 5th 2009.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/open-beta-begins-december-5th-2000070431 News Face of Mankind Michael Bitton https://www.mmorpg.com/news/open-beta-begins-december-5th-2000070431 MMORPG.com Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:40:56 -0000
Face of Mankind Re-Launch

Duplex Systems and Nexeon Technologies have announced their plans to re-launch Face of Mankind and have detailed some of the changes they are in the process of making to the game.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/face-of-mankind-re-launch-2000067163 News Face of Mankind Keith Cross https://www.mmorpg.com/news/face-of-mankind-re-launch-2000067163 MMORPG.com Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:27:05 -0000
Game Cancelled

Another MMORPG joins the ranks of the fallen as Face of Mankind announced recently that their MMORPG is canceled, citing financial issues as the first reason.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/game-cancelled-2000065872 News Face of Mankind Jon Wood https://www.mmorpg.com/news/game-cancelled-2000065872 MMORPG.com Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:29:24 -0000
Dev Diary #4

Face of Mankind's Marko Dieckmann pens this new Dev Diary that outlines the general concept of their game in terms of both features and gameplay.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/dev-diary-4-2000065111 News Face of Mankind Jon Wood https://www.mmorpg.com/news/dev-diary-4-2000065111 MMORPG.com Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:53:48 -0000
Dev Diary #4

Face of Mankind's Marko Dieckmann pens this new Dev Diary that outlines the general concept of their game in terms of both features and gameplay.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/developer-journals/dev-diary-4-2000115645 Developer Journals Face of Mankind Guest Writer https://www.mmorpg.com/developer-journals/dev-diary-4-2000115645 MMORPG.com Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:36:27 -0000
The Future of Mankind

Since the announcement that Ojom would be ceasing its services for Face of Mankind at the end of November, FoM players have been wonder what the future holds for their game. Now, the Face of Mankind staff has posted a letter to the community saying that they will take on the responsibility of running the game, detailing the changes that are necessary to do this, and hinting at their plans for the future.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/the-future-of-mankind-2000064073 News Face of Mankind Keith Cross https://www.mmorpg.com/news/the-future-of-mankind-2000064073 MMORPG.com Wed, 14 Nov 2007 15:27:32 -0000
Interview with Marko Dieckmann

The Managing Director of Duplex Systems drops in to answer questions from Staff Writer Garrett Fuller about his sci-fi MMP that launched in March '06.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/interview-with-marko-dieckmann-2000061273 News Face of Mankind Dana Massey https://www.mmorpg.com/news/interview-with-marko-dieckmann-2000061273 MMORPG.com Tue, 17 Oct 2006 13:30:19 -0000
Marko Dieckmann, Managing Director

The Managing Director of Duplex Systems answers our questions.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/interviews/marko-dieckmann-managing-director-2000114738 Interviews Face of Mankind https://www.mmorpg.com/interviews/marko-dieckmann-managing-director-2000114738 MMORPG.com Tue, 17 Oct 2006 13:03:52 -0000
Launch!

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/launch-2000059793 News Face of Mankind Jon Wood https://www.mmorpg.com/news/launch-2000059793 MMORPG.com Mon, 27 Mar 2006 15:04:50 -0000
Servers Shutting Down to Prep Launch

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/servers-shutting-down-to-prep-launch-2000059779 News Face of Mankind Jon Wood https://www.mmorpg.com/news/servers-shutting-down-to-prep-launch-2000059779 MMORPG.com Fri, 24 Mar 2006 16:21:32 -0000
Portal Update

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/portal-update-2000059709 News Face of Mankind Jon Wood https://www.mmorpg.com/news/portal-update-2000059709 MMORPG.com Mon, 13 Mar 2006 12:16:40 -0000
New Trailer and Screenshots

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/new-trailer-and-screenshots-2000059494 News Face of Mankind Jon Wood https://www.mmorpg.com/news/new-trailer-and-screenshots-2000059494 MMORPG.com Fri, 10 Feb 2006 10:52:26 -0000
Huge, Milestone Patch Ready for Download

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/huge-milestone-patch-ready-for-download-2000059159 News Face of Mankind Jon Wood https://www.mmorpg.com/news/huge-milestone-patch-ready-for-download-2000059159 MMORPG.com Fri, 09 Dec 2005 10:25:53 -0000
Motion Capture

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/motion-capture-2000058472 News Face of Mankind Jon Wood https://www.mmorpg.com/news/motion-capture-2000058472 MMORPG.com Sun, 28 Aug 2005 10:21:27 -0000
Dev Chat Announced

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/dev-chat-announced-2000058252 News Face of Mankind Craig McGregor https://www.mmorpg.com/news/dev-chat-announced-2000058252 MMORPG.com Mon, 11 Jul 2005 00:18:47 -0000
Open Beta Starts Monday

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/open-beta-starts-monday-2000057722 News Face of Mankind Frank Frisina https://www.mmorpg.com/news/open-beta-starts-monday-2000057722 MMORPG.com Sat, 29 Jan 2005 19:28:53 -0000
100 Beta Giveaway!

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/100-beta-giveaway-2000057671 News Face of Mankind Craig McGregor https://www.mmorpg.com/news/100-beta-giveaway-2000057671 MMORPG.com Thu, 13 Jan 2005 00:25:14 -0000
Second Beta Contest Begins!

