In February this year, Earthrise servers were dismissed silently after one-year operating. The developer blamed the failures on the budget and time. However, a last-minute play by German studio SilentFuture resurrected Earthrise and it seemed that they would have more budget and time to develop this “huge quality open world sandbox MMORPGs.”
According to the press, the studio worked on a complete overhaul of the game, from backstory to gameplay to technology. After half a year, Earthrise rises once more. On its official site, the test applications are available now and the game is called Earthrise: First Impact. Apparently, they plan to be the first impact in 2013. Would it be an impact resulting in devastation or nirvana? It will soon be clear.