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/second-beta-contest-begins-2000057646 News Face of Mankind Craig McGregor https://www.mmorpg.com/news/second-beta-contest-begins-2000057646 MMORPG.com Thu, 06 Jan 2005 00:50:28 -0000
Interview @ IGN

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/interview-ign-2000057645 News Face of Mankind Craig McGregor https://www.mmorpg.com/news/interview-ign-2000057645 MMORPG.com Wed, 05 Jan 2005 18:59:51 -0000
Exclusive Beta Journal!

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/exclusive-beta-journal-2000057636 News Face of Mankind Craig McGregor https://www.mmorpg.com/news/exclusive-beta-journal-2000057636 MMORPG.com Sun, 02 Jan 2005 07:37:56 -0000
Face of Mankind Beta Journal

A MMORPG.com exclusive Beta Diary by Marko Dieckmann, Managing Director of Duplex Systems.

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https://www.mmorpg.com/previews/face-of-mankind-beta-journal-2000113860 Previews Face of Mankind Craig McGregor https://www.mmorpg.com/previews/face-of-mankind-beta-journal-2000113860 MMORPG.com Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0000
Exclusive Beta Contest!

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/exclusive-beta-contest-2000057633 News Face of Mankind Craig McGregor https://www.mmorpg.com/news/exclusive-beta-contest-2000057633 MMORPG.com Thu, 30 Dec 2004 18:53:39 -0000
Open Beta Announced

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/open-beta-announced-2000057627 News Face of Mankind Craig McGregor https://www.mmorpg.com/news/open-beta-announced-2000057627 MMORPG.com Tue, 28 Dec 2004 22:12:43 -0000
Partnership With Jolt.uk

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/partnership-with-joltuk-2000057525 News Face of Mankind Craig McGregor https://www.mmorpg.com/news/partnership-with-joltuk-2000057525 MMORPG.com Tue, 16 Nov 2004 18:39:31 -0000
5 New Exclusive Screens!

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/5-new-exclusive-screens-2000057367 News Face of Mankind Craig McGregor https://www.mmorpg.com/news/5-new-exclusive-screens-2000057367 MMORPG.com Tue, 05 Oct 2004 19:31:20 -0000
Open Beta News and Release Woes

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/open-beta-news-and-release-woes-2000057349 News Face of Mankind Reed Hubbard https://www.mmorpg.com/news/open-beta-news-and-release-woes-2000057349 MMORPG.com Wed, 29 Sep 2004 23:23:27 -0000
Beta 3 Begins!

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/beta-3-begins-2000057213 News Face of Mankind Craig McGregor https://www.mmorpg.com/news/beta-3-begins-2000057213 MMORPG.com Fri, 03 Sep 2004 17:28:53 -0000
Site Overhaul

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/site-overhaul-2000057197 News Face of Mankind Craig McGregor https://www.mmorpg.com/news/site-overhaul-2000057197 MMORPG.com Tue, 31 Aug 2004 13:53:33 -0000
New Trailer Released!

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/new-trailer-released-2000057081 News Face of Mankind Craig McGregor https://www.mmorpg.com/news/new-trailer-released-2000057081 MMORPG.com Mon, 02 Aug 2004 07:53:21 -0000
Offical Site Moved!

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/offical-site-moved-2000057080 News Face of Mankind Craig McGregor https://www.mmorpg.com/news/offical-site-moved-2000057080 MMORPG.com Sun, 01 Aug 2004 05:37:47 -0000
Release Date Updated

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/release-date-updated-2000056980 News Face of Mankind Reed Hubbard https://www.mmorpg.com/news/release-date-updated-2000056980 MMORPG.com Wed, 07 Jul 2004 22:32:22 -0000
Great Beta2 Previews

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/great-beta2-previews-2000056795 News Face of Mankind Craig McGregor https://www.mmorpg.com/news/great-beta2-previews-2000056795 MMORPG.com Wed, 02 Jun 2004 00:58:25 -0000
Beta 2 Invitations to be Sent

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/beta-2-invitations-to-be-sent-2000056745 News Face of Mankind Reed Hubbard https://www.mmorpg.com/news/beta-2-invitations-to-be-sent-2000056745 MMORPG.com Thu, 20 May 2004 07:02:04 -0000
Exclusive Beta Contest!

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/exclusive-beta-contest-2000056734 News Face of Mankind Craig McGregor https://www.mmorpg.com/news/exclusive-beta-contest-2000056734 MMORPG.com Mon, 17 May 2004 21:40:07 -0000
9 Exclusive Screens!

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/9-exclusive-screens-2000056670 News Face of Mankind Craig McGregor https://www.mmorpg.com/news/9-exclusive-screens-2000056670 MMORPG.com Mon, 03 May 2004 17:47:40 -0000
Beta Update

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/beta-update-2000056666 News Face of Mankind Tom Fletcher https://www.mmorpg.com/news/beta-update-2000056666 MMORPG.com Sun, 02 May 2004 22:41:07 -0000
First Week Of Beta

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/first-week-of-beta-2000056550 News Face of Mankind Craig McGregor https://www.mmorpg.com/news/first-week-of-beta-2000056550 MMORPG.com Sun, 11 Apr 2004 04:59:27 -0000
Beta 1 has Commenced!

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https://www.mmorpg.com/news/beta-1-has-commenced-2000056531 News Face of Mankind Alex De Line https://www.mmorpg.com/news/beta-1-has-commenced-2000056531 MMORPG.com Tue, 06 Apr 2004 11:47:50 -0000